Tobacco Prevention and Control is a Crucial Strategy in Combating Chronic Disease

July 23, 2025
12-1 p.m.

Senate Russell Office Building
SR-318
Washington, D.C., 20002

The AACR hosted a congressional briefing on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in the Senate Russell Office Building in Washington, D.C. to spotlight the critical role of federally funded public health programs in tobacco prevention and cessation, legislative policies that could reduce tobacco-related chronic disease, and how support for these programs and policies is essential for a healthy America.

Participants

Moderator

Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD
Vice Chairperson, AACR Tobacco Products and Cancer Subcommittee
Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University

Panelists

Brian King, PhD
Executive Vice President, U.S. Programs, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Benjamin Toll, PhD
Director, Tobacco Treatment Program, Hollings Cancer Center
Immediate Past President, Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT)

Amanda B.
Participant, Tips From Former Smokers Campaign

Breanna Cutright
Ambassador, Raze West Virginia

Sally Herndon
Former Head, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, Division of Public HealthNorth Carolina Department of Health and Human Services