Evolution of Statewide Effort, LGBTQI and Tobacco in New Mexico
What Happened?	1st year	2nd year	3rd year	4th year (current)
Committee	Recruit; bond as group	Basically same group.	Some new people, incl.	Same group.
	(LGBT & allies).		tobacco dept in DoH.
	Self-educate on issues.		Go from LGBT to LGBTQI.
Strategic Planning	Decide on approaches:	Continue same, plus	Same, plus start our	Same, plus expand
	Counter-marketing &	learn LBGT cessation	own cessation.  Expand	cessation, get more
	"get it on radar screen."	best practice program.	more to rural areas.	media, add advocacy
		Plan survey to get	Conduct Palm Pilot survey	& policy work.
		better LGBTQI data.	at Pride to get good data.	Hold press conference to
			Identify, work with allies.	roll out better LGBT data.
Produce & Buy Materials	Develop handouts, esp.	More palm cards.	Palm cards, magnets,	Few new items needed!
	palm cards; print and	Create frig magnets.	banner.  Develop our
	distribute.  Get other	Add banner for Pride.	own Last Drag palm
	items from Gay Amer.	Get materials from Last	cards & cessation
	Smokeout.	Drag & Mautner Proj.	training materials.
Reach Community	Table @ Pride, 3 cities.	Pride table & parade (3)	Pride table & parade (3),	Pride table & parade (3)
	Lesbian music festival.	PFLAG meetings.	& add Palm Pilot survey.	Lesbian music concert.
	LGBT youth conference.	Under 21 LGBT group.	PFLAG meetings.	Carol Channing event.
	Talk @ 3 AIDS orgs.	Other locations/events.	GSA/Safe Zone in Albq.	Gay youth outreach.
			Start traveling/rural town.	2 youth conferences.
			Smoke-free gay bar event.	More rural towns.
	Ad in Pride bk. (2 towns).	Ad in Pride bk. (2 towns).	Ad in Pride bk. (2 towns).	Ad in Pride bk. (2 towns).
Cessation Program	(none)	Bring in Last Drag folks	Start Last Drag NM.	Expand Last Drag NM
		for training (from CA)	Write "Rainbow Paper"	program.  Get Rainbow
			for others working with	Paper to Quit Line.
			our community.
				OVER
What Happened?	1st year	2nd year	3rd year	4th year (current)
Capacity Building	Committee of 10.	Same, plus PFLAG got	Got statewide equality	Same folks.  More
		involved.	organization involved as	facilitators trained.
			umbrella org for cessation.	More agency co-operat.
			Statewide PFLAG in-	Gave mini-grant to MPower
			volved.  Other allies	(gay AIDS prevention grp).
			cultivated in nat'l, state
			health orgs (ALA, etc.)
			Trained facilitators for
			LGBTQI cessation.
Resources	STOMP grant with	Same.	Same.	TUPAC helping now w/
	leadership from STOMP			ads.  Also EQNM PAC.
	director/founder.  1 part-
	time coordinator.
	Artists w/in group.
	Good sense of humor.
Relationship w/ state	TUPAC representative	2 TUPAC representatives	2 representatives.  Logo	2 representatives plus
office (Tobacco Use,	in group.  Strict review	in group.  Cooperation	& most materials are	TUPAC PIO assisting
Prevention & Control --	of all materials and ads	and continued strict	established; reviews as	w/ publicity & press
TUPAC) w/ which STOMP	we created; some were	review of all materials.	needed.  Very good	events.  Reviews as
has contract	thought "unreasonable."		cooperation.	needed on new materials.
Key Factors	Committee started w/	Built on previous year's	More direct support from	Plan for the year done
	knowledge & skills.	sense of accomplishment	TUPAC, esp. for starting	early, providing sense of
	Leadership & funding	and fun.	cessation programs.	where we are, what we
	from STOMP.	Continuing funding &	Passion of committee	want to accomplish.
	Qualified part-time	support from STOMP.	members.	Continuing support of
	coordinator.	Continuity of leadership	Doors opened through	STOMP, TUPAC, allies.
	Had fun & laughed.	plus new members.	allies such as PFLAG.
	Snacks provided.
Obstacles and	TUPAC was/is cautious	Rural, large geographic	Hard to find, reach youth.	Planning for future funding.
Challenges	about content (politics).	area is challenge.
STOMP = Stop Tobacco On My People.  Does tobacco disparities work, includinging funding for LGBTQI committee.
TUPAC = Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Dept. (in NM Dept.of Health).  Grants funds for projects like STOMP.
EQNM = Equality New Mexico, the statewide LGBTQI rights organization (501 c 3).  Also an EQNM PAC.
PFLAG = Parents & Friends, Family of Lesbians and Gays.  National organization w/ local chapters.
DoH = NM Dept. of Health
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