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Alliance Committees

The Alliance currently has three committee focusing on each of our priority issues. Alliance Committees meet as needed. For information on meeting times and locations, please contact the committee chair listed below:

Excise Tax Committee Co-Chairs
Roxanne Leopper
Peg O'Connell

Tobacco Settlement Issues Committee Chair
Richard J. Rosen, MD

Secondhand Smoke Committee Co-Chairs
Annie Butzen
Gibbie Harris

The Alliance also has three organizational committees:
Goverance
Financing and Fundraising
Membership

Committees provide the primary opportunities to contribute to the development of policy positions and strategies as well as organizational structure and process. Alliance members and partners are encouraged to participate in as many committees as they have time and resources to devote, though members are expected to participate in at least one policy committee, as the organization's focus is on policy advocacy. Committees can be created as additional need arises and meet as necessary.

About Us

Mission

The North Carolina Alliance for Health works to improve the health of North Carolinians by advocating policies that promote wellness and reduce the impact of tobacco use and obesity.

Guiding Principles

The Alliance aims to:

• Engage in proactive advocacy for policies and positions to reduce tobacco use that are agreed upon by the Alliance membership.
   
• Develop and promote long and short-term goals to implement policies to reduce tobacco use.
   
• Develop long and short-term strategies to achieve our policy goals.
   
• Encourage collaboration among all organizations and individuals interested in reducing tobacco use.
   
• Inform the public about tobacco-related issues.
   
• Ensure adequate sustainable funding for programs and services in NC to reduce tobacco use.

Background

The North Carolina Alliance for Health got its start in May 2002. The Alliance strives to make decisions by consensus. If consensus cannot be achieved, organizations and individuals that have completed and returned the attached Membership Application Form may vote. Policy committees of the Alliance are responsible for developing recommendations for policy position statements for each General Assembly Session. Policy committees also guide the development and implementation of strategies to achieve the coalition’s policy positions. Organizational committees addressing Governance, Membership and Finance work to ensure the success of the Alliance in its future policy efforts.