UPDATE - Upcoming Webinars: State Tobacco Funding Regional Strategy Sessions

UPDATE: Due to technical difficulties, today’s State Tobacco Funding webinar for the Southern and Midwestern regions has been postponed to Tuesday, November 15^th at 2:00-3:30pm EST / 1:00-2:30pm CST. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you can join one of the two scheduled regional calls:

New date/time -Southern and Midwestern regions:

Tuesday, November 15 @2:00-3:30pm EST / 1:00-2:30pm CST

AL, GA, FL, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV

Tomorrow’s call for the South Central and Western regions will go on as scheduled:

Thursday, November 10 @ 12:30-2:00pm CST / 11:30am-1:00pm MST / 10:30am-12:00pm PST

AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Palau

From Code Yellow

to Code Red

Regional Strategy Sessions hosted by

the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco Control Network

Background:
Although tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., tobacco control programs throughout the country faced severe funding cuts in 2011. Now is the time to prepare to reverse this trend in 2012.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco Control Network invite state and local health department staff and advocacy partners to hear the latest news on state tobacco funding, in anticipation of the soon to be released "A Broken Promise to our Children” report. Each session will also showcase an example of how state health departments and advocacy organizations have worked together systematically to raise awareness about the impacts of tobacco control efforts, advocate for sustained tobacco control funding, and defend against budget cuts.

Confirmed Speakers:

·Karla Sneegas, Tobacco Control Network/Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission

·Pete Fisher, Danny McGoldrick, and Meg Riordan, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

·Additional representatives from State Health Departments and Advocacy Partners TBA

Dates and times:

·Eastern region:

Wednesday, November 9 @ 9:30-11:00am EST

CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

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·Southern and Midwestern regions:

Wednesday, November 9 @11:30am-1:00pm EST / 10:30am-12:00pm CST

AL, GA, FL, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV

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·South Central and Western regions:

Thursday, November 10 @ 12:30-2:00pm CST / 11:30am-1:00pm MST / 10:30am-12:00pm PST

AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Palau

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Idea: Gather state partners around a table to participate in the webinar together and learn how to amplify each other’s efforts!

Instructions to join the webinars:

Registration is not required. The same meeting room will be used for each of the three webinars.

Simply use this link to join the online meeting for your region at the scheduled time: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/8001256014/join?id=KR566W&role=attend&pw=XMw3-dr

To join the audio conference, choose one of the following:

• Start Live Meeting client, and then in Voice & Video pane under Join Audio options, click Call Me. The conferencing service will call you at the number you specify. (Recommended)
• Use the information below to connect:
  Toll-free: +1 (888) 450-5996
  Toll: +1 (719) 955-1371
  Participant code: 937686

First Time Users:
To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Troubleshooting
Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:

1. Copy this address and paste it into your web browser:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/ttac/join

2. Copy and paste the required information:
Meeting ID: KR566W
Entry Code: XMw3-dr
Location: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/ttac

If you still cannot enter the meeting, contact support

Notice:

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Source: Meg Riordan, Director, Policy Research, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids