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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...
Monday, October 19, 2015 CDC's New Best Practices Guide on Health Equity! » New Best Practices Guide: Health Equity in Tobacco Prevention and Control , Bridgette Garrett, CDC/OSH and Stephani...
Monday, October 19, 2015 HUD Resources! » The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing outstanding support for the smoke-free multifamily housi...
Monday, October 19, 2015 Upcoming Webinar: CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds Presents: E-cigarettes » On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (1-2 pm ET), CDC will host a Public Health Grand Rounds on “E-cigarettes: An Emerging Public...
Thursday, October 8, 2015 New BHWP Resources » The new DIMENSIONS Tobacco-Free Policy Toolkit was released last week. This has great updates, is very interactive, and is...
Friday, September 11, 2015 Introducing Truth Initiative! » On September 8, Legacy became Truth Initiative and launced a new website: truthinitiative.org . It will allo...
Friday, September 11, 2015 Upcoming Webinar: Integrating Medications into Smoking Cessation Treatment: The Basics! » Hosted by: The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Date: September 22, 2015 Time: 2:00pm Eastern time Webinar...
Monday, August 24, 2015 Health Groups Urge U.S. Chamber Board Members to Withdraw if It Doesn’t End Global Lobbying for Tob. » WASHINGTON, DC – Five leading U.S. public health organizations today called on members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s B...
Monday, August 24, 2015 SelfMade Health Network Announces Ten Tobacco Cessation Marketplace Project Grant Winners! » The grantees of National SelfMade Health Network (SMHN) Tobacco Cessation Marketplace Project can be viewed here...
Monday, August 24, 2015 Commemorating 50 Years of Medicaid: Medicaid Encourages States to Invest in Tobacco Cessation Act. » The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) is recognizing Medicaid’s contribution to the health and security of...
Monday, August 24, 2015 NEW! ASTHO Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships Resource on Medicaid Match for State Quitlines. » ASTHO supports state health agencies by providing information and technical assistance to facilitate partnerships with Med...
Monday, August 24, 2015 A Changing Legacy - Introducing Truth Initiative! » In September the Legacy Foundation will officially become Truth Initiative , and you will know them for "Inspirin...
Monday, August 24, 2015 BHWP Opens Registration for Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program! » BHWP has opened registration for its fall Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification (R...
Monday, August 24, 2015 DEADLINE - September 4 - 2016 SRNT Abstract System Now Open for Submission! » The Call for Abstracts for the 2015 SRNT Annual Meeting is now open for submissions! The Annual Meeti...
Monday, August 24, 2015 Deadline Extension for Tobacco-Free Community College Grants: August 21! » Legacy, a national public health organization dedicated to reducing tobacco use, recently announced awards to 38 community...
Thursday, July 9, 2015 CDC Press Release: Three out of 4 American Adults Favor Making 21 the Minimum Age of Sale for Tob. » Three out of 4 American adults—including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers—favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco p...
Thursday, July 9, 2015 FDA: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)! » DEADLINE: This ANPRM will be available for comment for 60 days, beginning July 1, 2015. FDA is seeking comments, data...
Thursday, July 9, 2015 Electronic Referral Gets Pennsylvania Smokers Help Quitting! » UPMC has launched a pilot program giving its physicians the ability to refer hospitalized patients who use tobacco to the...
Thursday, July 9, 2015 Tackling Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE of AUGUST 3! » The Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center a program of the Danya Institute is pleased to invite the submission...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 CVS Health Demonstrates Integrity and Corporate Leadership » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2015 CONTACT: Peter Hamm, 202-296-54...
Friday, June 26, 2015 NCI funds $3.1M Fred Hutch clinical trial of smoking-cessation smartphone app » SEATTLE – June 19, 2015 – Jonathan Bricker, Ph.D. , a behavioral scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research C...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Webinar - Building Excellence in Evaluation: Examples in Chronic Disease Prevention from Alabama » The Alabama Department of Public Health and Washington University in St. Louis are presenting a satellite conference on ev...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Findings About Pictorial Health Warnings! » WHO/Europe's new evidence brief reviews the effects of large pictorial warnings on the packaging of tobacco products on kn...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act Gains Bipartisan Support! » Following the advocacy of the AAP Legislative Conference participants, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act has gai...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 New Case Study Released – Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage in Oklahoma! » Today the American Lung Association has released a new case study called Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage in Ok...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 BHWP Opens Registration for Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program! » BHWP has opened registration for its fall Rocky Mountain Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification (R...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 WEBINAR on June 30: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community: Preconceptions, Challenges & Experiences! » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is sponsoring a free webinar, “Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community: Preconc...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 WEBINAR on June 16: Tobacco Control and Cancer Survivorship: From Science to Strategies! » Cancer Control PLANET and the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership is sponsoring a series of webinars focused...
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