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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Panel Discussion on April 27: CDC's Tips From Former Smokers Panel Discussion! » Registration deadline - April 15! Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Jack Morton Auditorium at Th...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Webinar on April 26: Opportunities for Interventions: Tobacco Use Among Populations Experiencing » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to host its next free webinar, “Opportunities for Interv...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 30 Smokefree Days Event! » CDC launched an online Facebook event for those wanting to quit smoking, but who still need to take the first step. ...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 CDC Releases Prevention Status Reports for All 50 States and Washington, D.C.! » CDC released the latest Prevention Status Reports (PSRs), which highlight states' progress on key health topics, including...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 In Final Action, California Legislature Votes to Raise Tobacco Age to 21, Approves Other Measures » In Final Action, California Legislature Votes to Raise Tobacco Age to 21, Approves Other Measures to Reduce Tobacco Use!&n...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 May 26 Webcast: The Triangulum: Tobacco, Marijuana, and E-Cigarettes! » Experts in the field will present and discuss the state of the science on the intersection of tobacco, marijuana, and e-ci...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 May 4: Emerging Science in State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Practice! » This event, hosted by RTI International RTI International and the State and Community Tobacco Control (SCTC) research i...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 BHWP 2016 Build a Clinic Program: Request for Applications! » The Behavioral Health & Wellness Program and its partners, the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colo...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Run to Quit! » Run to Quit is a new 10-week program in Canada that encourages smokers to quit smoking by taking up running while using a...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 CDC Infographic: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Key Facts. » Outlines what we currently know about e-cigarettes, trends in use, and more. https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/Policy/Elect...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 CDC Launches Fifth Year of its “Tips from Former Smokers” National Advertising Campaign! » On January 25, CDC launched a new series of its “Tips from Former Smokers” national ad campaign, featuring personal storie...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Deadline of March 9: American Lung Association & The C. Everett Koop Institute present » In the war against Big Tobacco, there are many people who fight daily to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit....
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Deadline of March 1: FDA Tobacco Fellowship Application is Now Open! » The Food and Drug Administration is offering mid-career professionals the opportunity to spend a year as a Tobacco Regulat...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Deadline of February 29: Call for Manuscripts about Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke! » The American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence is soliciting manuscripts to be featured in an...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 February 17 Webinar: Reducing Tobacco Use among African Americans and Youth: What's Menthol Got To » In celebration of African American History month, SCLC is hosting a webinar on February 17th , "Reducing Tobacco...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 New CDC Feature Article: Make 2016 Your Year to Quit! » This article: Focuses on tools that can help smokers quit once and for all. A quit plan is a ke...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 Deadline of March 1: FDA Tobacco Fellowship Application is Now Open! » The Food and Drug Administration is offering mid-career professionals the opportunity to spend a year as a Tobacco Regulat...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 WEBINAR: Enhancing Healthcare Professional Capacity to Integrate Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation In » Join a webinar with Canadian Network for Respiratory Care (CNRC) that will showcase their work as part of the Agency's Mul...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 Quit VET Announcement! » The Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), launched Quit VET a n...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 In Big Win for Global Health, Australia Defeats Philip Morris Challenge to Its Plain Cigarette Packa » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2015 CONTACT:&nbs...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 1-800 QUIT NOW Take Back and Transfer (TNT) Feature Update » Greetings! The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has added codes for the Asian Smokers Quitline to its 1-800 QU...
Monday, December 14, 2015 LGBT Best and Promising Practices Throughout the Cancer Continuum. » LGBT Health LGBT HealthLink and the National LGBT Cancer Network (November 2015). A report examining best practices to im...
Monday, December 14, 2015 Nearly 50 Communities Receive Awards for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. » CDC Division of Community Health has funded 47 new communities to improve healthy eating, improve opportunities for physic...
Monday, December 14, 2015 State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System: Updated Fact Sheets. » CDC/OSH recently released updated State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Fact Sheets with data cu...
Monday, December 14, 2015 Broken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State Look at the 1998 Tobacco Settlement 17 Years Later » The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lu...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 FDA "Fresh Empire" Campaign! » FDA announced the launch of “Fresh Empire,” a national multi-platform public education campaign aimed at multicultural you...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 HUD Smoke-free Proposed Rule! » Today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro joined Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 FDA No-Tobacco-Sale Order Action! » The Food and Drug Administration announced that it will ban eight retailers from selling tobacco products f...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Influence of Nicotine Metabolism Genes on Smoking Throughout the Tobacco Use Continuum: From Adolesc » Join Dr. Meghan Chenoweth as she hosts a webinar entitled “Influence of Nicotine Metabolism Genes on Smokin...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 NAQC Webinar Training Series on eReferral! » The next training webinar on eReferral will be held on December 8, 2015 from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET . Please join u...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Comments Due to CMS on Quality Tobacco Treatment Measures! » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in the process of developing, electronically specifying, and mai...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The Great Asian American Smokeout (Tobacco Control)! » APPEAL and the RAISE Network Partners are kicking off the second year of the Great Asian American Smokeout in an effort to...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout! » The Great American Smokeout will be held on Thursday, November 19 th . Since its inception in the 1970’s, this eve...
Monday, October 19, 2015 Article: Congress Must Not Weaken Nation’s Fight Against Tobacco! » "While the United States has made tremendous progress in reducing smoking, tobacco use continues to take an enormous toll...
Monday, October 19, 2015 New FDA Videos on the Latest Tobacco Research! » Watch Scientists Discuss the Latest Tobacco Research : The FDA recently launched two new videos as part of a series...
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