50th Anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health

Dear Colleague:

We have received several inquiries regarding our plans to release a 50th Anniversary Surgeon General's report on tobacco. The report will highlight 50 years of progress in tobacco control and prevention, present new data on the health consequences of smoking, and discuss scenarios that can potentially end the tobacco epidemic in the United States.

We are still finalizing plans for the release of this 32^nd Surgeon General’s Report, which will take place in the latter half of January 2014 and will provide a further opportunity to celebrate how far we have come, while also acknowledging that the battle against tobacco is not yet won.

We will keep you apprised of our plans for late January as they develop and look forward to learning about the activities you have planned. As our partners, you will play a critical role in commemorating the anniversary as you spread the message through your outreach and events.

Please visit www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco to view the resources and to sign up to receive email updates. We also invite you to contact us at INFO2014SGR50@CDC.GOV if you have general questions or want to share your plans for promoting this historic anniversary.