NTCC Publications

IDEO Designing for Innovation Toolkit
Based on IDEO's design process, this toolkit provides a step-by-step process for creating innovative solutions to build consumer demand for tobacco cessation products and services.

NTCC 2009 Highlight Update Booklet, June 2009
This booklet highlights the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) national priorities, NTCC activities and partner activities as well as provides updates on the activities and key accomplishments of the group.

Consumer Demand Design Principles: 8 IDEO Design Principles for Redesigning Tobacco Cessation Products and Services
This booklet describes IDEO's eight design principles that can be used to create a more positive consumer experience for smokers trying to quit with evidence-based treatment.

6 Core Strategies for Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatments Report
In 2006, three Consumer Demand Roundtables were conducted to begin to investigate consumer demand as it related to tobacco cessation and to generate initial recommendations for the field. The report, 6 Core Strategies for Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatments, summarizes the key concepts and ideas that emerged from the Roundtables discussions for building demand among smokers for proven tobacco cessation products and services.

Health Literacy Checklist, January 2008
This checklist was created by NTCC as a guide for assessing print tobacco cessation materials for health literacy. It is based on recommendations from several sources, including CDC and IOM, and contains health literacy principles and guidelines for developing print materials. The checklist covers content, language, organization, and appearance of materials. Reviewing materials using these criteria can determine how well the pieces incorporate health literacy principles.

Twelve Facts to Help Dispel the Myths about Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) and Nicotine, September 2007
Developed by NTCC to ensure that cessation information and communications contain accurate information on nicotine and its role in quitting smoking.

Tobacco Cessation Fact Sheets
These fact sheets focus on various cessation related topics including: Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments, Tobacco Cessation and Primary Care, Tobacco Cessation and the Internet, Tobacco Cessation Quitlines, Tobacco Cessation Treatments, Tobacco Use in the United States, and Youth Tobacco Use and Cessation.