Current Partners
The Florida Tobacco Strategic Plan provides a unified vision and clear priorities to reduce the burden of commercial tobacco use and improve health across the state. While some strategies are already in motion, much of the work is just beginning and full of potential.
Together, we’re shaping a tobacco free future for all Floridians. We can reach our goals by working together, coordinating activities, and collaborating with communities most impacted by tobacco use.
Current Partners
The Florida Tobacco Strategic Plan provides a unified vision and clear priorities to reduce the burden of commercial tobacco use and improve health across the state. While some strategies are already in motion, much of the work is just beginning and full of potential.
Together, we’re shaping a tobacco free future for all Floridians. We can reach our goals by working together, coordinating activities, and collaborating with communities most impacted by tobacco use.
Florida Tobacco Strategic Plan Workgroups
Organizations aligned with the Florida Tobacco Strategic Plan are taking on expanded roles by joining priority-focused workgroups.
The Florida Tobacco Strategic Plan is supported by five dedicated workgroups, each focused on one of the plan’s priorities. These groups meet regularly to share ideas, tackle challenges, and coordinate efforts to advance the goals and objectives of the plan.
Hover over each workgroup name to view the organizations contributing to the plan.
Member Organizations
Promote healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong good health. 
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
Protect children and save lives from the #1 cause of preventable death: tobacco use. 
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts. 
Eliminate addiction through prevention, advocacy, treatment, and recovery support. 
Protect our kids from the dangers of flavored e-cigarettes and the predatory practices of Big Tobacco. 
To develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to strengthen community capacity for sustained disease prevention and health promotion. 
Mobilize, educate, and equip Florida youth to revolt against and de-glamorize the tobacco industry. Member Organizations
Improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. 
Save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. 
Protect all residents from exposure to harmful second and thirdhand smoke in their homes.
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
Enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural, and societal benefit.
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
Represent and advocate for the interests of the Florida multifamily rental housing industry.
Work to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco.
Offer care coordination services to all pregnant women and infants regardless of their socioeconomic status to ensure that early care is directed to those families where there is the best chance of preventing or minimizing adverse outcomes.
To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Prevent disease of environmental origin. Member Organizations
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
The Florida State University College of Medicine will educate and develop exemplary physicians who practice patient-centered health care, discover and advance knowledge, and are responsive to community needs, especially through service to elder, rural, minority, and underserved populations. 
To improve the quality of healthcare by providing innovative solutions that enhance patient outcomes. 
To inspire, create, recruit, and sustain/retain a diverse and broad range of health professionals to practice in communities where the need is greatest. Member Organizations
Improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. 
To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.
Save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. 
To promote Smokefree air as the National norm through Prevention education programs, information dissemination, technical assistance, and capacity building training.
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco.
Protect children and save lives from the #1 cause of preventable death: tobacco use.
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco.
Protect our kids from the dangers of flavored e-cigarettes and the predatory practices of Big Tobacco. 
To improve overall community health through community-based wellness and prevention programs, including reducing the number of deaths from nicotine addiction and tobacco use, reducing the health consequences of inactivity and obesity, and supporting initiatives that promote healthy lifestyles through research, education, and prevention. Member Organizations
Working to protect the people of Florida from the dangers of tobacco. 
To expand and support academic and research programs by promoting the research, scholarly, creative and collaborative activities of faculty and students; enhancing the research infrastructure of the University to support the community in an ever-changing world; encouraging national and international partnerships for workforce development and commercialization of research endeavors; translating university discovery and innovations into viable business opportunities and economic development; and engaging our communities in mutually beneficial research, education and outreach programs. 
Identifies biological, social, and personality factors that lead to alcohol, e-cigarette, and drug use among adolescents and young adults. 
Inspires groundbreaking research and education through an academic environment that influences policy and promotes healthy living in communities near and far. 
Preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions. 
To contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. 
Our mission is to create positive social impact by providing tailored data-centric solutions that move public health initiatives forward. 
RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. 
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine educates and inspires individuals to be exemplary physicians and scientists, leaders in medicine, scholars in discovery, and adopters of innovative technology to improve the health and well-being of all. Our patient-centered mission is achieved by outstanding medical care and services, groundbreaking research, and leading edge medical and biomedical education in an environment enriched by diversity 
To improve access to primary health care in north Florida’s medically underserved areas through academic-community-educational partnerships designed to recruit, train, and retain community-based health professionals. 
