About Us

• Overview of LTPB
• Objectives and Components of LTPB
• History of LTPB
• Why Does LTPB Exist?
• Co-Directors
• Copyright Information

History of LTPB

The name for this program has been adopted with permission, from the World Health Organization's 1999 World No Tobacco Day campaign.

LTPB began in 2000, in response to a call for proposals from Ontario's Ministry of Health. It was created by Sharon Lawler, RN, MEd, Kelli-an Lawrance, PhD, Melodie Shick-Porter, RN, BA (CommNurs) and John Cairney, PhD, representing the Community Health Sciences Department at Brock University, the Niagara Regional Public Health Department, and Student Health Services at Brock University. They proposed a tobacco control initiative that involved students, researchers, health professionals, and administrators from 6 post-secondary institutions and 5 health units across southern and central Ontario.

Since 2000, two medical consultants – Dr. Peter Selby and Dr. Valerie Jaeger – have made invaluable contributions to LTPB through their work on the Clinical Tobacco Intervention training for campus health and medical professionals.

In 2004, Linda Jessup, PhD (Health Studies and Gerontology Department, University of Waterloo) joined LTPB's team of co-Directors.