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Friday, August 14, 2020 National LGBT Cancer Network to Host a Roundtable at CDC’s Partners Kick-Off Meeting on August 20. » Has your state tobacco control program identified LGBTQ+ communities as a priority population in your new 5-year funding...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 New Study Shows Investment in Comprehensive Insurance Benefits for Smoking Cessation Provides Return » A study by the University of Kansas School of Medicine shows a significant cost saving from expanded tobacco cessation cov...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 The Current State of U.S. Jurisdictions with Policies on Flavored Tobacco Products – Truth Initiativ » Truth Initiative’s flavor policy database analyzes flavored tobacco product laws enacted by U.S. states, counties, cities,...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act – Federal Legislation to Expand Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Tobacco » COVID-19 threatens the health of all Americans and poses a high risk of serious consequences for smokers who become infect...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 FDA Completes Scientific Review, Authorizes Reduced Exposure Marketing for IQOS Heated Tobacco Syste » On July 7, FDA authorized the marketing of “ IQOS Tobacco Heating System ,” which includes the IQOS device, Marlboro Heats...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Community Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Internet-Based Interventions to Help Adults Quit » The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) released an update to recommendations on internet-based interventions...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 FDA Sued Over Menthol Cigarettes. » The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action of Smoking and Health (ASH) formally announced...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 The Abstract Submission System for the 2021 SRNT Annual Meeting is now open! » Submission Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. PT FEBRUARY 24-27, 2021 HILTON BALTIMORE BALTIMORE...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 ClearWay Minnesota Webinar Series - July, August, September. » Participate in the upcoming ClearWay Minnesota Webinar Series scheduled for July, August and September 2020. As a life-lim...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 The National Center of Excellence Summer Webinar Series is Now in Session with FREE CME/CEUs! » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) has announced FREE continuing education units (CEUs), for the Center of Exc...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 WEBINAR on July 21: Smoke-free Public Housing: Helping Residents Quit Tobacco. » Tuesday, July 21, 2-3 p.m. ET Learn from communities of public housing experts. This webinar is hosted by the Smoking...
Thursday, July 2, 2020 Webinar - Operation Impact: How to Set Goals, Measure Change and Leave a Legacy » Operation Impact: How to Set Goals, Measure Change and Leave a Legacy Ann St. Claire, MPH,...
Monday, June 15, 2020 New Commercial on Vaping and Immune Systems. » To help teens make the connection between vaping and compromised immunity, Rescue Agency has developed a new commercial fo...
Monday, June 15, 2020 FDA Warns Manufacturers and Retailers to Remove Certain E-cigarette Products Targeted to Youth from » The FDA recently issued warning letters to retailers and manufacturers who sell, manufacture and/or import unauthorized el...
Monday, June 15, 2020 Nation’s Public Health Leaders Stand United Against Racism. » ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ (ASTHO) leadership—including Nate Smith, MD, MPH,...
Monday, June 15, 2020 The National Center of Excellence Summer Webinar Series is Now in Session with FREE CME/CEUs! » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) has announced FREE continuing education units (CEUs), for the Cen...
Monday, June 15, 2020 WEBINAR on July 21: Smoke-free Public Housing: Helping Residents Quit Tobacco. » Tuesday, July 21, 2-3 p.m. ET Join in for a lessons learned webinar to mark the end of the project period for the &nbs...
Monday, June 15, 2020 WEBINAR on June 24: American Cancer Society - Zoom Webinar on Surgeon General's Report on Smoking Ce » Wednesday, June 24, 1 p.m. ET Since the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health was released in 1964, cig...
Monday, June 15, 2020 WEBINAR on June 23: CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents: “Smoking Cessation: Past, Present, an » Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 1- 2 p.m. ET CDC is pleased to announce a virtual session of Public Health Grand Roun...
Monday, June 15, 2020 WEBINAR on June 17: Webinar on Engaging Rural Populations Using Quitlines. » Over the past year, National Jewish Health partnered with the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program (BHWP) at the Univers...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Webinar on Combatting Tobacco Industry Interference Before, During, & After the Age of COVID-19 » A webinar this Thursday, May 28th at 12:00pm ET follows the World Health Organization's theme for World No Tobacco Day (th...
Friday, May 15, 2020 QUITPLAN Services and Minnesota's New Program, Quit Partner. » April 1, 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health launched a new statewide, free tobacco and nicotine cessation programs u...
Friday, May 15, 2020 New York State Officially Bans the Sale of Flavored e-Cigarettes. » "Enact a Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy. Governor Cuomo has taken unprecedented steps to ensure the health and...
Friday, May 15, 2020 Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with EVALI. » Since August 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, state and local...
Friday, May 15, 2020 UPDATED: 2020 Surgeon General’s Report (SGR) on Smoking Cessation. » We hope you’ve been using the 2020 Surgeon General’s Report to promote smoking cessation. There are excellent resources th...
Friday, May 15, 2020 COVID-19 Resource Compilation. » NY Times Articles Smokers and Vapers May Be at Greater Risk for Covid-19- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...
Friday, May 15, 2020 June 24 WEBINAR: American Cancer Society - Zoom Webinar on Surgeon General's Report on Smoking Cessa » 1 pm ET Since the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health was released in 1964, cigarette smoking among...
Friday, May 15, 2020 June 3 WEBINAR: American Lung Association - Tobacco Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening. » 1-2 pm ET Joelle Thirsk Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, CTTS is an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Tobacco Tr...
Friday, May 15, 2020 May 31 - World No Tobacco Day. » The World Health Organization (WHO) designates 31st May of each year as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The theme of WNTD...
Friday, May 15, 2020 May 20 WEBINAR: Health Links - Resiliency and Mental Wellness in the Workplace. » 11-12 pm ET Health Links(a program of the Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado Schoo...
Friday, May 15, 2020 Sunday, May 17 - No Menthol Sunday! » NAATPN invites all of us to join the faith community on a national observance day dedicated to educating congregants and c...
Friday, May 15, 2020 May 15 WEBINAR: Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project - Strategies to Reopen Tribal » 1-2 pm CT On behalf of Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project (SNTEPP) and American Non-Smoker Rights...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 Truth Initiative: What Products are Still Allowed Under the New Flavored e-cigarette Policy? » The new federal policy on flavored e-cigarettes, which went into effect in February, is a far cry from the total ban on fl...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 CDC, States Update Number of Hospitalized EVALI Cases and EVALI Deaths. » CDC recently announced the updated number of hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVAL...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) Recently Released New Tobacco-related Articles. » Self ‐ Reported Exposure to, Perceptions about, and Attitudes about Public Marijuana Smoking among US Adults, 2018...
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