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Thursday, September 14, 2017 Deadline of October 2 - Agents of Change Summit Abstract Submission! » Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the Agents of Change Summit 2018 (scheduled for February 12-13, 2018). Bre...
Thursday, September 14, 2017 September 19 ALA Webinar - The Power of Partnerships: Behavioral health and public health working to » September 19, 2017 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Register here to receive log in information Kentucky has...
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Resources From the Webinar on EAGLE study on Varenicline! » On September 13, NAQC hosted a webinar on the findings from the EAGLE study on Varenicline, an FDA-approved medication for...
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Just Released! QuickStats MMWR on e-Cigarette Use Among US Adults » Dear Colleagues, Today, CDC released an updated Quickstats MMWR report highlighting data from the 2016 National H...
Friday, August 11, 2017 HHS Million Hearts Tobacco Use Webpage Now Live. » The Million Hearts website includes a page dedicated to information and tools related to tobacco use. The content overview...
Friday, August 11, 2017 CDC Factsheet: How the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) Serves States. » The factsheet highlights how OSH serves states and territories and saves money through its coordination at the federal lev...
Friday, August 11, 2017 Deadline of October 11 - 2017 Tobacco-Free College Program for Community Colleges and Minority-Servi » Truth Initiative is launching its new Tobacco-Free College Program, which offers 17-month grants of up to $20,000 to commu...
Friday, August 11, 2017 Deadline of September 29 - Feedback on Proposed Health People 2030 Framework! » The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking feedback on the proposed Healthy People 2030 framework ...
Friday, August 11, 2017 August 30 - Webinar: Rather Wreck my Gums Than my Lungs: Smokeless Tobacco and California Rural Adol » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center(SCLC) is hosting a free webinar: "Rather wreck my gums than my lungs: Smokeless to...
Friday, August 11, 2017 August 22 - Webinar on Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing- The Role of Local Health Departments! » This webinar is hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the A...
Friday, August 11, 2017 National Roundtable for Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use - Summer/Fall Tobacco & Cancer Webinar Se » NBHN is hosting a number of webinars over the next few months. Please find information for the upcoming webinars (below)....
Friday, August 11, 2017 Deadline of August 15 - 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health: Scholarships deadline extended! » Held from March 7-9, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, the WCTOH is able to offer a number of free registrations to co...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 FDA announces comprehensive regulatory plan to shift trajectory of tobacco-related disease, death » Agency to pursue lowering nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels and create more predictability in tobacco regulat...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 New York City Passes Sweeping Package of Bills to Further Reduce Tobacco Use » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 9, 2017 CONTACT: John Schachter (202) 296-5469 New York City Pas...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 SCLC: FREE CME/CEUs for the Summer Webinar Collection Series. » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) announced FREE continuing education units for the Summer Collection Ser...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 NEW! Mobile App from the California Smokers' Helpline! » The California Smokers’ Helpline had announced its new quit smoking mobile app for iPhone, No Butts. No Butts uses prove...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 CDC Chronic Disease Indicators Data! » The CDC has announced the next release of its Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) data. "The CDIs provide public...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 NAQC Sign-on Letters! » NAQC was one of the organizations signing onto the letter to Senate leadership opposing the repeal of the Prevention and P...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Webinar on July 20: SCLC Next Free Webinar: Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation in Public Housing Commun » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center(SCLC), in collaboration with the CDC Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign, the Natio...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Deadline - July 16: Draft Research Plan Available for Comment! » USPSTF is requesting public comment on a draft research plan examining primary care interventions and their relationship t...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 San Francisco Board Votes to End Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products, Including Menthol Cigarettes » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 20, 2017 CONTACT: John Schachter, 202-296-5469 San Francisco Boa...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Oregon will be third state to raise tobacco age to 21 » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2017 CONTACT: Vince Willmore (202) 296-5469 Oregon Will Be Th...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 Newly Released Senate Bill: More Bad News for Public Health » Dear Colleagues, Please see the important information from Trust for America’s Health, below. TFAH provides lin...
Monday, June 19, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Webinar on June 28 - Medicaid-Public Health Partnership to Improve Health and Control Costs: Early » Dear Colleague: We would like to inform you of the upcoming webinar, Medicaid-Public Health Partnership...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Appeals Court: Tobacco Companies Must Include Corrective Warning Statements! » On April 25, a federal appeals court reaffirmed that tobacco companies must comply with a decade-old court order requiri...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 New Smoke-Free Public Housing Factsheets! » HUD released five new factsheets on its website to assist public housing agencies in implementing HUD’s smoke-free rule. T...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 June 22 Webinar - Healthy People 2030 Development! » Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Public Health Association on Thursday, June...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Oklahoma Cigarette Price Increase is a Big Win for Kids and Health » Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC – The $1...
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Secondhand Smoke Resources! » TECC offers an array of materials to support your secondhand smoke campaigns. Many materials have been substantially rev...
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Digital EX Program Announcement! » The Truth Initiative, together with Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, has expanded the EX Program and is marketing i...
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Poll Reveals Americans Support FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products. » A new poll reveals that American voters across party lines strongly support FDA regulation of tobacco products and strongl...
Thursday, May 11, 2017 May 31 - Meeting of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health! » The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will convene a meeting of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health...
Thursday, April 20, 2017 Get Ready for May 28 - No Menthol Sunday » Dear Colleagues, The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network – NAATPN - has created a toolkit for&...
Friday, April 14, 2017 Now Online - Engaging Health Professionals and Strengthening Smoking Cessation Interventions: Succes » This webinar is now available online for CME credit. Webinar objectives are: 1. Discuss the current environment s...
Friday, April 14, 2017 New Truth Campaign Highlights Tobacco as a Social Justice Issue. » A new segment of the truth campaign, #STOPPROFILING, points out the efforts of the tobacco industry to aggressively market...
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