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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...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Smoke-Free Rules and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes and Vehicles Among US Adults, 2009–2010 » Four out of five U.S. adults report having voluntary smoke-free rules in their homes and three out of four report having...
Friday, May 10, 2013 Second Annual Tips from Former Smokers Media Campaign - New Initiatives! » As you know, the national media campaign - Tips 2 - has launched on March 4th, 2013 and the new campaign ads b...
Thursday, May 9, 2013 Free Brief Tobacco Intervention » Alere Wellbeing has developed a FREE, abbreviated online training for healthcare providers to quickly learn the brief tob...
Monday, April 29, 2013 The Moral Imperative of Treatment » The Moral Imperative of Treatment is a commentary written by Dr. Robert West. It touches on several tobacco cessation i...
Monday, April 29, 2013 Tobacco prevalence and mental illness » Did you know that 36 percent of adults with a mental illness are cigarette smokers, compared with only 21 percent of adu...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Speaker Quinn and Council Members Propose Strong Action To Further Reduce Smoking in New York City » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2013 CONTACT: Ashley Trentrock, 202-296-5469 Speaker Quinn and Co...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics Webinar - Smokescreens and the Silver Screen: Smoking in the Media » The webinar will focus on the influence of smoking imagery on children and evidence for smoking initiation. Different ty...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Tobacco Control Network Webinar - An Introduction to E-Cigarettes for States and Locals » This webinar is a collaboration between The National Association of Local Boards of Health and the Tobacco Control Netwo...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Global Bridges - Going Mobile: The Potential of mHealth for Tobacco Dependence Treatment » Erik Augustson, Ph.D., MPH, the program director of the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 National Native Network Webinar - Engaging Tribes to Raise Tobacco Taxes » Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to identify and apply at least one methodengage tribal communities t...
Thursday, April 11, 2013 President’s Proposed Budget Includes an Increase in OSH Funding! » Yesterday, the President proposed a budget for FY14 which includes $212M for OSH, a $13.8M increase over FY12. This is g...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Second Annual Tips from Former Smokers Media Campaign! » As you know, the national media campaign - Tips 2 - has launched on March 4th, 2013 and the new campaign ads b...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 New Legacy campaign and PSAs on toxic cigarette litter » Yesterday, Legacy and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics launched a bilingual public service announcement camp...
Thursday, March 21, 2013 SAMHSA Report on Adults with Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder Account for 40 Percent ... » SAMHSA Report on Adults with Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder Account for 40% of All Cigarettes Smoked:A Sp...
Thursday, March 14, 2013 CPPW Success Stories » CDC/Office on Smoking and Health has posted 6 stories: Kentucky (Secondhand Smoke), New Mexico (Secondhand Smoke & Dia...
Thursday, March 14, 2013 2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition: Call for Tobacco Abstracts » The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Provisional Section on Tobacco Control is accepting submissions that address any aspec...
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Awareness and Ever Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2010–2011 » Awareness and Ever Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2010–2011 This study assessed the awarene...
Thursday, February 28, 2013 New Study Finds Increased Use of Electronic Cigarettes, Shows Need for FDA Regulation » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2013 CONTACT: Peter Hamm, 202-296-5469 New Study Finds Increa...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 New ALA fact sheet on tobacco surcharges » The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet on tobacco surcharges . As you may know, starting Januar...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 CDC MMWR-- Smoking among U.S. adults with mental illness » The CDC Vital Signs program, launched in 2010, addresses a single, important public health topic each month. The 3r...
Friday, January 25, 2013 CDC Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012 Report » Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012 report...
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...
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