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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Planning ahead - National Tobacco Education Media Campaign » As many of you know, next Thursday, March 15 th , HHS will announce the launch of the National Tobacco Education Campaign,...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 BHIC: Mobile App Helps Teens Quit Smoking » A new effort to help teens quit smoking will use one of their most constant companions: the mobile phone. SmokefreeTXT...
Thursday, February 9, 2012 UPDATE FROM OKLAHOMA: FALLIN SHOWS BOLD LEADERSHIP WITH TOBACCO USE BAN, HEALTH PROPOSALS » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Julie Bisbee, julieb@tset.ok.gov ...
Monday, February 6, 2012 TEENS EXPOSED TO LESS SECONDHAND SMOKE IN CARS TODAY, BUT IT'S STILL A PROBLEM, STUDY FINDS » Riding in a car with a smoker can pose a significant health risk to nonsmokers, especially young children and adolescent...
Thursday, February 2, 2012 New Tobacco Control Resources » Take a look at these new resources to add to your toolbox – 1. The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is now o...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Communication Products Using Valentine’s Theme to Promote Cessation and Heart Health » As you look forward to Valentine's Day and finalize activities related to American Heart Month in February, we wanted to l...
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Update on FDA's Review of Science Related to Menthol » Just this morning, FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products released an update on its independent review of the science relat...
Friday, January 13, 2012 Canadian Council for Tobacco Control NNSW 2012 and Weekly Trivia Poll » NNSW 2012 The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best in...
Friday, January 13, 2012 New Community Guide Recommendation on Tobacco Cessation » The Community Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, nonfederal body of public health and prevention expert...
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Updates from The American Legacy Foundation » The American Legacy Foundation has announced new information on its national survey on smokers’ concealment of smoking...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 FDA Statement on the Institute of Medicine Report: Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk » On December 14, 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report on the design and conduct of studies which the FDA will...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Text Messaging Libraries for Cessation (Adults and Teens) Now Available » There is a small but solid body of literature that indicates that text messaging is an effective platform on which to de...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 New Study: Massachusetts Program to Help Medicaid Smokers Quit Saves $3 for every $1 Spent » Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Jan. 9 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – A newly publi...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Soldiers who smoke have increased injury risk, reduced muscle endurance » ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND (Dec. 15, 2011) -- Nearly one-third of active-duty service members smoke, and that figure increase...
Friday, December 30, 2011 Who went smokefree in 2011? Smokefree Ordinance Lists and Maps Available Now » The ANR Foundation is pleased to announce the January 2012 quarterly update to the lists and maps of U.S. municipaliti...
Friday, December 30, 2011 Orange Bowl Cancels Cigar Sponsorship » Orange Bowl scraps planned 3-year sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars By Associated Press, Published: December23...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 New York City's Longer Life Expectancy Is Linked to Anti -Smoking Crusade » New York City heart-disease deaths have dropped 28 percent since 2002, a decrease the Health Department attributes to ba...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Availability of Communication Products Promoting a Healthy, Smoke-Free 2012 » To tap into the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions and to encourage smokers to resolve to make 2012 their year...
Thursday, December 15, 2011 Referral to Quitlines and Academic Detailing: Amer J of Prev Med Jan 2012 » Below please find the link to the published UW-CTRI article in American Journal of Preventive Medicine &nb...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Call Our Patients Direct (C.O.P.D.) Information Line: An Important Resource for Quitlines » As most NAQC members know, COPD is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. The COPD Foundation is a not-for-pro...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Does Spending More on Tobacco Control Programs Make Economic Sense? An Incremental Benefit-Cost An. » A recently published article, " Does Spending More on Tobacco Control Programs Make Economic Sense? An Incremental Be...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 New report: States slash tobacco prevention funding by 36% - spend less than 2 cents of every ... » FOR IMMEDIATE FOR RELEASE: November 30, 2011 CONTACTS: Dan Cronin, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 202-296-546...
Friday, November 18, 2011 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Policy Update » Dear Colleagues: Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an informational bulletin upda...
Friday, November 18, 2011 OBAMA SCOLDS TOBACCO FIRMS FOR FIGHTING NEW LABELS » Associated Press (AP)2011-11-17 JIM KUHNHENN * 11/17/11 5:03 AM Associated Press,731-4064 http://washingtonexamin...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 New Quitline Manual Now Online » Dear Colleagues, The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released their new manual, Developing and improving n...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 BC Distributes Free NRT » 7,100 B.C. smokers order free cessation products - CTV News October 12, 2011 Government phone lines were li...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Legacy Resource and Cigar Study » Join Legacy on October 19 for Warner Series: After Tobacco § On October 19, from noon to 2:00pm, Legac...
Friday, October 7, 2011 Industry funded symposium on youth smoking » On November 14 th and 15 th , the Caron Foundation’s Student Assistance Program is holding the "Adolescent Smoking Pr...
Monday, October 3, 2011 Wisconsin Fax to Quit program is an Innovation profile on AHRQ's Innovation Exchange » The Wisconsin "Fax to Quit" Program is an "Innovation Profile" on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 Current Cigarette Smoking Prevalence Among Working Adults — United States 04-10 » There are large disparities in smoking prevalence among American adults across industry and occupation groups. Smoking is...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Letter thanking CMS for Medicaid quitline changes » NAQC signed on the letter thanking Cindy Mann at CMS for examining ways to ensure that states can obtain federal Medicaid...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 NCI Launches SmokeFreeTXT and QuitNowTXT Programs » Dear Colleagues, Quitlines in the U.S. and Canada may want to review NCI’s new SmokeFreeTXT and QuitNowTXT pro...
Monday, September 19, 2011 U.S. National Cancer Institute SmokeFreeTXT and QuitNowTXT Programs » Dear colleagues, Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided a news release describing...
Friday, September 16, 2011 Information on cessation and correctional facilities » Break Free Alliance held a webinar series over the summer on addressing tobacco use in correctional facilities, and they'v...
Thursday, September 15, 2011 CDC report shows smoking declines have cut lung cancer, but many states lag and must do more » Today, the CDC released a report showing that tobacco control efforts to drive down smoking rates have also contributed to...
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