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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Campaign from Truth Initiative! » Truth Initiative released a documentary-style campaign that examines tobacco industry targeting of the military and adul...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 FDA Guidance on Required Warnings on Small-Packaged Cigars! » This issued guidance document(to be implemented on August 10, 2018 ) is intended to assist any&...
Monday, November 13, 2017 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Updated Resources and Web Presence! » CTFK updated its resources and factsheets based on new tobacco data from CDC and SAMHSA. You'll find tons of resources,...
Monday, November 13, 2017 CDC Guide - Program Infrastructure in Tobacco Prevention and Control! » This best practices user guide is intended to help tobacco control programs translate research into practice. This use...
Monday, November 13, 2017 FDA Final Guidance on Distribution of Free Samples of Tobacco Products! » The guidance is intended to help manufacturers, distributers, and retailers of tobacco products understand prohibitions on...
Monday, November 13, 2017 FDA Media Campaign! » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding “The Real Cost” public education campaign to educate teens about the...
Monday, November 13, 2017 FRN Requesting Information on Effective, Large-scale, Sustainable Approaches to Help People Quit Usi » On October 31, the Federal Register included a request from CDC for public comments on cessation treatment options. Commen...
Monday, November 13, 2017 Deadline of January 15, 2018 - Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative (TFGCI) Grant Program! » The American Cancer Society Center for Tobacco Control launched a third request for proposals for the TFGCI grant program...
Monday, November 13, 2017 Workshop on December 4: Adopting SCRIPT in your Organization Training (Full Day)! » American Psychological Association 750 First St NE, 9th Floor Conference Room, Washington, DC 20002 This one-day train...
Monday, November 13, 2017 SCLC Webinar on November 29 at 1 pm ET - One Hour Power Break, "Bambi Meets Godzilla: Addressing Yo » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is hosting a One Hour Power Break FREE webinar: "Bambi Meets Godzilla: Addressing...
Monday, November 13, 2017 November 27: Submission Deadline for Tobacco Cessation Request for Information - State of AZ! » The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Tobacco & Chronic Disease (BTCD) is interested in as...
Thursday, September 14, 2017 New In-Language CDC Cessation Materials for Asian Americans. » CDC now offers factsheets in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean languages. The quitting materials address identifying reasons...
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Truth Initiative: Documentary on Menthol in the African American Community. » Youth activist and Truth Initiative Youth Activism Fellowship alumni Lincoln Mondy released Black Lives / Black Lungs , a...
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Cost Calculator. » In partnership with the California Department of Public Health, TECC released a new tool to evaluate the cost to turnover...
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...
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