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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 NAQC Board of Directors Officer Election Results » On August 2nd, 2010, the NAQC board of directors convened a special meeting to elect officers for FY 2011. We would like t...
Thursday, September 2, 2010 Two New Case Studies on Maximizing Reach Now Available! » In June NAQC unveiled our new Web repository of case studies that highlight various state strategies to maximize reach(1)....
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Connections - August 2010 » NAQC has posted the August issue of Connections, its monthly e-newsletter designed to keep members and partners conne...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Making the Case for Quitlines - New Toolbox Available » NAQC announces publication of Making the Case for Quitlines: A Toolbox for Communicating with the Media, Policy makers a...
Monday, August 23, 2010 Medicaid and Quitlines - Resource Toolbox Now Available! » Medicaid and Quitlines: A Toolbox for Expanding Medicaid Benefits and Gaining Reimbursement for Quitlines In July 2010,...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Policy Playbook - New Updates Now Available » NAQC is excited to announce that its Policy Playbook has been updated, including new content on the pages detailed below...
Monday, August 2, 2010 Medicaid Reimbursement for Quitline Services » Last week, NAQC sent a letter to Dr. Donald Berwick , the new Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Servi...
Monday, August 2, 2010 Connections - July 2010 » NAQC has posted the July issue of Connections , its monthly e-newsletter designed to keep members and partners connected...
Sunday, August 1, 2010 Thank You KIQNIC Survey Participants » Thank you to everyone who has completed the year 2 KIQNIC survey! As of July 31, 67.5% of potential responders have comple...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Coming Soon: Minimal Data Set for Web » Many quitlines have begun to expand the mechanisms by which tobacco users can enter a quitline program, including online e...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2009 NAQC Annual Survey Results Now Available » A webinar was given in July highlighting findings from the 2009 NAQC Annual Survey of quitlines. To view the webinar prese...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Maximizing Reach Case Studies Now Available » In an effort to improve the reach across all quitlines in North America, and as part of an overall focus on critical quali...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 NAQC Membership Renewals Extended to August 16 » Many of you have reached out to ask for an extension of the membership renewal deadline to accommodate internal accounting...
Monday, June 28, 2010 NAQC Announces New Board Members » Thank you to all NAQC members who participated in this year’s election by nominating stellar candidates and casting decisi...
Sunday, June 20, 2010 Thanks to All NAQC Members for Completing the KIQNIC Survey » The KIQNIC research team, led by Dr. Scott Leischow (University of Arizona), would like to extend their thanks to the NAQC...
Thursday, June 17, 2010 NAQC Signs Letter to CMS » Update and Request for Your Action on Proposed CMS Decision Memo Currently, Medicare only provides coverage for counseli...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 NAQC Releases RFP for 2010 Annual Survey » The North American Quitline Consortium is seeking qualified bidders to conduct data collection and analysis for its 2010 A...
Thursday, May 13, 2010 NAQC Interviewed by Wall Street Journal Digital Network Affiliate » What It Takes to Quit Smoking Phone support lines, smoke-free laws, higher cigarette taxes help smokers quit One in fi...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 NAQC Membership Drive: Renew Today and Take Advantage of Early-Bird Promotions » NAQC’s membership drive for Fiscal Year 2011 has begun. Renew your membership by May 31, 2010 and take advantage of early...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 NAQC Signs on to Letter Sent to U.S. Department of Health » NAQC joined more than 90 organizations in a letter sent to Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathl...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 NAQC Needs Your Help on Medicaid Project » NAQC is in the process of identifying and collecting existing resources that have been developed by quitlines, tobacco con...
Monday, April 12, 2010 NAQC Board Member Interviewed on 60 Minutes » On April 4, 2010 Karla Sneegas, MPH, executive director of the Indiana Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Executive Boar...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 New Report Finds More Smokers Calling Quitlines But State Budgets Put Progress at Risk » Record numbers of U.S. smokers are turning to telephone quitlines for help in breaking their addiction, but access to this...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control » The Health Education Council's Break Free Alliance and the National African American Tobacco Education Network presents th...
Friday, February 5, 2010 NAQC Releases Annual Report » Moving Quitlines Forward: North American Quitline Consortium Annual Report (2008/2009) was just made available online....
Friday, February 5, 2010 Webinar Evaluation Survey » Thanks to those of you who participated in NAQC's webinars this week, Call Center Metrics: Essential Elements for Ens...
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