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Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Commission

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Voting Members

Chad Jensen - Chair
Dr. Robert Nichols - Vice Chair
Dr. George Belitsos
Lorene Mein, ARNP
Dr. Teresa Aoki
Abi Harmison
Willow Johnson
Chase Willis

Non-voting Members:

Senator Julian Garrett
Senator Herman Quirmbach
Representative Kristin Sunde
Representative Sandy Salmon
Matt Gannon, Attorney General's Office
Becky Blum, Dept. of Human Services
Melissa Walker, Dept. of Education
Dale Woolery, Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy
Courtney Sweet

Strategic Plan 2019-2023 (updated June 2021)

2019 Commission Statement on Vaping Epidemic

Meeting Information

Upcoming Meetings

There are no upcoming meetings scheduled.

Past Meetings

01/07/2022 - 01/07/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Live and virtual - Lucas State Office Building rooms 517/518 OR virtual via Zoom (details in documents)
11/30/2021 - 12/03/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building in room 518 or via Zoom (details in handouts)
09/24/2021 - 09/24/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Conference Room 517/518 Lucas State Office Building (virtual option avaiable)
07/30/2021 - **Meeting Canceled** 07/30/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Tele-meeting (details available closer to meeting date)
06/04/2021 - 06/04//2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - tele-meeting - Tele-meeting (call in information saved below in "other files")
03/26/2021 - 03/26/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - tele-meeting - Tele-meeting (details available closer to meeting date)
01/08/2021 - 01/08/2021 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - tele-meeting - Tele-meeting (see attachments for details on connecting to this meeting)
01/07/2021 - 01/07/2022 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building rooms 517/518 OR virtual via Zoom (details in documents)
01/07/2021 - 01/07/2022 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building rooms 517/518 OR virtual via Zoom (details in documents)
12/04/2020 - 12/04/2020 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - ZOOM Only due to health emergen - Lucas State Office Building (Zoom only: see attachments for call in instructions)
09/25/2020 - 09/25/2020 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Web Meeting - WebEx only! See "Public and Commission member Call Instructions" for details (below)
07/24/2020 - 07/24/2020 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building - Lucas State Office Building
05/08/2020 - 05/08/2020 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building - Lucas State Office Building (WebEx only see attachment for details)
03/27/2020 - **Meeting Canceled** 03/27/2020 - Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building
02/28/2020 - February Legislative Update Commission Meeting - Lucas State Office Building

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