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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...
Monday, March 22, 2021 USPSTF Releases Updated Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines. » The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendation for lung cancer screening today...
Monday, March 22, 2021 SOPHE Launches New SCRIPT® Website. » The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) announced a new website, www.sophescript.org , featuring its evid...
Monday, March 22, 2021 Biden Administration Will Give Funding to Address Mental Illness & Addiction Worsened by COVID. » The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic...
Monday, March 22, 2021 10 Years of Tips From Former Smokers®. » This year marks the 10 th year since CDC launched Tips , the first-ever federally funded national tobacco educ...
Monday, March 22, 2021 THE ROLE OF QUITLINES IN TOBACCO CESSATION! AJPM Tobacco-Related Supplement Sponsored by CDC. » NAQC is delighted to share the American Journal of Preventive Medicine’s supplement of The Role of Quitlines in Tobacc...
Monday, March 22, 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...
Monday, March 22, 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 Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. » The event will take place virtually on April 1, 2021. Event registration opened in February and here is ...
Monday, March 22, 2021 March 31 WEBINAR at 1 pm ET: (SCLC) "I COVID QUIT: Real people; Real Stories; New Campaign”. » Please join the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UCSF for the next live webinar, “I COVID QUIT: Real people; Real St...
Monday, March 22, 2021 March 30 Webcast at 2 pm ET: (ALA) Assessing Cessation Coverage in Health Plans: Lessons Learned in » Join the American Lung Association on Tuesday, March 30th for a webcast on how to assess tobacco cessation coverage in h...
Monday, March 22, 2021 March 23 WEBINAR at 1 pm ET: (SCLC) “Reach, Effectiveness, and Treatment Engagement with Digital Ces » Michael S. Amato, PhD Dr. Michael Amato is methodologist for the Innovations Center at Truth Initiative, and a research...
Monday, March 22, 2021 A Four-part Webinar Series from ASTHO - Leading Equity: Changing the Narrative Through Public Health » March 5, 1 - 2:15 p.m. ET - Leadership and Policy: Actions to Address Racism as a Public Health Issue March...
Thursday, February 18, 2021 Policy Playbook for E-Cigarettes. » Public Health Law Center and Vaping Prevention Resource (December 9, 2020). Provides policy and advocacy tools for communi...
Thursday, February 18, 2021 The Real Cost of Smoking by State by Wallet Hub (Jan 13, 2021). » WalletHub looked into the true per-person cost of smoking in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They calc...
Thursday, February 18, 2021 23 Attorneys General Call on FDA to Ban Menthol. » The 23 state attorneys general wrote to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act in the best interest of the pub...
Thursday, February 18, 2021 CDC Update on Cessation Text Messaging Portal. » Initially a pilot for the portal was to launch in early 2021, however, due to some technical challenges is is sc...
Thursday, February 18, 2021 2021 Tips®. » 2021 marks the 10 th anniversary of the Tips ® campaign. The 2021 Tips ® campaign media buy begins on Monday, Marc...
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