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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 The Washington State Tobacco and Vapor Product Prevention and Control Program - 2017-2021 Strategic » You will find cessation efforts in Goal 3. This is a statewide plan that was developed in collaboration with partners and...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities Webinar Available on ASTHO Website! » This webinar cohosted by ASTHO and NACCHO featured speakers from the American Cancer Society, the University of Florida, a...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 New Lung Cancer Screening Publication! » The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a new publication that captures presentations and di...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 CDC Foundation Provides Tobacco Resources for Smoke-Free Businesses! » The Oct. 26 edition of the CDC Foundation’s quarterly online publication Business Pulse makes the case for businesses...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Government of Canada Introduces New Tobacco and Vaping Products Legislation! » The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canadians from nicotine addiction and tobacco use. Regulating vaping p...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 How you can prevent breaking promises to our children! » Dear Colleagues, In its new report on Broken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State Look at the 1998 Tobacco Set...
Thursday, December 8, 2016 Reflections on the new SGR on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults » Dear Colleagues, One can only hope that today’s release of the Surgeon General’s Report (SGR) on e-cigarette us...
Thursday, November 17, 2016 American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout » Dear Colleague: &n...
Monday, November 14, 2016 Reports on Retail Environment! » CounterTobacco.org offers evidence summaries on tobacco control and prevention topics related to the retail environment. T...
Monday, November 14, 2016 New Online Support Community for Quitting Smoking! » In partnership with Inspire, American Lung Association launched several lung health online support communities, including...
Monday, November 14, 2016 Great American Smokeout Campaign! » GASO takes place on Thursday, November 17 th ! NAQC joins ACS in encouraging you to leverage this event to promote cal...
Monday, November 14, 2016 NAQC Conference 2017: Registration Due Date! » NAQC Conference titled, Advancing Quitline Practice through Innovations and Research, will be taking place at the Hi...
Monday, November 14, 2016 Deadline of December 1: Apply for The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy! » The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy (formerly The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fello...
Monday, November 14, 2016 Deadline of November 28: Calling Health Professionals Treating Pregnant Smokers! » The Society for Public Health Education's Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT)® Program is...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 SOPHE Commit to Quit During and After Pregnancy DVD in Spanish! » SOPHE is increasing access to resources that promote Hispanic health. The Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Tre...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Truth Initiative - Factsheet on Smokeless Tobacco Use! » The factsheets overview the prevalence among adolescents and adults, marketing expenditures, health risks, and exist...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 FDA Issued Warning Letters to Tobacco Retailers Illegally Selling to Minors! » One month after its deeming rule took effect, FDA has issued its first warning letters to 55 retailers for selling tobacco...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 The National Multiple Schlerosis Society and Smoking Cessation! » The National Multiple Schlerosis (MS) Society is interested in partnering with quitlines to provide cessation treatment to...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Deadline of December 1: Apply for The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy! » The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy (formerly The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fello...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Webinar on October 26-Truth Initiative’s College Programs: Helping Colleges Across the Country » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and the Truth Initiative are pleased to invite you to its next free...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Webinar on October 18 at 1 pm CT: U.S. v. Philip Morris: The Big Win Against Big Tobacco! » Ten years ago, on August 17, 2006, Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that ten tobacco industry defendants had violated civil rack...
Thursday, September 8, 2016 Smokeless Tobacco May Contain Potentially Harmful Bacteria! » There's a new concern about smokeless tobacco – those products can harbor several species of potentially harmful bacteria....
Thursday, September 8, 2016 Two New Factsheets on Tobacco Industry Practices in Retail Environment! » Two new Public Health and Tobacco Policy Center factsheets outline tobacco industry practices in the retail environment. S...
Thursday, September 8, 2016 NY Times Article: Tobacco Industry Works to Block Rules on E-Cigarettes! » It was recently reported that, the e-cigarette and cigar industries have enlisted high-profile lobbyists and influential c...
Thursday, August 18, 2016 CDC Tobacco-Related MMWR » Tobacco Advertising and Promotional Expenditures in Sports and Sporting Events Adults — United States, 1992–2013 Rest...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 NEJM: Smoking Rate Decreased Markedly During Obama’s Tenure » But Will Future Administrations Address the High Death Toll from Smoking? The seven years of the Obama Administration...
Monday, August 15, 2016 Uruguay Wins Landmark Victory Over Philip Morris! » In a public health victory of global import, an international arbitral tribunal this month rejected Philip Morris Internat...
Monday, August 15, 2016 Truth Initiative Supports Tobacco 21 Implementation! » Truth Initiative released a new statement of support for raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21 as...
Monday, August 15, 2016 FDA Deeming Rule Provisions Update and Resources! » FDA’s deeming rule provisions went into effect on August 8 and the Center for Tobacco Products released a guidance disting...
Monday, August 15, 2016 October 3-6, 2016: Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Program! » The Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification (RMTTS-C) Program is offered by the Behavioral Health and W...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 E-Cigarettes Go Tobacco-Free with Synthetic Nicotine. » Next Generation Labs is making synthetic nicotine targeted toward vaping liquid companies. This tobacco-free nicotine is 1...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 10-year Anniversary of the Surgeon General's Report Resources! » CDC developed “Going Smokefree Matters: Multiunit Housing” to raise awareness about the impacts of secondhand smoke expo...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 FDA Celebrates Seventh Anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act! » FDA Center for Tobacco Products recognizes the public health milestones achieved since the Tobacco Control Act was signed...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Webinar on July 27: Working with Public Housing Authorities: Addressing Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing » This webinar will explore specific strategies for smokefree multi-unit housing policy implementation, as well as how to re...
Friday, June 17, 2016 FDA Offers Resources on Deeming Tobacco Rule. » Following the final rule extending authority to regulate all tobacco products, FDA has posted related available resources...
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