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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...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Webinar on June 17 - The Role of Healthcare in Tobacco Cessation » Partnership for Prevention and the American College of Preventive Medicine will host a webinar on June 17, 2015 at 2:00pm...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 NIOSH Report! » NIOSH Report Recommends All Workplaces Become Tobacco-Free – The National Institute of Occupational Safety...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 CDC Winnable Battles 2010-2015 Progress Report! » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published CDC Winnable Battles 2010-2015, Progress Report...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Get Tools for No Menthol Sunday » ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Two Important Announcements from the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products! » Earlier in May, FDA/CTP announced that the agency has denied a Citizen Petition from R.J. Reynold Tobacco Co...
Thursday, April 23, 2015 It's Time to Regulate E-Cigarettes » The New York Times this morning ran the below op-ed and editorial calling for FDA regulation of e-cigarettes. http://w...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 Nicotine Dependence Treatment Continuing Education & Certification Programs » The Winnable Battle ...Reducing the Use of Nicotine Products REGISTER TODAY! The University of Arizon...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 State-of-the Art Office-Based Interventions to Eliminate Youth Tobacco Use: The Past Decade! » More than 3.6 million U.S. youth currently smoke, and 80 percent will continue to smoke into adulthood. Early intervention...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 Bloomberg Philanthropies & The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launch Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation » Michael R. Bloomberg & Bill Gates Will Support Countries Facing Tobacco Industry Law Suits Abu Dha...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 New AJPM Article: Nicotine and the Developing Human: A Neglected Element in the Electronic Cigarette » A new article was published online by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine titled, “Nicotine and the Developing H...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 New Report – State Health Insurance Marketplace Plans: New Opportunities to Help Smokers Quit! » The American Lung Association released a new report, State Health Insurance Marketplace Plans: New Opportunities to Help...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 SCLC's Next FREE webinar: Tobacco Cessation for Pregnant Women and Mothers! » The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to its next free webinar, “Tobacco Ces...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 Register Today! Tobacco Cessation FAQ Guidance Q & A Webinar » On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 2pm Eastern, the American Lung Association will host a webinar, Tobacco Cessation FAQ Guid...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 RAISE Celebrates National Minority Health Month (Tobacco, Obesity & Cancer Control) » April is National Minority Health Month and the RAISE Network is working to promote and improve the health of AANHPI commu...
Thursday, March 26, 2015 Call for Nominations: Tobacco Treatment eCQM Task Force » Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you that the Joint Commission and Mathematica Policy Research ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Pathways to Freedom: Leading the Way to a Smoke Free Community - DVD Available! » NAATPN is proud to announce that Pathways to Freedom: Leading the Way to a Smoke Free Community © is now av...
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Position Available at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - U.S. Research Team! » The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has a position available on its U.S. research team for a Research Manager. The ideal ca...
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Asian Smokers’ Quitline Webinar: March 17, 2015, 1:00PM (PST)! » The Asian Smokers’ Quitline webinar, hosted by APPEAL’s RAISE Network, will address how the Asian Smokers’ Quitline reache...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Field Test of Enhanced LGBT Question for the Minimal Data Set (MDS) Set to Launch April 1st! » NAQC would like to thank Dr. Amy Lukowski (National Jewish Health), Dr. Scout (LGBT HealthLink) and the participating stat...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Use of Electronic Health Records to Support Smoking Cessation (Review). » The objective of this article is to assess the effectiveness of electronic health record-facilitated interventions on smok...
Friday, February 13, 2015 Clinical Preventive Services Coverage and the Affordable Care Act. » More than 100 000 additional lives could be saved if more people received recommended preventive care. The Affordable ...
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