This comprehensive two-week, in-depth leadership program is focused on building capacity to develop effective tobacco control policy and interventions.The program course sessions focus on a myriad of tobacco topics including: policy development; advocacy; communications; intervention planning; implementation and evaluation; and management and leadership. Faculty for the program arecomprised of internationally renowned experts in tobacco control policy, communications, research, advocacy, and surveillance.

Acceptance into the Leadership Program is by nomination only from one of the Bloomberg Partner Organizations (Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, World Health Organization-Tobacco Free Initiative, and World Lung Foundation).