Users' Workshop 2007 Presentations

Goals of Workshop & Description of TUS-CPS

CPS General Description, Historical Information, Unique Aspects
Greg Weyland, CPS Branch of the Demographic Surveys Division, U.S. Census Bureau

TUS History, Basic and Evolving Content, Overview of Uses
Anne Hartman, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

TUS General Testing and Special Cross-Cultural Comparison Study
Gordon Willis, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Tips & Tricks of Handling & Analyzing the TUS Data

Tips and Tricks of Handling the TUS Data + accompanying SAS code & output
Todd Gibson, Information Management Services, Inc.

Tips and Tricks of Analyzing the TUS Data
Bill Davis, Statistical Research and Applications Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Presentation of Applications -- Unique Uses of the TUS Data

OSH/CDC TUS Uses and Tools
Angela Trosclair, Office of Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Using TUS Data for State Models: A Discussion of How SIMSMOKE Has been Successfully Used for Evaluation and Recommendations for Future Intervention, e.g., Kentucky
Cindy Tworek, Translational Tobacco Reduction Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, School of Pharmacy/Mary Babb Randolph Cancer CenterWest Virginia University

Use of the TUS to Compare Groups of States with Differing Tobacco Control Strategies: A Focus on Cessation
Karen Messer, Moores Cancer Center, University of California at San Diego (Presented by Anne Hartman)

Disparities in Secondhand Smoke Exposure:Using TUS in a “Non-ATS” State to Build Support for Evidence-Based Policy
Sally Malek, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,

Methodological Uses of TUS to Inform Design and Analysis of Tobacco Control Surveys
Cristine Delnevo, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Interactive Audience Participation: (a) Packaging TUS Data for Maximal Utility and (b) Developing a TUS Users Group
Gordon Willis, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute