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Page 2 of 5 <br />Revised June 2016 <br />including nicotine replacement therapy. The Local Health Department will work in Region 5 in <br />coordination with the Tobacco Control Manager and the Regions 5 Tobacco-Free Leadership Teams. <br />III. Scope of Work and Deliverables: <br /> <br />1. Assist in the Maintenance of a Regional Tobacco-Free Leadership Team: <br />On behalf of its Region, the Local Health Department will help enhance the Regional Tobacco Free <br />Leadership Team which is comprised of Local Health Directors from each county in the region, two <br />to three identified community partner advisors, and is facilitated by the full-time Regional Tobacco <br />Control Manager. The Regional Leadership Team will communicate monthly via in-person <br />meetings, conference calls and/or email correspondence in order to guide the process of <br />accomplishing the tobacco use prevention and cessation program goals of the region. <br /> <br />2. Continue to develop and foster a Regional Tobacco-Free Collaborative including membership <br />representing vulnerable populations: <br />The Local Health Department must develop a plan to engage priority populations (e.g., racial/ethnic <br />populations, those living in under-resourced and low-income communities) in the planning, <br />implementation and/or evaluation of at least one strategy within the Regional Collaborative to build <br />support for evidence-based program and policy implementation in the communities served. <br />3. Implement the Tobacco Prevention and Control Annual Action Plan for current fiscal year: <br />The Local Health Department will submit their final version of the Fiscal Year 2017–2018 annual <br />action plan in collaboration with the Regional Tobacco Control Manager by September 30, 2017. <br />TPCB staff will review the annual action plan and provide recommendations so that a final version <br />can be submitted by September 30, 2017. Annual action plans are subject to change based on <br />legislative decisions and can be modified by the Regional Manager during quarterly reviews with <br />approval from TPCB staff. <br /> <br />4. Ensure that activities described in the Fiscal Year 2017- 2018 annual action plan address <br />evidence-based policy, systems and environmental changes supporting tobacco free norms. <br />Activities include: <br /> <br />a. Provide consistent and evidence-based messages about the health risks of all tobacco product <br />use, including new and emerging tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, and <br />hookah and exposure to secondhand smoke and aerosol from e-cigarettes and other tobacco <br />products. <br />b. Educate parents, teachers, coaches, college-aged young people, civic and community leaders, <br />dental and health care professionals, public health, mental health and substance abuse prevention <br />professionals, and other influencers of youth about the risks of all tobacco product use, including <br />e-cigarettes, among youth and young adults. <br />c. Expand Regional and Local coalitions to include diverse adult influencers of youth and youth <br />leaders, such as parents, teachers, coaches, college-aged young people, civic and community