Achieving equity through championing tobacco cessation – SCLC’s mission 20 years later

I became a primary care physician to take care of people long term. I became a public health researcher to change the narrative of health for our disproportionately impacted populations, firmly believing that health equity is rooted in all our populations thriving. The most rewarding aspects of my career has been gaining an understanding of how tobacco is an equity issue, learning how to treat tobacco use, and teaching others how to champion tobacco cessation in their practice.

Allison Gorrilla, MPH

Allison Gorrilla is an Outreach Specialist with the University of Wisconsin’s-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. She works with health care systems and providers to integrate evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments into routine care. A focus of Allie’s work is bridging the gap in access to cessation treatments in communities disproportionately burdened by tobacco-related health inequities.

Lonnetta Albright, CPEC

Lonnetta Albright, Author, Radio Personality, Change Agent, and Facilitator is one of the most dynamic and transformative speakers, facilitators and coaches working around the globe adding value to and changing the lives of thousands. She is particularly focused on developing those she fondly calls the Next Generation. As President & Chief Visioning Officer of Forward Movement Inc. a minority and female-owned company she offers Executive and Life Coaching; Personal and Professional growth; Organizational and Leadership development; Speaking, Consulting and Facilitation.

Meghan Hetfield , PRSS, CRPA, CARC

Meghan Hetfield (she/her) is a Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist, Addiction Recovery Coach and Certified Recovery Peer Advocate with a commitment to ending the racist war on drugs and advocating for the rights of humans who use them. She has been meeting people where “they’re at” in their various stages of mental health, substance use and recovery since 2012 and attempting to normalize treating them with compassionate care, dignity and respect.

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