Summer 2026 Sessions
The West Virginia African-American Tobacco Prevention Network opened its July 25, 2026 meeting by recognizing the churches, community leaders, health partner …
Joe Thomas, a family nurse practitioner and medical director of the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, explains how the program helps eligible …
Carol McGruder, a founding member and co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, examines tobacco use as a public health, racial …
Kim Caldwell, senior program manager at the Center for Black Health and Equity, leads an interactive introduction to power mapping. Power mapping helps community …
Bryce Kahari of the Center for Black Health and Equity helps members of the West Virginia African-American Tobacco Prevention Network turn local policy …
Fall 2025 Sessions
Donald Reed opens the annual gathering with the network’s mission, the day’s agenda, funding realities, and its growth from seven churches to twenty-six.
Donald Reed outlines WVU’s Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification, who qualifies, and how seven leaders will be sponsored through the Center…
Andrea Radford of the American Cancer Society on tobacco and cancer risk, disparities among Black men, product myths, and why early screening…
Jasmine Simmons of Mecklenburg County Public Health on menthol use, vapes and pouches, and equity-centered prevention through policy, education, and cessation support.
William “Cody” Long shares his recovery journey and his work as a peer specialist, plus the 988 Lifeline and Help for West Virginia.
Donald Reed walks through running a quit workshop: the five-participant minimum, pre-survey, Pathways to Freedom, post-survey, and following up with compassion.