About the Design

This website design combines an image of New Zealand with a line representing, in stylised form, the decline in smoking prevalence in New Zealand over recent years.

About the Tobacco Control Research Steering Group

The Tobacco Control Research Steering Group was re-formed in 2007 as a joint Ministry of Health/Health Research Council initiative. The Ministry of Health funds the Steering Group and appoints its members.

The Steering Group's functions are to:

  • provide strategic advice annually to the Ministry and wider sector on tobacco research priorities for New Zealand. This advice covers both researcher-initiated and user-initiated research
  • identify tobacco control research workforce needs and opportunities for workforce development
  • help improve the knowledge and skills of the tobacco control sector
  • organise networking opportunities for tobacco control researchers and interested stakeholders – including research funders and end-users – to share expertise and information
  • maintain an up-to-date log of New Zealand’s tobacco-related research
  • organise opportunities to share research findings.

Members

Membership of the Tobacco Control Research Steering Group as at September 2009:

  • Dr Brian Adams, Heart Foundation, National Tobacco Control Working Group
  • Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Ministry of Health
  • Dr Chris Bullen, Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
  • Dr Richard Edwards, University of Otago, Wellington
  • Dr Marewa Glover, Centre for Tobacco Control Research, University of Auckland
  • Michele Grigg (Chair), The Quit Group
  • Dr Janet Hoek, University of Otago, Dunedin
  • Sharon McCook (ex officio), Health Research Council
  • Dr Rhiannon Newcombe, Health Sponsorship Council
  • John Stribling, Ministry of Health
  • Ben Youdan, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), National Tobacco Control Working Group.

Secretariat services are provided by Allen & Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Ltd.