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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 New Legislation » Legislation was introduced yesterday by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...
Thursday, January 17, 2013 New Study in AJPH: The State Trifecta Works » A new study released today in the American Journal of Public Health provides new evidence on the effectiveness of the st...
Friday, December 14, 2012 National and State Estimates of Secondhand Smoke Infiltration Among U.S. Multiunit Housing Residents » National and State Estimates of Secondhand Smoke Infiltration Among U.S. Multiunit Housing Residents A new st...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 FDA Actions Related to Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Smoking-Cessation Products » The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a 1-day public hearing, " FDA Actions Related to Nicotine Replaceme...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Tips From former Smokers Media Campaign! » Can you believe it’s almost 2013? Last week, CDC reminded PSA Directors at radio stations around the country about CDC’s...
Thursday, December 6, 2012 New Report: States Spend Less Than Two Percent of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Tobacco Use » States Missing Opportunity to Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Costs Dec. 6 2012 WASHINGTON, DC — The states this...
Thursday, December 6, 2012 DC Circuit Won't Hear Appeal in Graphic Warning Labels Case » Dear Colleagues, NAQC just learned that the US Government’s request for an appeal in the graphic warning label case...
Monday, December 3, 2012 ALA's Report "Helping Smokers Quit" - Released Today » Greetings! Today, The American Lung Association (ALA) published its annual report on Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 FDA Hearing on NRT and Innovative Tobacco Cessation Treatments Scheduled for December 17 » Greetings! FDA will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Silver Spring, Maryland o...
Monday, November 26, 2012 Report on Cessation Coverage » The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids released a report on insurance coverage of tobacco cessation services that was conduct...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 CDC, Tobacco-Related MMWR » MMWR: INDOOR AIR QUALITY AT NINE LARGE-HUB AIRPORTS WITH AND WITHOUT DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS – UNITED STATES, OCTOBER-NO...
Thursday, November 15, 2012 Celebrating the Great American Smokeout 2012! » Celebrating the Great American Smokeout 2012! Greetings! NAQC would like to wish all of you a Grea...
Thursday, November 8, 2012 November 8: CDC Tobacco-Related MMWR » Current Cigarette Use Among Adults — United States, 2011 The report underscores the need to fully implement...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Webinar - November Election Results: Implications for Tobacco Control! » Presented by the Tobacco Control Network (TCN) @ 12-1:30pm PT/1-2:30pm MT/2-3:30pm CT/3-4:30pm ET This webinar will p...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Minnesota’s Investment in Applied Tobacco Control Research » ClearWay Minnesota SM is pleased to share the release of our latest supplement for the American Journal of Preventive Medi...
Monday, November 5, 2012 Cessation Outcomes Among Treatment-Seeking Menthol and Nonmenthol Smokers » Background Menthol cigarettes account for 25% of the market in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration currently is con...
Thursday, November 1, 2012 CDC Tobacco-Related MMWR: Current Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Women » Below is a link to a copy of the November 2 nd Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report containing the following toba...
Monday, October 29, 2012 Article: Smoking-Related Weight Concerns and Obesity » Introduction: Substantial evidence suggests that concerns about postcessation weight gain interfere with cessation effort...
Monday, September 24, 2012 FTC releases cigarette and smokeless tobacco marketing reports for 2009 and 2010 » The Federal Trade Commission today released its reports on cigarette and smokeless tobacco marketing for 2009 and 2010....
Thursday, September 20, 2012 Press Release: FINDINGS FROM CDC'S NATIONAL ADULT TOBACCO SURVEY SHOWS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PREV... » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ...
Thursday, September 20, 2012 CDC Tobacco-Related Article - Current Tobacco Use Among Adults in the United States » Current Tobacco Use Among Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Adult Tobacco Survey Today...
Thursday, September 13, 2012 MMWR Articles » Current Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students – United States, 2011. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Australia’s Highest Court Upholds Landmark Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging » For Immediate Release: August 14, 2012 Contact: Marina Carter, 202-296-5469 Australia’...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 USA TODAY Article on 2009 Federal Tobacco Tax Increase! » Below please find a link to the article published on the front page of USA TODAY on the effects of the 2009 federal tobacc...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 California Launches Cessation Incentive Program for Medicaid Beneficiaries Statewide! » The California Diabetes Program and the California Department of Health Care Services recently lau...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 MMWR: Increases in Quitline Calls and Smoking Cessation Website Visitors During a National Tob Ed. » Dear Colleagues: Today’s MMWR includes an article titled Increases in Quitline Calls and Smoking Cessation Website...
Monday, August 27, 2012 Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults » Flavored Cigar Smoking Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey A new rep...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 RWJF: Does Curbing Tobacco Use Lower Health Care Costs? » The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released an issue brief on the return on investment of well-funded comprehensive toba...
Saturday, August 11, 2012 NAATPN Press Release: African American High School Tobacco Use Is On The Rise » Tobacco Use By African American High School Students Is on The Rise Contact: Delmonte Jefferson, Executive Director N...
Thursday, August 9, 2012 CDC MMWR - Current Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2011 » Current Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2011 Tobacco use among American mid...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Pfizer Inc. Helping with a Savings Offer in Smoking Cessation » As we all gear up for the rapidly approaching National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) on August 15-17, 2012, plea...
Thursday, August 2, 2012 CDC MMWR » Below please find a copy of the August 3rd Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report containing the following tobacco-r...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, September 20th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT! » "Varenicline: Where are we Today?” A Live Webcast Panel hosted by the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP),...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Summer Savings from TECC! » TECC materials are reviewed for cultural, educational, and language needs of various populations and selected for the ca...
Monday, June 25, 2012 Coming attractions: Free resources to promote quitting this Independence Day » In observance of the July 4 th holiday, OSH has planned communications activities beginning next week that not only ca...
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