2. NAQC Special Recognition Award 2005 Presented to Sharon Campbell, PhD For her leadership in developing a minimal data set for evaluating quitlines

5. NAQC Membership Meeting 2005 Review NAQC’s main accomplishments Hear about member accomplishments in states, provinces & nationally Engage in a discussion about priorities for July 2005 to June 2006

6. Main Accomplishments Organizational Accomplishments Established advisory committee and 3 working groups Launched website; enhancement underway Received funding and support from Legacy, NCI, CDC, Health Canada Implemented online tools for membership and meeting registration (235 individual members, 75 organizations) Liaison work with national and international organizations

7. Research & Evaluation Working Group Accomplishments Co-chairs: Sharon Campbell, Debbie Ossip-Klein Staff: Brenda Bryan Completed minimal data set Developed a research agenda Began revising NAQC’s 2005 quitline survey

8. Tools & Resources Working Group Accomplishments Co-chairs: Christopher Anderson, Diana Dampier, Abby Rosenthal Staff: Tamatha Thomas-Haase Convened conference call series on better practices in quitline operations Developed a resource guide Planned NAQC’s annual meeting

9. Policy & Communication Working Group Accomplishments Co-chairs: Matthew Barry, Suzy McDonald Staff: Brenda Bryan Newly established in March 2005 E-newsletter CMS materials

10. State, Provincial & National Accomplishments Please share highlights with us at the meeting or via email lbailey@americanlegacy.org

11. NAQC Priorities July 2005 to June 2006 Guiding principle: NAQC priority projects should be mission-driven and reflect the diverse perspectives of members NAQC’s mission: *Maximize the access, use and effectiveness of quitlines *Provide leadership and a unified voice to promote quitlines *Offer a forum to link those interested in quitline operations

12. Process for Setting Priorities March: Working Group chairs and staff generated draft priorities April: Discussion with Advisory Committee May: Discussion with membership-as-a-whole June: Balance and align with mission July: Align with budget July: Share final priorities with members

13. Organizational Priorities Transition: NAQC becomes an independent entity Sustainability: Maintain current funding sources and identify new sources Membership: Reach out to Mexico and territorial jurisdictions Promotion: Plan for high profile at WCTOH

15. Research & Evaluation Priorities Implement and follow up on the MDS Develop standard questions for optional indicators Continue activities on NAQC research agenda Develop special journal suppl on QL Implement NAQC survey and link to MDS Develop an online search mechanism Host related bulletin board topics Convene annual working group meeting

17. Tools & Resources Priorities Continue conference call series Develop an annotated bibliography of the scientific literature on quitlines/research matrix Convene annual membership meeting Develop tools for members –Promotion –Special populations –Financial sustainability –Training and evaluation of service providers –Call center technology Repository of samples of work

19. Policy & Communications Priorities CMS coverage of cessation Priority populations – resources & expertise Sharing of resources – informational and other Educating policymakers and other professionals Coordination and integration of activities (cessation and tobacco control) Engaging business communities / tribal policy makers Increasing utilization and consumer demand Subcommittee on promotion

21. NAQC Membership Discussion on Priorities Please share your ideas on NAQC priorities for 2005 to 2006

22. To Add Your Input on Priorities Organizational: LBailey@americanlegacy.orgLBailey@americanlegacy.org Research & Evaluation: NAQC2@americanlegacy.org NAQC2@americanlegacy.org Tools & Resources: NAQC@americanlegacy.orgNAQC@americanlegacy.org Policy & Communications: NAQC2@americanlegacy.org NAQC2@americanlegacy.org