Tobacco-Free Kids Partners with Johns Hopkins Lerner Center to Enhance Public Health Advocacy
Statement of Yolonda C. Richardson, President and CEO, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
March 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and its Global Health Advocacy Incubator are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. This collaboration will enhance the field of public health advocacy through the development of new advocacy training courses, resources and practice for public health students and professionals.
Policy is one of the most powerful tools for ensuring that everyone can have the fairest, most equitable opportunity for a healthy, prosperous life and environment. Advocates for public health help shape the norms, systems and environments that influence people’s health. Public health students and professionals bring unique credibility and evidence to this vital task.
About us
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is the leading advocacy organization working to reduce tobacco use and its deadly consequences in the United States and around the world. Through our Global Health Advocacy Incubator, we tackle other critical public health challenges across the globe – including food and nutrition policy, injury and overdose prevention, and building resilient and equitable health systems. Our vision is a healthier and more equitable future for all.
The Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy translates research into real-world impact, through evidence-based communications, advocacy, and policy engagement strategies. The Lerner Center aims to be a leading catalyst for health policy change by preparing current and future leaders to be effective advocates through practice-based scholarship, education and training.