The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is formulating a five-year strategic plan to advance its mission of reducing tobacco-related deaths and illnesses. Through a comprehensive, center-wide approach, CTP has identified five proposed areas of focus, which were shaped by input from employees and leaders within the center. These areas of focus are intended to intersect with four cross-cutting themes: health equity, science, transparency, and stakeholder engagement.
In order to encourage public participation, the CTP hosted an online public hearing on August 22, 2023 at 10 pm Beijing time (10 am local time). This event provided the public with an opportunity to orally comment on the development of the five-year strategic plan and proposed strategic goals. Following an introduction, the organization presented an overview of the process used to develop the CTP strategic plan and proposed goals. Registered speakers were then given approximately 4 minutes each to verbally share their thoughts on the strategic plan.
As CTP develops its strategic plan, the organization is actively seeking public opinions on both the proposed target areas as well as other areas not currently covered by these goals. CTP encourages the submission of forward-thinking, constructive, and concise comments, addressing the following questions:
What key characteristics, activities, or initiatives do you hope CTP will consider in these proposed target areas? For example, in terms of regulations and guidance documents, what specific regulations and guidance documents do you believe FDA should pursue and how should these documents be prioritized? What are the measurable short-term and long-term outcomes in the proposed target areas over the next 2 to 5 years? What three specific measures do you believe CTP can take in the next five years that will have the greatest impact on significantly reducing tobacco-related deaths and illnesses? Do you believe there are important characteristics, activities, or initiatives that CTP should consider as part of its strategic plan that are not currently covered by these proposed target areas?
The hearing is being held to gather public opinions, as the CTP plans to release its final strategic plan by the end of 2023. Each speaker at the hearing has a time limit of 4 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the four questions mentioned above, please scan the QR code below or leave a message here.
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