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Thursday, June 17, 2021 NLCRT and ACR Host Webinar Series on New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines. » Join the American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT) for a monthly series , sponsored by AstraZen...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Webinar on June 23: Women Quitting Smoking: Challenges Throughout the Lifespan (Mayo Clinic Nicotine » Virtual Training June 23, 1-2 p.m. ET Statistically, women have a harder time quitting smoking than men. Just why...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Webinar on June 21: "E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: An Update for Clinicians". » Monday, June 21, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT Nancy Rigotti, MD, founding director of Massachusetts Gen...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Due Date of July 12 Pilot Research Grant Opportunity from ASPIRE. » Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment (ASPiRE), an NCI-funded center, has announced a pilot researc...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Resource Guide: Signs of Nicotine Addiction: Definition, Statistics, and Resources to Quit? » Ohio University just released this resource guide titled, Signs of Nicotine Addiction: Definition, Statistics, and Resou...
Friday, May 21, 2021 New Resource from ChangeLab Solutions. » ChangeLab Solutions has released Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Inequities: Resources to Inform Point-of-Sale Polic...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Youth Tobacco Cessation Resources. » Youth report using diverse tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigarillos, hookah, smokeless tobacco,...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Vaping Cessation for Young People: A New Approach. » Hopelab, UCSF, and Rescue Agency created Quit the Hit , an innovative online cessation support group for young peo...
Friday, May 21, 2021 SCLC Launches I COVID QUIT Social Media Campaign. » Looking for something new and different to say about COVID-19? Try an encouraging tone and post an ICOVIDQuit message o...
Friday, May 21, 2021 CMS coverage for Lung Cancer Screening. » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is officially exploring expanded reimbursement for lo...
Friday, May 21, 2021 FDA Decides to Ban Menthol. » On April 29, 2021, in a move widely applauded by the public health community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fina...
Friday, May 21, 2021 RWJF's 2021 Call for Proposals - Deadline of June 16. » RWJF's new Health Equity Scholars for Action program provides support to help new researchers thrive professionally a...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Webinar on June 10: Public Health Roadmap: Promoting Tobacco Use Dependency Treatment in Behavioral » June 10 at 1-2 pm ET Despite the overall declines in tobacco product use, some populations still smoke at higher rates. T...
Friday, May 21, 2021 May 31: World No Tobacco Day 2021: Commit to Quit – World Health Organization. » The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. The WHO website features quitting t...
Monday, April 19, 2021 Webinar on April 22 - Why Cessation is a Vital Part of Tobacco Policy » Webinar on April 22 - Why Cessation is a Vital Part of Tobacco Policy Dear Colleagues, We would like to inv...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 CDC's National Campaign - Protect Young People from E-Cigarettes. » CDC launched a new national campaign called “Protect Young People from E-Cigarettes” to educate staff working in educa...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 A New Day: No Menthol Sunday 2021 - May 16. » It's time for No Menthol Sunday , a national observance day led by The Center for Black Health & Equity. This is an...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act. » Rep. Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) have just reintroduced the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act &nbs...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Infographic on Smoking and COVID-19. » The Nuestras Voces Network published an infographic in both English and Spanish overviewing the intersections betwe...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 SCLC Director's Corner. » Steve Schroeder, Director of the SCLC, has released a new Director’s Corner which you can read here: https://smokingc...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 CDC One-Stop Shop and the Vaccination Toolkits. » Being a current or former cigarette smoker increases the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 . The CDC One-St...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on June 10: Public Health Roadmap: Promoting Tobacco Use Dependency Treatment in Behavioral » June 10 at 1-2 pm ET Despite the overall declines in tobacco product use, some populations still smoke at higher rates. T...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 May 31: World No Tobacco Day 2021: Commit to Quit – World Health Organization. » The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. The WHO website features quitting t...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Deadline of May 14: Help Recruit Participants for CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign. » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a national search to find people with compelling storie...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 May 3-5, 2021 (virtual): NatCon21. » As the largest conference in mental health and addiction care, NatCon21 offers premium content, world-class speakers and n...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Deadline of April 30: ALA Open Letter in Support of the Updated USPSTF Recommendation for Lung Cance » The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendation for lung cancer screening in March, expandin...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on April 30: SCLC Live Webinar- “Recovery-Oriented Tobacco Interventions in Addiction Servic » April 30, 2021, at 1 pm ET Treating tobacco use disorder in the behavioral health setting is safe, promotes longer term s...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on April 23: Youth and Nicotine Use/Dependence – American Academy of Pediatrics. » April 23, 1-2 p.m. ET The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is hosting a webinar to support health professionals and f...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on April 22: Why Cessation is a Vital Part of Tobacco Policy, Sponsored by Action on Smoking » April 22, 11-Noon ET Cessation is the oft overlooked, forgotten, or back-burnered issue for many public health advocat...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on April 21: Ending Vaping the Way it Starts: A Social Cessation Solution for Teens – Rescue » April 21, 1-2 p.m. ET According to a recent study in JAMA Pediatrics, 45% of teens who vape want to quit. These teens nee...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Webinar on April 20: E-Cigarette Regulation: The Past, Present, and Future of the FDA’s Gatekeeping » April 20 at 12 CT According to federal law, all e-cigarettes must go through a process called “premarket review” to be...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 State of Maine Request for Proposal RFP # 202102022 Statewide Tobacco Treatment Initiative - DUE APR » The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has posted a Request for Proposal for Maine Center for Disease Control...
Monday, March 22, 2021 Ending E-Cigarette Mail Delivery. » The federal government recently passed legislation requiring the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to prohibit tobacco sell...
Monday, March 22, 2021 CDC National Disparity Network-SelfMade Health Network (SMHN) Joint Statement: Ensuring Low-Income P » CDC National Disparity Network-SelfMade Health Network (SMHN) Joint Statement: Ensuring Low-Income Populations with Canc...
Monday, March 22, 2021 New from Truth Initiative: Flavored Tobacco Policy Resource Center. » Flavors play a significant role in drawing youth and young adults to tobacco products, and while the Food and Drug Admin...
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