{"id":10302,"date":"2018-12-10T10:59:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/?page_id=10302"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:08:59","slug":"tpep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"department-intro\"><div class=\"wc-theme-box\"><h1>What is TPEP?\n             <\/h1>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-10337\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:600px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-10337\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-16659 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-16659\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/IMG_0624-scaled-600x400_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0624\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-10340 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-10340\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/Research-dictionary-research-600x400_c.png\" alt=\"Research dictionary &#8211; research\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-16660 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-16660\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/Project-Credibility-2016-TPEP-600x400_c.jpg\" alt=\"Project Credibility 2016 TPEP\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-id-16652 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-16652\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-scaled-600x400_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled design\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-id-10338 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-10338\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/clare-with-poster-1-1-scaled-600x400_c.jpg\" alt=\"clare with poster 1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/IMG_0624-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0624\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/Research-dictionary-research.png\" alt=\"Research dictionary &#8211; research\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/Project-Credibility-2016-TPEP.jpg\" alt=\"Project Credibility 2016 TPEP\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled design\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/12\/clare-with-poster-1-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"clare with poster 1\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/what-we-do\/\">UNC Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>conducts tobacco control research and program evaluation. Based in the UNC Department of Family Medicine,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/our-team\/\">our interdisciplinary team<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>collaborates with national and state level clients to conduct high quality research and responsive program evaluation studies. Our work is designed to inform policy and strengthen programs to advance public health.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the links below to learn more about our programs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/how-to-work-with-us\/\">How to Work With Us<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/recent-reports\">Recent Reports<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/featured-projects\/\">Featured Projects<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/message-from-the-director\/\">Message From the Director<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/our-team\/\">Our Team<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/what-we-do\/\">What We Do<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/tpep\/tpep-archive\/\">TPEP Archive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79002,"featured_media":0,"parent":388,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-10302","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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