Who We Are
The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control (NBHN) is one of nine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Networks that strives to eliminate tobacco- and cancer-related disparities. NBHN serves as a resource hub for health care and public health professionals seeking to address these disparities impacting people with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing operates NBHN with support from the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program (BHWP), Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) and Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC). The NBHN program was developed in 2013 and currently is jointly funded by the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
What We Do
NBHN strengthens the capacity of health care and public health professionals to develop and implement efforts focused on eliminating tobacco- and cancer-related disparities among people with mental health and substance use challenges. Since 2013, NBHN has provided its members with numerous resources to support these efforts, including:
- Training and technical assistance, such as educational sessions, webinars and presentations.
- Partnerships and collaboration, including individualized coaching and multidisciplinary collaborations with other key national partners.
- Learning communities, such as ECHO virtual learning series and tobacco/cancer control communities of practice.
- Written resources, such as monthly newsletters, guidance documents/toolkits, white papers and blog posts.
Our Impact
NBHN empowers network members and other health care, behavioral health and public health professionals to address tobacco- and cancer-related disparities for people with mental health and substance use challenges. Our reach and impact since 2013 includes:
3,200+ Members
5,000+ webinar attendees
20,000+ website visitors
22 state strategy sessions
15 communities of practice
2 ECHO learning collaborative series