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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...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 HUD Toolkits on smokefree multi-unit housing » Today (Tuesday June 19 th ), the American Lung Association along with U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Health equity and "million hearts" webinars » ASTHO Webinar: Making the Economic Case for Health Equity: Tribal and State Solutions June 22, 1:00—2:30pm ES...
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Update on US’ National Tobacco Education Campaign » The 12-week national tobacco education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers, ended on June 10 . For an overview of the im...
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Preparing for the National Conference on Tobacco or Health 2012 in Kansas City, MI » The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health is to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Low SES Resources » Two new resources are now available for advocates involved in tobacco control issues within low socioeconomic populati...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Promising Practices 2012 Conference Presentations Now Online » Post-Promising Practices 2012 NEWS: The Promising Practices 2012 Conference Presentations Are...
Friday, June 8, 2012 Father's Day Activities » As part of the CDC Tips From Former Smokers Campaign, OSH has planned communications activities beginning next wee...
Thursday, June 7, 2012 Release of CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey » CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) is releasing the 2011 national, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior...
Thursday, June 7, 2012 ACS CAN Media Statement: California Proposition 29 Vote Too Close to Call » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Nicole Bender or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 202-661...
Thursday, May 31, 2012 We Need Your Help! Tell Congress not to weaken FDA's authority over tobacco products! » Friends in Tobacco Control – WE NEED YOUR HELP! Cigar manufacturers and retailers are continuing to push to h...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day May 31st » On May 31 st , the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the heal...
Friday, May 25, 2012 Press Release: ACS CAN Fuels California’s Yes on Prop. 29 Campaign with New Donation » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Nicole Bender or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 2...
Friday, May 25, 2012 Fellowship at FDA Center for Tobacco Products for 2012-13 » FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Education/FDAFellowship.aspx?source=govdel...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 CDC Report: States Have Spent Little Tobacco Revenue on Tobacco Prevention » Pasted below is the Campaign's statement on today's MMWR demonstrating the states' failure to use tobacco revenue for toba...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 CDC MMWR » Adult Awareness of Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship — 14 Countries Countries with comprehensive tobacco...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Update on US’ National Tobacco Education Campaign » The 12-week Tips from Smokers campaign is now in week 9. Ads are tagged with 800-QUIT-NOW and www.smokefree.gov . CDC h...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Update on Canada’s Graphic Health Warnings » The new pan-Canada telephone number and web portal were activated on February 1 st , and the new graphic health warning l...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2011 Update to Expecting to Quit » As you may know, The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) has placed women’s tobacco use as...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Important Changes in the Quitline Community » Aaron Swanson, MPH , Interim Division Director of Iowa’s Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control will be leaving...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 CDC FOA Deadline is May 24 » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the availability of funding under a cooperative...
Thursday, May 3, 2012 New Study on Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes » Researchers from the CDC and the Oregon Health Authority are authors of a peer-reviewed article on federal and state r...
Friday, April 27, 2012 New Guide - State Tobacco Cessation Policy » Partnership for Prevention is pleased to release a new resource for tobacco control leaders, advocates, and policy mak...
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