To bring scientific evidence into clinical practice and the community to improve population health and achieve health equity. 
To understand tobacco carcinogenesis, build cancer risk, stratification and develop preventive interventions with the ultimate research goal of facilitating cancer prevention as a key pillar to support effective cancer management. 
The Florida Statewide AHEC Consortium seeks to reduce health disparities across the state by increasing the diversity of the health care workforce, by providing interdisciplinary training opportunities for health professions students and clinicians and by enhancing the skills of practicing health professionals through continuing education.
Advancing the public’s health by developing a talented pool of public health leaders through education, research, and practice Workgroup Member Spotlight
Maxine F. Daggett
Professional Trajectory
My early experience working with a general surgeon deeply influenced my path into commercial tobacco prevention. I observed firsthand how tobacco use negatively impacted patient outcomes — from delayed healing to post-operative complications, especially in patients who continued smoking or using smokeless tobacco after surgery. That experience planted the seed for a career focused on promoting wellness and reducing harm from nicotine and tobacco use. Later, when I relocated to a smaller community, I was fortunate to serve as a prevention specialist for a nonprofit organization dedicated to youth-focused substance use prevention. Through delivering evidence-based programming like Too Good for Drugs and coordinating the facilitation of the Northern Rio Arriba Communities Health Coalition, I had the opportunity to incorporate tobacco prevention efforts into broader public health initiatives. Additionally, I engaged in SYNAR compliance checks in collaboration with the New Mexico State Police Compliance Division, further reinforcing the importance of early intervention and policy enforcement in reducing youth access to tobacco products.
Currently, in my role at RVO Health, I have served as the Health Systems Change Specialist and, more recently, the Training and Outreach Manager. These roles have allowed me to educate health professionals, community members, and organizations about the dangers of nicotine use and the importance of cessation. I conduct trainings on brief tobacco interventions, promote state quitlines, present at state and regional conferences, and engage with local communities at outreach events. I’ve implemented these trainings in diverse settings, including recovery centers, behavioral health centers, oral health care providers, hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
These formative experiences instilled a lasting commitment to advancing tobacco cessation and prevention strategies, particularly in underserved communities.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
What I enjoy most is the opportunity to engage directly with communities. Whether I’m working with health professionals, school systems, Native American tribes, Hispanic communities, or coalitions, I find fulfillment in sharing knowledge, listening to lived experiences, and empowering individuals with the tools to support quitting. Building trust and relationships across diverse communities allows me to be a bridge — connecting people to the resources and support they need while advancing systems-level changes that sustain impact over time.
How does your work intersect with the FTSP?
My work history, past and present, directly supports Goal 3 of the Florida Tobacco Prevention Strategic Plan (2022–2027): to increase quitting among tobacco users through expanded access to evidence-based cessation services, especially in communities experiencing health disparities.
At RVO Health, we are committed to:
* Reducing barriers to cessation support in underserved communities;
* Expanding access to evidence-based treatments across diverse community and clinical settings; and
* Promoting systems change by supporting health organizations in adopting policies that prioritize routine tobacco use screening and intervention.
Our approach emphasizes collaboration, health equity, and sustainability — key tenets of the FTSP. By aligning our efforts with the strategic plan, we can ensure that individuals across Florida have equitable opportunities to live free from commercial tobacco dependence.
Benefits of being involved with the FTSP workgroup
Being part of the FTSP Workgroup 3 offers a valuable opportunity to collaborate with like-minded professionals dedicated to reducing the burden of tobacco use in Florida. Our involvement enhances the collective impact of cessation efforts by serving as a complementary resource — not a duplication — within the broader tobacco control landscape.
It allows us to share insights, align strategies, and extend the reach of cessation services, particularly in communities where tobacco-related disparities persist. Together, we are building a more coordinated, equitable, and effective approach to helping Floridians quit commercial tobacco.
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Join the Movement for a Healthier Florida
Your voice and experience can directly shape the strategies that guide this statewide plan. Workgroups bring together committed partners who share ideas, solve problems, and drive real progress in communities affected by tobacco use.
Add your perspective and help strengthen the work that is already creating change.