This session was designed to discuss new resources in the field of tobacco control and managed care from the Office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), and the National Cancer Institute. An additional new resource is the Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care program which has two components: the National Technical Assistance Office (NTAO) and the National Program Office (NPO). Michael Fiore and Marguerite Burns are the principal investigator and deputy director, respectively, and Susan Curry is the co-director.

The NPO provides grant funding for …