NAATEN stakeholders are national African American organizations that have a commitment to reducing tobacco's negative impact in the African American community.

Rev. James C. Wade
African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church)
Department of Church Growth & Evangelism
Memphis, TN

The AME Church consists of 13 districts in the U.S. and 7 abroad. The goal of this department is for the AME Church to become leaders in tobacco prevention by helping African Americans “Live Well” without the use of tobacco.

Dr. Shaffdeen Amuwo
Black Caucus of Health Workers
Chicago, IL

Bishop S.C. Carthen
Black Clergy for Substance Abuse Prevention
Sacramento, CA

The Black Clergy for Substance Abuse Prevention represents a national collaborative of pastors committed to implementing strategies to eliminate the misuse of harmful substance in the African American community while utilizing the Black Church as the catalyst.

Min. Jeffrey Campbell
City of Refuge – The Fellowship
Houston, TX
www.radicallyinclusive.com

The Fellowship is a multi-denominational conglomeration of over 50 primarily African American Christian leaders, churches, laity and faith-based organizations in the United States and Africa providing ministry to marginalized communities.

Earl Fowlkes, Jr.
International Federation of Black Prides
Washington, DC
www.ifbprides.org

The International Federation of Black Prides is a coalition of Black Pride organizers formed to promote a multinational network of LGBT/SGL (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Same Gender Loving) Prides and community-based organizations.

Joan Bundley
National Black Nurses Association
Evanston, IL
www.nbna.org

The Black Nurses Association provides a forum for collective action by African American nurses to implement change to make available to African Americans and other minorities health care commensurate with that of the larger society."

Eldridge Dorsey, DDS
National Dental Association
Houston, TX
www.ndaonline.org

The National Dental Association represents the concerns of ethnic minorities in dentistry and is dedicated to elevating the global oral health concerns of underserved communities and recruiting underrepresented minorities into the profession through advocacy and mentorship.

Cassandra Black
National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc.
Dallas, TX
www.nphchq.org

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, composed of nine International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities, engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions of mutual interest to its member organizations.

Rev. James L. Patterson
Partnership for African American Churches
Institute, WV
www.paac2.org

PAAC is a specific initiative driven organization focusing on holistic health encompassing education, physical health-absence from disease, economic, and crime prevention integrating comprehensive youth development intrinsic to its core programmatic solutions.

Hilda R. Davis-Carroll, PhD.
Tennessee Dept. of Health, Commissioners Office
Nashville, TN
http://health.state.tn.us/

The goals of the Tennessee Department of Health Faith Initiatives are to reduce health disparities in the state of Tennessee through its collaborative efforts and sustain relationships between public health and faith communities for active collaborations.