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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Healthy People 2020 Webinar on November 21 » During the 45-minute call on November 21 at noon ET, presenters will provide an overview of tobacco use prevalence, on...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Don't Forget to Register - Beyond the 5 A's » With just weeks to go before over 120 of your colleagues meet in Scottsdale, Arizona for Beyond the 5 A’s , ha...
Thursday, October 10, 2013 The University of Wisconsin's free CME/CE Program has a New Web Address » The University of Wisconsin’s free CME/CE program on treating tobacco use and dependence found a new home earlier this y...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Quarterly update of smokefree laws in the United States » The Americans for Nonsmokers Rights Foundation announced its quarterly update of smokefree laws in the United States. Vi...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Webinar - Reaching Smokers in the Age of Mobile Technology: Resources, Networks, and Messaging » On October 15, 2013 from 2 - 3pm Eastern time the National Cancer Institute will sponsor a Research to Reality cyber sem...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 NCI Research to Reality Webinar » October 15, 2013, 2-3 pm EDT - Reaching Smokers in the Age of Mobile Technology: Resources, Networks, and Messaging...
Monday, September 23, 2013 Information about the Quit VET Quitline and Referral by State Quitlines » Dear Colleagues: NAQC has received a number of inquiries about the quitline services available to U.S. veteran...
Thursday, September 19, 2013 FDA Extends Deadline to Comment on Menthol » As many of you know, on July 23, 2013, the FDA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking addition...
Thursday, September 19, 2013 2013 Tips From Former Smokers Campaign Generates 150,000 calls to Quitlines and 2.8 Million Website » CDC has published two important articles this month, showing the impact of the 2012 and 2013 Tips from Former Smokers...
Thursday, September 12, 2013 New Publication on Cessation and E-cigarettes » In a recent study published in the Lancet, researchers found that e-cigarettes, with or without nicotine, were somewhat ef...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Global Tobacco Control: Lessons for the U.S. » Sept. 24, 2013, 12 - 1:30 p.m. Central Time What can the U.S. public health community learn from the tobacco...
Monday, September 9, 2013 CDC Reports on the Effect of the First Federally Funded US Anti-smoking National Media Campaign » In today’s Lancet Journal, CDC reports on the effect of the first federally funded US anti-smoking national media campaign...
Thursday, September 5, 2013 E-cigarettes - New Publication Announced by CDC » This week’s MMWR publication from CDC contains an important article on e-cigarettes. CDC has found that the use of e-cig...
Friday, August 30, 2013 Study finds increased menthol cigarette use among young people » Results raise concern about menthols being marketed as a ‘starter product’ for kids By Sara Saldi "Simply state...
Friday, August 16, 2013 Office on Smoking and Health Request for Assistance with Recruitment for the Tips Campaign » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health has extended recruitment for the next Tips From Former Smokers ca...
Thursday, August 8, 2013 New Toolkits for Healthcare Providers Now Available! » The Behavioral Health and Wellness Program is proud to announce the publication of the DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free and Well...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 The Diane Rehm Show: Smoking in America Today! » NPR had a segment on August 5, 2013, featuring Tim McAfee, Mitch Zeller, Tom Glynn and others, on how smoking and tobacco...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 E-Cigarette Regulation Resources Now Available! » As the popularity of electronic cigarettes skyrockets, many communities have been increasingly concerned about the appea...
Thursday, July 18, 2013 Governor Chafee Does the Right Thing by Vetoing Legislation to Exempt E-Cigarettes from Health Reg. » Yesterday, Governor Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island vetoed a bill that would have exempted e-cigarettes from tobacco regu...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Join the AAP Provisional Section on Tobacco Control » The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Provisional Section on Tobacco Control (PSOTCo) is expanding its membership to in...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 An Opinion Piece of The Regulatory Challenges of Electronic Cigarettes! » The opinion piece was published by JAMA this week by Drs. Neil Benowitz and Maciej L. Goniewicz, and can be located at the...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Questions and answers on electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) » On online Q&A page developed by The World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes, that covers the following questio...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey » Health officials have analyzed the 2012 findings from the National Health Interview Survey administered by the CDC’s Nati...
Thursday, June 27, 2013 Poll: Americans Back FDA Tobacco Authority, Regulation of Cigars & E-Cigarettes » Today, the Campaign released a public opinion poll showing strong voter support for FDA regulation of tobacco and the ex...
Thursday, June 27, 2013 Tobacco Use: New Task Force Findings and Review Information Available! » NAQC is pleased to announce that the Community Preventive Services Task Force has released new findings and re...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Important New Report from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CPBB) on Benefits of Tobacco Tax » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2013 CONTACT: Peter Hamm, 202-296-5469 Federal Tobacco Tax Hike...
Friday, June 14, 2013 Important Community Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Quitlines » The Community Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations on strategies for increasing the use of...
Thursday, June 13, 2013 June 17 is the Last Week of the National Media Campaign - Tips From Former Smokers! » We are in the last two weeks of the Tips 2 national media campaign that started on Mary 4, 2013. The main goals of the...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Father's Day Resources » Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 16. In advance of this special day, CTFK has updated it’s fact sheets on smoki...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Tobacco Control Legal Consortium's Resources on Disclosure » Disclosure of Smoking Policies in Multi-Unit Housing A fact sheet that explains the concept of a smoking disclosu...
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Leading Health Groups Urge AGs to Investigate R.J. Reynolds' New Magazine Ads for Camel » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2013 CONTACTS: Peter Hamm, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 202-296-5...
Thursday, May 30, 2013 CDC Global Tobacco-Antismoking Messages and Intention to Quit » Antismoking Messages and Intention to Quit — 17 Countries, 2008–2011 To assess whether awareness of antismok...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 A new case study, UKanQuit - The University of Kansas Hospital Patient Tobacco Cessation Program » A new case study, UKanQuit - The University of Kansas Hospital Patient Tobacco Cessation Program , shows how one insti...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 A new policy brief Addressing Tobacco Use Through Healthcare Systems » A new policy brief Addressing Tobacco Use Through Healthcare Systems : A Real-World Case Example of How to Reduce Sm...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Tobacco 101 web-based tutorial » TTAC launched a newly updated and redesigned Tobacco 101 web-based tutorial providing information and resources nece...
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