Background
The University of Missouri School of Medicine is the coordinating partner for ETU Missouri. Project leader Kevin Everett, PhD, was awarded a 3-year grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to launch the initiative in Missouri. Participating institutions, which include the University of Missouri, MU Health Care and Partners in Prevention, will meet at annual summits to learn and receive technical assistance to carry out action plans involving effective communication, policy compliance and education interventions.
In 2023, ETU Missouri hosted 80 people both virtually and in-person in Columbia, Missouri the day after the National Summit and featured conversations around poly substance use and methods used by the tobacco industry to target Black Americans, young people and women. Students from University of Missouri, Rockhurst University, Harris Stowe University and Missouri Western University joined a panel focused on student perspectives.
For more information about ETU Missouri, visit tobacccofree.missouri.edu.
Missouri Steering Committee
2022-2023 MEMBERS
Jamie Baker, B.A.
Tobacco Control Program Community Policy Specialist
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Eli Bohnert, B.S.
Masters in Public Health Student
Ohio State University
Dwana (Dee) Calhoun, M.S., M.P.H.
Director
SelfMade Health Network
Jim Brawner, B.S.E., M.Ed., N.C.T.T.P.
Community Educator and Chair of Cessation Programs
Cox Health
Cammie Connor, Ph.D., L.P.C.
Director of Counseling Services and Prevention
Harris-Stowe State University
Ginny Chadwick, M.A., M.P.H.
Program Coordinator
Missouri Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative
Jennifer Cofer, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Director, EndTobacco® Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kevin Everett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine University of Missouri
Valerie Howard, M.S.W.
Tobacco Control Program Manager
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Traci Kennedy, B.A., M.P.A.
Midwest State Specialist
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
Joan Masters, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.
Senior Coordinator
Partners in Prevention
Kayce Morton, D.O.
Pediatric Medical Director
Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Melissa Ringer, B.S., MDAAC II
Tobacco and Vape Prevention Specialist
Missouri State University
Janice Putnam, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Studies Professor
University of Central Missouri
Susan Wathen, M.H.R.M., S.P.H.R., S.H.R.M.-S.C.P.
Vice President of Human Resources
Hannibal Regional Hospital
Jenna Wintemberg, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Health Sciences University of Missouri