Thursday, July 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET

Discover how data can strengthen tobacco control and recovery efforts for people with mental health and substance use challenges. In this webinar presented by Vikrum Vishnubhakta, Principal/Consultant at Forward Consultants, you will learn practical strategies for measuring change, aligning evaluation across programs and turning data into action to improve outcomes and support long-term sustainability.

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify key data elements and indicators for monitoring tobacco control efforts focused on people with mental health and substance use challenges.
• Examine evidence-based and promising evaluation approaches to assess policy, system and environmental change interventions and cross-sector initiatives.
• Explore strategies for using data to inform continuous quality improvement, accountability and program sustainability.
• Discuss methods for aligning evaluation efforts across tobacco control, behavioral health and cancer prevention programs.
• Apply practical tools for translating data into actionable insights that advance tobacco- and cancer-related health outcomes.