Twenty years ago this year, the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, SCLC, started out to increase the number of quit attempts made by individuals who smoke by increasing the types of healthcare personnel who make interventions. 

Now, looking back on what's been accomplished in public health and tobacco control during the last two decades, SCLC wanted to highlight 20 champions who have helped them in their efforts. 

Visit the anniversary page to read these stories and keep checking back--new profiles are added each month!

Also, to accompany the national toolkit for taking a behavioral health facility tobacco-free, SCLC built an interactive web page that can connect you to the specific tools and resources you need depending on where your organization is in terms of implementing a tobacco-free policy.