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Thursday, June 23, 2011 A watershed moment in LGBT Health » Lack of data is the single largest gap in the LGBT tobacco and health arena. Yesterday [June 21,2011] we got wonderful n...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Press Release(in English and Spanish): FDA Releases Nine Graphic Warning Labels » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 News coverage of new rule on warning labels » PROVIDED BY THE CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO - FREE KIDS Print, online and TV coverage have all been extensive and prominent....
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Increasing Access to Tobacco Cessation in States: ActionToQuit Case Studies » Partnership for Prevention has released an excellent new publication "Increasing Access to Tobacco Cessation in States: A...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Request for CMS Clarification-Meaningful Use and Quitlines! » NAQC signed on to a letter from the Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change to Address Tobacco Use to the...
Friday, May 27, 2011 Commemorating World No Tobacco Day » CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has assembled a small suite of products aimed at commemorating World No Tobacco D...
Friday, May 27, 2011 New AHRQ Resources in Cultural and Linguistic Competence » New Cultural and Linguistic Competence Resource A newpage has been added to the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchan...
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Report finds global smokers consider quitting due to graphic health warnings on packages » For Immediate Release Thursday, May 26, 2011 Contact: CDC's Office on Smoking and Health Press Line (770) 488-5...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Help Knock Tobacco Out of the Park » NAQC is a supporter of Tobacco Free Baseball, a public health campaign that is attempting to convince major league basebal...
Thursday, May 19, 2011 CDC Lists Tobacco Control in Ten Great Public Health Achievements of Past Decade » CDC Lists Tobacco Control in Ten Great Public Health Achievements of Past Decade, But U.S., States Must Step Up Fight to...
Monday, May 16, 2011 HBO to run story on MLB and chewing tobacco tomorrow night » HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is going to do a piece on MLB and chewing tobacco as part of their May episode, which...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Menthol Press Release and Media Advisory » On May 12, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, Center for American Progress and Legacy...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Free CME Program for Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence » The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced the availability of a free, online, one-ho...
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...
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