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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 NTCC Announcement: Help Promote "What Works? A Guide to Quit Smoking Methods" » NTCC has recently launched the microsite for What Works? A Guide to Quit Smoking Methods . While smokers make thei...
Sunday, January 9, 2011 Menthol Cigarettes: Moving Toward a Broader Definition of Harm » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health and Legacy are pleased to announce the publi...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 An important announcement from FDA's Center for Tobacco Products » The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference on a topic of interest t...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 New Year, New Resolutions, New Resources to Help Smokers Quit » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has assembled a small suite of products aimed at encouraging smokers to quit in 2...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 New Year. New resolution to quit using tobacco products -- Tweet Up on Friday » New Year. New resolution to quit using tobacco products. We enjoyed working with you in 2010 and look forward to more op...
Saturday, January 1, 2011 A decade of smokefree progress » Look what you've helped accomplish in 2010! Together, with support from members and advocates like you, we've made big cha...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Court Ruling Turns Drugmakers Into Tobacco Companies » Commentary by Matt Barry Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- A court ruling that electronic cigarettes can be regulated as tobacco pr...
Monday, December 27, 2010 Ohio Supreme Court's Ruling on Tobacco Funds » "State officials acted legally when they nearly emptied a fund intended for anti-smoking programs and earmarked the money...
Saturday, December 25, 2010 Wall Street Journal article on quitting that includes 800 QUIT-NOW number » This Wall Street Journal article, written by Sue Shellenbarger, addresses the need to set realistic expectations when maki...
Thursday, December 9, 2010 NAQC Sends Letter to Prime Minister Harper Encouraging Enhanced Health Warning Labels for Canada! » On December 3, NAQC sent a letter to Prime Minister Harper encouraging him to move forward the regulatory process for enha...
Thursday, December 9, 2010 Surgeon General's Report Released » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office are working together to inform...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Mass Health Study Results » The paper below cites significant reductions in inpatient hospital claims for cardiovascular diagnoses following first use...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Understanding Health Reform – A Community Guide for African Americans » The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has produced a new publication, Understanding Health Reform – A Community Guide...
Thursday, December 2, 2010 Healthy People 2020 Launched Today » The Department of Health and Human Services launched Healthy People 2020 . You can access the interactive Healthy Pe...
Monday, November 29, 2010 Black Smokers May Face Higher Death Risk Than Whites: CDC » A study conducted in Missouri suggests that smoking may be even more lethal for blacks than it is for whites. In fact, r...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Blue Cross releases new cost of smoking report » Last week, Blue Cross released a report that shows each year smoking is responsible for 5,135 deaths in Minnesota and $2.8...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Spanish Version of 2008 PHS Tobacco Dependence Guideline Now Available » On behalf of the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline Panel and the Sociedad Española de Neumología y Ci...
Monday, November 15, 2010 The Role of Mentholated Cigarette Smoking in Smoking Behaviors in U.S. Populations » The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Tobacco Research Network on Disparities (TReND), funded by the NCI and Legacy,...
Monday, November 15, 2010 American Lung Association Report Details Quit Smoking Benefits Available in Each State » Millions of Americans will get needed help to quit smoking thanks to the newly enacted U.S. health care law, and it is up...
Saturday, November 13, 2010 CTFK Releases Its Annual Report on November 17. State Materials Available November 16 » On Wednesday, November 17, the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids will release its annual report ranking the states on their...
Saturday, November 13, 2010 NAQC’s Response to HHS Announcement on Tobacco Control Strategy and Draft FDA Warning Labels » On November 10, HHS announced a new comprehensive tobacco control strategy outlining strategic actions, based on scientifi...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 HHS Unveils a New Comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy » Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new comprehensive tobacco control strategy outl...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Great American Smokeout --- November 18, 2010 » The Great American Smokeout (GASO), sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is an annual event that encourages smokers...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 List of resources that state programs and advocates can use to defend any funding cuts » The Wall Street Journal is out this morning with a story on cuts to state tobacco prevention and cessation programs. State...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 South Dakota ‘Yes’ Vote on Smoke-Free Law is Victory for Public Health » Washington, D.C. – Nov. 2, 2010 – South Dakotans scored a major public health victory Tuesday night when voters overwhelmi...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 RE-CONSIDER EVIDENCE IN MENTHOL DEBATE » THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO PREVENTION NETWORK AND THE AFRICAN AMERICA...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 ActionToQuit Webinar - Two Contrary Views - Unassisted vs. Assisted Cessation, October 25, 2010 » Please join a live debate hosted by Partnership for Prevention's ActionToQuit initiative entitled: Two Contrary Views - Un...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Reducing Tobacco Use 2011 Conference in Virginia will be held on April 5th & 6th » Reducing Tobacco Use 2011 Conference in Virginia will be held on April 5th & 6th - for details, see: http://www.prev...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 FDA workshop re: risks and benefits of long-term NRT use on Oct 26 & 27 in Arlington, VA » The Food and Drug Administration(FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is announcing a scientific workshop...
Thursday, September 16, 2010 Great Earned Media Opportunity on Smoke-Free » You may have already seen coverage of the New England Journal of Medicine study from Scotland showing the impact of that...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 NEW ALA Case Study - Smoking Cessation: the Economic Benefits » Smoking Cessation: the Economic Benefits was released yesterday, September 14, 2010. You can find state-by-state info on...
Monday, September 13, 2010 New Paper: Smokeless Tobacco and Cardiovascular Disease » Today, the American Heart Association released a new paper that looks at the impact of smokeless tobacco on cardiovascular...
Monday, September 13, 2010 State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Interactive Maps » The State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System is an electronic data warehouse containing up-to-date...
Monday, September 13, 2010 NAQC has signed on to a letter opposing Senator Johanns’ amendment (No. 4596) » NAQC has signed on to a letter opposing Senator Johanns’ amendment (No. 4596) to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act....
Thursday, September 9, 2010 FDA acts against 5 electronic cigarette distributors, moves to regulate e-cigarettes as drugs » The FDA today issued warning letters to five electronic cigarette distributors for various violations of the Federal Food,...
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