Adult influencer: an adult who directly or indirectly influences minors and youth; i.e. role model.
Cancer: a group of diseases, all of which are characterized by uncontrolled cell growth which is fatal if left untreated. All cancers have the capacity to metastasize, or form secondary tumors at other sites.
Chewing tobacco: shredded or loose-leaf spit tobacco primarily used orally by placing it into the mouth, chewing, and holding in place for a prolonged period of time. It may also be found in the form of dried bricks or twisted strands.
Community educator: an individual who provides instruction to community members in informal settings such as 4-H Clubs, Little League associations, civic groups, churches, and social organizations.
Competency: the state of being capable, suitable, or well qualified for a specific function or task.
Comprehensive tobacco-free policy: an official policy which prohibits the use and/or possession of all tobacco products within the jurisdiction of an authority.
Dental Oncology Education Program: a collaborative initiative dedicated to educating dentists and dental hygienists in cancer prevention and control that was initiated with funding by the Texas Cancer Council and is administered by Baylor College of Dentistry/Texas A&M University System.
Desired Results: the tools or indicators to assess the actual impact of actions.
Detection: the discovery of a physical abnormality in a person who may or may not show symptoms of disease. Detection can result from self-examination or special screening tests administered by health care professionals.
Educational offering: a program, seminar, training, or class designed to educate an audience on a specific topic or skill.
Epithelium: the outermost cells covering the internal and external surfaces of the body, including the mouth.
Epidemiology: the study of disease incidence and distribution in populations, as well as the relationship between environment and disease.
Health care professional: a practitioner in disease prevention, detection, treatment, and/or rehabilitation. Included are dentists, dental hygienists, dietitians, health educators, physicians, nurses, social workers, and therapists among others.
Health care provider: a person or group of people professionally trained to provide for the health care needs of individuals.
Intervention: implementation of specific activities to bring about improved health in an individual or community.
Leukoplakia: a clinical white patch or plaque on the oral mucous membranes that cannot be removed by scraping and cannot be classified clinically or microscopically as another disease entity.
Malignancy: a tendency to become progressively worse and to result in death.
Mucosa: skin lining the mouth and internal body surfaces.
Nurse Oncology Education Program: a collaborative initiative dedicated to educating nurses in cancer prevention and control that was initiated with funding by the Texas Cancer Council and is administered by the Texas Nurses Foundation.
Oncology: the science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological properties and features of cancer, including causes and the disease process.
Office of Tobacco Prevention and Control: a division of the Texas Department of Health which collaborates with various federal, state, and public organizations to provide current information and technical assistance on tobacco control issues.
Physician Oncology Education Program: a collaborative initiative dedicated to educating physicians in cancer prevention and control that was initiated with funding by the Texas Cancer Council and is administered by the Texas Medical Association.
Public educator: an individual who provides formal instruction in both public and private school systems.
Public policy: any plan or course of action adopted by a government, political party, business organization, or the like, designed to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters regarding the general public.
Risk group: a segment or portion of the population which is considered to be at a specific level of risk in regard to contracting a certain disease or participating in a certain behavior.
Smokeless tobacco: see Spit tobacco.
Spit tobacco: tobacco that is used either orally or through the nasal cavity. It requires no combustion for self-administration and comes in two primary forms generally referred to as "snuff" and "chewing tobacco"; also referred to as "smokeless tobacco."
Spit tobacco cessation: the ceasing or discontinuance of spit tobacco use.
Spit tobacco initiator: a factor which contributes to the commencement of one's spit tobacco use.
Spit tobacco prevention: the prevention of spit tobacco use.
Spit tobacco user identification: the act of identifying or detecting a spit tobacco user from one's physical symptoms or behavior.
Snuff: finely ground spit tobacco commonly used orally by placing a portion or 'dip' in between the lip and gum and held in place for a prolonged period of time.
Train-the-trainer initiative: a systematic approach to education in which designated individuals are trained for the specific purpose of disseminating information to others.
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