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Monday, August 13, 2018 FDA Announcement on Intention to Expedite Potential Rulemaking on Tobacco Flavors and Exploration of » This summer marks nine years since the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) was signed into law, and on...
Monday, August 13, 2018 Webinar on August 29 at 3 PM ET: Southwest Tribal Tobacco Coalition. » The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease P...
Monday, August 13, 2018 Webinar on August 16 at 1:30 PM ET: Ask the Experts: Smoke-Free Housing Policies on Tribal Lands. » Indoor tobacco use is a public health and safety hazard. It exposes people to harmful chemicals through second and thirdha...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Prevention Partners Legacy Website. » The Prevention Legacy website provides convenient access to enduring tools - evidence-based prevention tools, policies, ca...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking. » WHO released the second edition of their Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking, which looks at glob...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 California Smokers' Helpline & Stater Bros. Pharmacies Partnership. » The California Smokers Helpline and Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies are launching a new partnership to help smo...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 California Executes Rapid Evaluation of Tobacco 21 Law – State Success Story. » A new state success story describes how California evaluated the impact of their tobacco 21 law shortly after its implemen...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 New Resource for Addressing Tobacco Use among Persons with Mental and Substance Use Disorders! » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health developed a new webpage, “Promising Policies and Practices To Address Tobacco Use by Pe...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Canadian Government Releases New Strategic Plan on Tobacco Control. » The Canadian Government has released its new Strategic Plan on Tobacco Control. The plan sets a goal of reducing tobacco u...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Training for Systems Change: Addressing Tobacco and Behavioral Health. » The Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP) is pleased to provide on-line training that addresses tobacc...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 The California Tobacco Control Program Has Released an RFA (Deadline of August 31). » The California Tobacco Control Program has released an RFA: Initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities at Residentia...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 NIH Annual Report! » The recently published NIH 2018 Annual Report to the Nation on cancer statistics, noted that while lung cancer deaths...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 41 Health Groups Urge FDA to Implement Plan Limiting Nicotine in Cigarettes. » In May, 41 public health, medical and other organizations sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb expressing stro...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 2018 CDC Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign Launches. » The 2018 Tips ® campaign launched on Monday, April 23rd and plans to be be on-air for 25 weeks, through October 14 th ....
Thursday, June 14, 2018 American Cancer Society (ACS) Releases Public Health Statement on Eliminating Combustible Tobacco Us » On June 11 th , ACS released its public health statement on eliminating combustible tobacco use in the U.S. in the journal...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 Opportunity to Provide Comments to the Federal Government on Tobacco Products Regulation! Deadline E » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on four important topics. The deadline for comments has been ext...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 ALA Webinar on June 25 at 2:30 pm ET: Improving Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage in South Carolin » Join the American Lung Association to explore South Carolina’s successful efforts to improve their Medicaid tobacco cessat...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 SCLC Webinar on June 18 at 1 pm ET - Clearing the Air: Comprehensive Approaches to Smoke-Free Public » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center(SCLC) is hosting: Clearing the Air: Comprehensive Approaches to Smoke-Free Public...
Monday, May 14, 2018 Tobacco Education Materials in Spanish. » All materials are available for download in two formats: one ready to print in your office and one suitable for high quali...
Monday, May 14, 2018 American Indian Quitline Program for Minnesota Residents. » ClearWay Minnesota launched the American Indian Quitline program for Minnesota residents, featuring American Indian cess...
Monday, May 14, 2018 NEW CDC Infographic. » Teachers and Parents: That USB Stick Might be An E-Cigarette is an infographic for teachers and parents abo...
Monday, May 14, 2018 2018 CDC Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign Launches. » CDC is airing a new round of hard-hitting ads from the Tips® campaign on national television, in magazines, and online...
Monday, May 14, 2018 Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on New Enforcement Actions and a Youth Tobacco » FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that FDA is taking action to address the use of JUUL vaping products among min...
Monday, May 14, 2018 National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fact Sheets Updated and Online. » Last March, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health shared a new resource—the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fac...
Monday, May 14, 2018 TCN Interactive State Policy Map. » The TCN State Policy Map , a new interactive tool now available on the TCN website. While many online resources display w...
Monday, May 14, 2018 Deadline of June 22 - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Section Awards Call for Nominations (2018). » The American Public Health Association’s 2018 Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Section Awards is calling for nominations ....
Monday, May 14, 2018 May 17 - SCLC Webinar: "The Building and Scaling of UC Quits: Health Systems Change for Tobacco Cess » The Building and Scaling of UC Quits: Health Systems Change for Tobacco Cessation with Electronic Medical Records is takin...
Monday, May 14, 2018 May 15-17 - 2018 E-Summit Workshops by LGBT HealthLink! » Digital learning is a driving force in how healthcare education is administered, customized, and re-imagined. For this rea...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 New ASQ Website! » The ASQ Smokers' Quitline (ASQ) has announced the launch of its new website at www.asiansmokersquitline.org designe...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Oklahoma Cigarette Tax Increase Is a Big Win for Kids and Health. » It is terrific news for Oklahoma’s kids and health that the Legislature has approved – and Gov. Mary Fallin has signed int...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Smoke-free Housing Success Stories. » NACCHO published local health department smoke-free housing success stories highlighting the work of the Cincinnati He...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 New Toolkit: Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing and Tobacco Cessation. » The American Lung Association and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an online toolkit aim...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Tobacco Atlas- American Cancer Society and Vital Strategies (March 8, 2018). » This sixth edition of the Tobacco Atlas and its companion website— tobaccoatlas.org —bring readers and users a...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 FDA Related Updates. » FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to receive public comments as FDA c...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Update - No Tobacco Riders and Increased Funding for CDC OSH in the Omnibus. » The House policy riders to exempt so-called “large and premium cigars” from FDA oversight and to change the “grandfather d...
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