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Wednesday, December 14, 2011 New survey shows renewed progress in reducing youth smoking - U.S. youth smoking rates at record low » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2011 CONTACT: Marie Cocco, 202-296-5469 New Survey Shows Ren...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Public Health Stakeholder Call Tomorrow 12PM EST, Dec 14: Public Release of the Institute of Med. » The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requires the FDA to consult with the Institute of Medicine (IOM)...
Monday, December 12, 2011 NCTOH’s abstract deadline has been extended! » ANNOUNCEMENT: THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011 - 11:59PM (PST)...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 NCTOH Abstracts are Due Next Week! » The abstract submission process is designed to develop sessions where attendees will learn about the latest tobacco contro...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 American Lung Association “Helping Smokers Quit” Report Released Today » Dear Colleagues, Today the American Lung Association released its fourth annual Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco Cessati...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 NCI - Announcing Smokefree Teen » Announcing Smokefree Teen Nearly 90 percent of adult smokers began smoking before they turned 18. And tobacco...
Thursday, December 1, 2011 ALA Use of Quitline Data and Upcoming Webinar » On December 7, 2011, the American Lung Association (ALA) will be releasing its fourth annual Helping Smokers Quit: Tob...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 FDA Appeals Tobacco Warning Label Ruling » WASHINGTON \| Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:05pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U...
Monday, November 21, 2011 Australia: PARLIAMENT PASSES WORLD FIRST PLAIN PACKAGING OF TOBACCO LEGISLATION » THE HON NICOLA ROXON MP Minister for Health and Ageing MEDIA RELEASE 21 November 2011 PARLIAMENT PA...
Friday, November 18, 2011 Up to $1 Billion to be Awarded Through Health Care Innovation Challenge Initiative » Today it was announced that up to $1 billion dollars will be awarded to innovative projects across the country that test c...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 National Association of Local Boards of Health - 20th Annual Conference » Celebrating Acheivements, Shaping the Future! August 8-10, 2012 Hyatt Regency Downtown A...
Monday, November 14, 2011 Helping Smokers Quit Report: Register for Dec. 7th Webinar » On December 7, 2011, the American Lung Association will be releasing its fourth annual Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco...
Monday, November 7, 2011 Call for papers is open until December 2, 2011 » The following communication is an update to the July 22, 2011, announcement. Journal of Environm...
Monday, November 7, 2011 Ruling Against New Cigarette Warnings » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2011 CONTACT: Marie Cocco, 202-296-5469 Ruling Against New Cigarette...
Monday, November 7, 2011 Tobacco: The Winnable Battle Among America's Armed Forces » With smoking prevalence among our servicemen and women estimated at 31% -- far exceeding the current national average...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 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 h...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Opportunity for state quitlines to participate in research study » NAQC would like to make its state quitline members aware of an opportunity to participate in CDC's Comparative Effectivene...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Webinar on November 3: Helping Patients Quit: Implementing The Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set » Meeting Description: Hospitalization provides an opportunity to assist tobacco users with quitting. W...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 Movies, Entertainment Media, and Tobacco-Related Disparities: TReND International Call for Papers » The Tobacco Research Network on Disparities (TReND) , funded by the National Cancer Institute and Legacy, is issuing an...
Friday, October 14, 2011 2012 TFK YAYA Nomination Packet » It's that time of year again— nominations for the 2012 Youth Advocate of the Year (YAYA) Awards are open! As always we...
Thursday, October 6, 2011 FDA and NIH announce joint study on tobacco use and risk perceptions » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health today announced a joint, large-scale, nati...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Call for SRNT Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals » SRNT is accepting proposals for pre-conference workshops to be held in conjunction with the 2012 Annual Meeting in Hou...
Monday, October 3, 2011 Request for Proposal issued by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii » This is a courtesy notification regarding a Request for Proposal issued by the Research Corporation of the University...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Multi-State Collaborative Webinar on Medicaid Cessation Benefits Featuring New York and Missouri » The Multi-State Collaborative invites you to attendthe nextwebinar inour series on State Cessation Strategies and P...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW GRAPHIC WARNING LABELS THAT INCLUDE A TOLL FREE NUMBER AND WEBSITE » On Tuesday, September 27, Canada’s Harper government gave final approval for new warning labels on cigarette and li...
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Receive free EX® info cards and downloadable EX® tear-off flyers » Dear Colleagues: Are you looking for resources to help smokers quit on the Great American Smoke Out this November 17 th ?...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Open Comment Period on CTP's Scientific Evaluation of Modified Risk Tobacco Product App. » Please note that the open comment period for CTP's Scientific Evaluation of Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) Appl...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Webinar Opportunities » Dear Colleagues, Check out the upcoming webinars hosted by our friends at the Smoking Cessation Leadershi...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Webinar on the Use of New Technology to Promote Tobacco Cessation » In a day when 47 percent of adults use social media, 85 percent own cell phones, and 72 percent use their phones to send a...
Friday, September 9, 2011 New Draft Guidance Documents and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule-Making » The FDA Center for Tobacco Products posted two Draft Guidance documents and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule-Making. W...
Thursday, August 25, 2011 IMPORTANT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO FDA REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER TOBACCO PRODUCTS » The recent FDA announcement about placing the 1-800-QUIT-NOW number (ie, the toll-free number that connects callers with t...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 REGISTER for free SCLC-ATTUD Webinar: Behavioral Health & Tobacco:The Final Frontier on September 29 » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is pleased to co-host its next free webinar with the Association for the Treatm...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 New Mexico released its RFP for Quitline and Online Tobacco Cessation Services » The deadline for submission of proposals is August 25, 2011 . The RFP can be found on the New Mexico Department of Health...
Friday, July 22, 2011 Call for Papers » Journal of Environmental and Public Health Special Issue on Tobacco Consumption Patterns Call for Papers &n...
Sunday, July 17, 2011 Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health (ICSH): July 28, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. » Dear Colleagues, You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health (ICS...
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