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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Philip Morris International CEO claims it isn't hard to quit smoking... » Philip Morris International CEO Claims It Isn't Hard to Quit Smoking – Comment is Irresponsible and Contradicted by Scienc...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Asian Human Services Press Conference » On May 12, Asian Human Services hosted a press conference featuring an assembly of community leaders, health advocates and...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) Facebook Fan Page » In April, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) announced the creation of its own Facebook fan page, CDC Tobacco Free...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Multi-State Collaborative: Meaningful Use Webinar Link and Evaluation Survey » The Collaborative webinar "Meaningful Use, Tobacco Measures . . . and Why These are Important," is now available as an a...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Assessing the Role of RWJF in Reducing Tobacco Use Over 20 Years » The Tobacco Campaigns of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Collaborators , 1991-2010: In 1991 when the Robert Wood Jo...
Monday, May 9, 2011 Break Free Alliance’s Summer Webinar Series – Addressing Tobacco Use In Correctional Facilities » Break Free Alliance will be hosting its own four-part summer webinar series to discuss and encourage dialogue among pa...
Monday, May 9, 2011 New Partnership for Prevention Case Study: Colorado’s Tobacco Cessation Leadership » Partnership for Prevention published a state case study describing Colorado’s journey toward comprehensive tobacco ces...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Supplemental issue published online CIGARETTE SMOKING INTERVENTIONS AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS » The Tobacco Research Network on Disparities (TReND) is pleased to announce the release of the special journal issue, Cig...
Friday, April 29, 2011 FEEDBACK NEEDED BY MAY 3: DRAFT COMMENTS FROM NAQC TO HEALTH CANADA » BELOW ARE DRAFT COMMENTS FROM NAQC TO HEALTH CANADA. PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK TO NAQC BY TUESDAY, MAY 3, 20...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Letter to Stakeholders: Regulation of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products » FDA will not appeal the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Sottera, Inc. v. Food &am...
Thursday, April 21, 2011 CDC MMWR: State Smoke-Free Laws for Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars—United States, 2000–2010 » At the link please find an embargoed copy of the April 22 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report containing the foll...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 LA Times: California's quitting smoking faster than the rest of the U.S. » California has been kicking its smoking habit far more successfully than the rest of America – and it may be due to more t...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 National Program of Cancer Registries Released » CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is pleased to announce the early release of National Program of Cancer Reg...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Grid-Enabled Measures Database (GEM) - NCI Website of Behavioral and Social Science Measures! » Developed by the National Cancer Institute at NIH, GEM is a grid-enabled, interoperable, dynamic website of behavioral a...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 New Ask-the-Expert Resources on Lung Cancer Screening » A new four-segment "ask-the-expert” video series, available online at www.BecomeAnEX.org , is devoted to helping smokers...
Monday, April 11, 2011 Australia to have world's largest package health warnings » As part of the Thrusday April 7 release of a draft plain packaging bill, the Australian government also announced that...
Saturday, April 9, 2011 Tobacco execs make more than most states spend on tobacco prevention » Tobacco Free Kids latest blog focuses on how the compensation for tobacco company CEO’s surpasses the tobacco prevention...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 New Local Smoking data in 2011 County Health Rankings » Annual Health Check-Up Highlights Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties In Every State County Health Rankings show tha...
Friday, March 25, 2011 New Study: Secondhand Smoke Exposure In Casinos » See below for a Stanford Report article about the study, as well as the study abstract. The study was released online toda...
Thursday, March 24, 2011 FDA Panel Concludes Removal Menthol Cigarrettes Would Benefit Public Health » NLTCN Contacts: Jeannette Noltenius (202) 329-6045 John Aguilera (219) 670-4310 Jean A. Leroux (317) 472-1055 NAATP...
Friday, March 18, 2011 FDA Scientifc Advisory Committee concludes removal of menthol would benefit public health » FDA Advisory Committee Concludes Removal of Menthol Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health Statement of American Canc...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 New JAMA study points to need for tobacco control policies, including comprehensive programs » A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrates that California has reduced overall smoking an...
Thursday, March 10, 2011 New Campaign: "Unsweetened truth" » - "Unsweetened truth” is a new campaign from truth®, vividly illustrating the impact of tobacco on health. The...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 NCI launches interactive cancer control community of practice » The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched Research to Reality (R2R) , an online community of practice that li...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 FDA Advisory Panel Concludes that Menthol Cigarettes are No More Hazardous, But That They Enhance .. » FDA Advisory Panel Concludes that Menthol Cigarettes are No More Hazardous, But That They Enhance Smoking Initiation By Ma...
Monday, March 7, 2011 FDA Center for Tobacco Products has a new Spanish-language website » The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has a new Spanish-language website! The new website, www.fda.gov/tabaco , is part of...
Monday, March 7, 2011 Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia Appointed by Secretary of Health and Human Services » Dr. Jasjit S. Ahluwalia , Director of the Center for Health Equity and Professor of Medicine, has been appointed by the US...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 “Unsweetened truth” Campaign Asks “Why Do They Make Tobacco Taste Sweet?” » There's No Sugarcoating Tobacco-Related Disease "Unsweetened truth” Campaign Asks "Why Do They Make Tobacco Taste Swe...
Monday, February 28, 2011 CREATING POSITIVE TURBULENCE: A TOBACCO QUIT PLAN FOR CALIFORNIA » CDPH/CTCP Tobacco Quit Plan for California Information The CDPH and CTCP is very please to announce the release of Crea...
Thursday, February 24, 2011 TFK Statement on DoJ Corrective Statements » Tobacco Companies Fight Government’s Efforts to Make Them Tell the Truth about Deadly Products Statement of Matthew L. M...
Friday, February 11, 2011 CDC MMWR-Decrease in Smoking Prevalence — Minnesota, 1999–2010 » From 1999 to 2010, Minnesota implemented a series of tobacco control efforts, including a comprehensive statewide smoke-fr...
Thursday, February 10, 2011 HHS Announces $750 Million Investment in Prevention - Quitlines Included! » HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday a $750 million investment in prevention and public health, funded th...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Chinese translation of the West et al editorial "Should smokers be offered assistance with stopping? » We are pleased to announce that the Chinese translation of the West et al editorial "Should smokers be offered assis...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 A Demonstration Project for Using the Electronic Health Record to Identify and Treat Tobacco Users » A demonstration study of Dean Health Systems and University of Wisconsin showed that a large heath care system...
Thursday, January 13, 2011 CDC Health Disparities,and Inequalities » Health disparities are differences in health outcomes between groups that reflect social inequalities. Despite progress ov...
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