Meet us at APHA!
Our Counter Tools executive director is presenting and moderating sessions with the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug program at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis this week. Come say hello! Day in the Life of an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Colleague: Learning from Each Other (4211.0) Presenter: [More]
We’re hiring a systems analyst!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Systems Analyst position. The Systems Analyst will be responsible for assisting with product management of all internal and external technology solutions. This role will spend 75% time on Systems Analysis tasks and up to 25% time on Project Management tasks. If you have… Exceptional analysis and problem-solving abilities Validated knowledge [More]
Introducing our new brand identity and website
Counter Tools is excited to announce the launch of our new brand identity as part of the ongoing evolution of our work. We have updated our logo and other brand elements to better reflect who we are. Inspired by both a compass and a star, our new logo represents a guiding tool. The interlocking triangles [More]
Meet our newest team member: Kyndra Minchew, project director
Kyndra Minchew is a Project Director at Counter Tools and is fueled by her passion for creating health equity for all populations. Learn more about Kyndra’s background in her staff profile below: Tell us a little bit about your background before you came to Counter Tools. I grew up in a small town in central Illinois [More]
We’re partnering with North Carolina in new ways
We are excited to partner with the North Carolina Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch (TPCB) and two tobacco control regions of the state to address health equity through tobacco policy change! Counter Tools is providing training and technical assistance for tobacco prevention programs and community partners to strengthen their capacity to advance evidence-based tobacco prevention [More]
We’re hiring a Project Director!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Project Director position. The Project Director provides timely and high-quality project management, training, and technical assistance to Counter Tools client-partners working to advance place-based public health. Their national perspective and expertise strengthens Counter Tools’ position as a trusted thought leader in, and advances the field of, healthy communities. If you [More]
Counter Tools celebrates our 10th anniversary
As Counter Tools celebrates our 10th anniversary, we’re reflecting on the partnerships that sparked community change in the retail environment and looking forward to our ambitious goals to address health equity and empower communities to become healthier places for all. Where we’ve been Over the past decade, we’ve learned that the retail environment can make [More]
Healthy Active Communities Virtual Conference Sept 14-15
Counter Tools staff will be presenting at the Healthy Active Communities Conference September 14-15. HACC will be a place to learn about policies & systems changes related to health equity & nutrition security with a weight-inclusive lens. Healthy Active Communities sets out to explore and expand conversations around the impacts of policy and systems change [More]
An update to the Counter Tools mission
We recently updated our mission statement to the following: We empower communities to become healthier places for all. Our mission for the past ten years has guided us to support our partners as they work to improve the health of their communities. We know that the places where people live, work, learn, and play greatly [More]
Welcome to our new board members
We are excited to introduce our three new members to join the Counter Tools board of directors. Please join us in welcoming Jabari, Malembe, and Mischael to the Counter Tools team. Our newest board members bring diverse place-based public health experience and their dedication to achieving health equity. Jabari Sullen, MPA Jabari Sullen, MPA, is [More]
A call for UNC – and all of us – to learn from our mistakes
As a nonprofit organization that was born out of the Gillings School of Public Health at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our team has strong Tar Heel roots. Our co-founders Drs. Allison Myers and Kurt Ribisl brought their vision for supporting tobacco point of sale policy change to life while teaching and studying [More]
We’re thrilled to partner with New Jersey!
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with the New Jersey Prevention Network. Counter Tools will be providing training and technical assistance for tobacco prevention programs on point-of-sale tobacco work - sharing knowledge on tobacco industry tactics, milestones in public health prevention and control efforts, policy options, and case studies of successful policy. We’ll also [More]
Announcing the 2021 Geographic Surveillance Learning Collaborative
The Geographic Health Equity Alliance and Counter Tools are excited to announce the second annual Geographic Surveillance Learning Collaborative for National Comprehensive Cancer Control and National Tobacco Control Programs. In this learning collaborative, teams from six participating states will each work on a project designed to build competence in the areas of mapping policies (i.e., legal mapping) and communicating about geographic health disparities. Project Details [More]
Counter Tools releases stance on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Counter Tools has released a stance that defines how we approach equity, diversity, and inclusion with our current partners and clients and those we have the opportunity to work with in the future. Included is our overall vision and key ways we will continue to address equity, diversity, and inclusion. At Counter Tools, we feel [More]
Tobacco Control Enforcement for Racial Equity – A joint statement from public health organizations
This fall, Counter Tools joined a working group of public health advocates to develop a collective statement on equitable tobacco control enforcement. More than 40 public health organizations endorsed and released the statement this month, titled Tobacco Control Enforcement for Racial Equity: Decriminalizing Commercial Tobacco – Addressing Systemic Racism in the Enforcement of Commercial Tobacco [More]
We’re excited to partner with Oregon!
We are excited to begin a new partnership with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)! Counter Tools will be providing training and technical assistance for tobacco prevention programs to strengthen their capacity to advance evidence-based tobacco prevention policy goals. We will work with community program staff from local public health authorities, tribes, and regional health equity [More]
Announcing the Geographic Surveillance Learning Collaborative
The Geographic Health Equity Alliance, a CADCA initiative, and Counter Tools are excited to announce the inaugural Geographic Surveillance Learning Collaborative for National Tobacco Control and Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs. Collaborative Learning Objectives: Develop an understanding of how participating states across the country develop and maintain their statewide geographic surveillance systems Understand how participating states use geographic surveillance in [More]
We’re excited to work with California!
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with California’s Department of Justice. We’ll be working with them to integrate licensing and enforcement data from multiple agencies as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure tobacco control in the retail environment. Our work will enable state and local agencies to be more efficient, keep the public [More]
We’re hiring a Software Implementation Project Manager!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Software Implementation Project Manager starting Spring 2020. This is a contract position. Software Implementation Project Manager Job Duties: Completes software implementation projects by coordinating Counter Tools resources, subcontracted resources, and Client resources to achieve a client accepted software implementation within budget constraints. Captures and documents functional requirements and technical [More]
We’re hiring a Data Analyst!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Data Analyst starting February 2020. Applications are due by February 28, 2020. Counter Tools seeks a part-time individual to support data management, data analysis and GIS work. The Data scientist provides timely and high quality data management and analysis for Counter Tools client-partners working toward the mission of advancing [More]
