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Friday, December 12, 2014 CDC MMWR - Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2013 » The report underscores the need to fully implement effective actions to successfully reduce smoking. A combination of toba...
Thursday, December 11, 2014 CDC Tobacco-Related MMWR on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems » Dear Colleagues, Today, CDC released new findings about state laws prohibiting sales to minors and indoor use of El...
Monday, November 17, 2014 CDC Feature for the Great American Smokeout » This week, CDC reaches out to smokers with practical tips to encourage people to stop smoking during the American Cancer S...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 CDC Feature for GASO » Dear Colleagues: Next week, CDC will reach out to smokers with practical tips to encourage people to stop smoking duri...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 The Great ASIAN American Smokeout! » Smoking continues to disproportionately affect many AANHPI communities in the U.S. and Pacific, so APPEAL's RAISE Net...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 ActionToQuit Resources on E-Cigarettes! » ActionToQuit has a new section on its website called Trending ( http://actiontoquit.org/trending/ )which offers informatio...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 New campaign calls on retailers to end tobacco sales » The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is excited to announce that we are launching a new campaign that calls on America’s re...
Thursday, October 16, 2014 Tobacco-Related MMWR » Increases in Smoking Cessation Interventions After a Feedback and Improvement Initiative Using Electronic Health Records —...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Menthol Cigarette Smoking among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults » The American Journal of Preventive Medicine published, “Menthol Cigarette Smoking among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Community Preventive Services Task Force - Task Force finding and rationale statement for Comprehen » The Community Preventive Services Task Force has posted its Task Force finding and rationale statement for Comprehensive T...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 #20 Million Campaign » The CDC Office on Smoking and Health invites you to join the #20Million campaign, an online memorial honoring those who ha...
Thursday, September 11, 2014 Fact Sheet: Information for Health Care Providers and Public Health Professionals » CDC released a new fact sheet for health professionals on tobacco use during pregnancy : Information for H...
Thursday, September 11, 2014 TIPS 2014 CAMPAIGN UPDATE » The paid portion of the 2014 Tips national media buy ended this past Sunday, September 7th. We hope you have been able to...
Thursday, September 11, 2014 National Jewish Health Recognized With a Pair of Continuing Medical Education Awards » DENVER, CO September 05, 2014 National Jewish Health Recognized With a Pair of Continuing Medical Education Awar...
Thursday, September 11, 2014 FDA Issues Seven NSE Orders for Dissolvable Tobacco Products » FDA issued orders that seven dissolvable tobacco products manufactured by Star Scientific, Inc. (now known as Rock Creek P...
Monday, September 8, 2014 Training and certification program opportunities » Dear colleagues, We would like to share a website (recommended by a NAQC member) that hosts training and certification p...
Monday, August 25, 2014 CDC Press Release » Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to share a CDC press release (below) and manuscript of a study on e-cigaret...
Monday, August 25, 2014 Tips 2014 - NEW Metrics Report! » Dear Colleagues, NAQC is pleased to share CDC’s update on the 2014 Tips From Former Smokers campaign summarizin...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Tips 2014 Metrics Report » Dear Colleagues, NAQC is pleased to share CDC’s update on the 2014 Tips From Former Smokers campa...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 NEW Tips 2014 Metrics Report » Dear Colleagues, NAQC is pleased to share CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health brief metrics report summar...
Monday, July 28, 2014 Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use: An Implementation Guide for the Armed Forces! » Dear Colleagues: Today, Partnership for Prevention’s ActionToQuit initiative released a new resource titled H...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 New Report: Helping Smokers Quit 2014 » The American Lung Association is pleased to announce the release of its 6 th Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco Cessation Co...
Friday, July 11, 2014 New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to ... » Design changes and chemical additives introduced by tobacco companies in recent decades have made cigarettes more addict...
Friday, July 11, 2014 NEW JOURNAL ARTICLE: INTERMEDIATE CESSATION OUTCOMES AMONG QUITLINE CALLERS DURING A NATIONAL TOB. » In an article released yesterday in the journal, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, researchers used quitline data from 23...
Friday, July 11, 2014 DEADLINE AUGUST 8! 30-day Extension on Comment Period for Deeming! » FDA has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a 30-day extension of the comment period for the proposed...
Friday, July 11, 2014 SAVE THE DATE: July 23! It’s All Acute to Me: Expanding Opportunities for Cessation Counseling » This AAP Richmond Center webinar will focus on opportunities for tobacco cessation counseling outside the primary care s...
Thursday, June 12, 2014 QuitConnect! » The QuitConnect project, lead by Jim Thrasher , and Scott Strayer , is finalizing the QuitConnect website platform an...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 State-Specific Data for Father's Day! » Father's Day is this Sunday, June 15. If you haven't already done so, consider taking advantage of this special day to ra...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 New Resources to Promote the 2014 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health » CDC's Office on Smoking and Health is pleased to announce that the 2014 Surgeon General's report, The Health Consequences...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 FDA E-Cigarettes: Impact on Individual and Population Health » ABSTRACT: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have recently gained significant attention in the marketplace and in the m...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 truth® Update, Spring 2014 » What's happening with the truth® youth smoking prevention campaign, you ask? We are excited to provide updates as...
Thursday, May 1, 2014 Register for Upcoming Webinar - Tobacco Cessation, Medicaid and the ACA: What’s New in 2014? » Tobacco Cessation, Medicaid and the ACA: What’s New in 2014? Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is in...
Friday, April 25, 2014 Yesterday’s Teleconference on FDA's Proposed Deeming Rule » If for any reason you were not able to attend yesterday’s telebriefing to discuss "Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subjec...
Thursday, April 24, 2014 Tips 2014 Metrics Report » Dear Colleagues, NAQC is pleased to share CDC’s update on the 2014 Tips From Former Smokers campaignsummarizin...
Monday, April 14, 2014 Two New Resources on E-cigarettes Have Been Published Today » Greetings! Two new resources on e-cigarettes have been published today. FIRST, the journal Tobacco Control publi...
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