Brenda Bell Caffee’s work with community and government

agencies seeking cultural competence has gained

nationwide recognition. She has led the California African

American Tobacco Education Network in developing

nationally recognized model community initiatives. She is a

founding Elder of the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, and creator

of the “Not in Mama’s Kitchen” ETS Program, which is partially funded by the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “Not in Mama’s Kitchen” is unique in its success

in building infrastructure through collaborations with such non-traditional partners as

clergy, CBO’s Historical Black Colleges (HBC’s) and state and local health departments.

As a result, the NIMK project has been replicated in excess of 25 sites nation wide

reaching over 20,000 households.

          In her capacity as a national consultant she has created statewide tobacco control

networks and coalitions. Her contracts have included facilitating network creation through

the Minnesota Partnership Against Tobacco (MPAAT) and Minnesota Blue Cross and

Blue Shield, and the state of Oregon in assisting in the design and creation of its

Multicultural tobacco prevention consortium. She has worked in a technical capacity in the

creation of culturally competent health programs in the elimination of disparities with

consultation activities in Louisiana, Indiana, Maryland and the state of Ohio for its

Restitution Foundation in their efforts to reach disparate populations.

          Brenda has assisted in the coordination of events for the World Health

Organization’s World No Tobacco, and strategic planning and mobilization of the western

regional activities with the National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery

in the eradication of X brand cigarettes.

          She continues to serve as an advisor to the National Healthy Aging Research

project and the American Legacy Foundations committee on priority populations.  And is

a sought after motivational speaker and continues her work in program evaluation,

trainings, and remains a staunch advocate for social justice issues.