State Policy Coordinator
Florida Department of Health's Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida
Robert Ostbye serves as a statewide policy coordinator with the Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida (TFF), responsible for managing Tobacco Free Florida’s school-focused policy initiatives. Under his leadership, TFF’s community-based providers are gaining traction in the effort to establish comprehensive tobacco free school policies across the state. As a policy coordinator, he provides training, strategic direction, and technical support for TFF’s community-based tobacco prevention programs statewide. Robert is particularly passionate about establishing collaborative partnerships across agencies, sectors, and state lines to advance key tobacco prevention objectives. Most recently, he partnered with an educational consulting firm to disseminate comprehensive tobacco free school policy models to 29 of Florida’s 67 school districts.
Program Session:
Helping Schools Respond to Student Vaping in 2022