No Menthol Sunday-May 28, 2017
No Menthol Sunday is on May 28th – a time to raise awareness of the addictiveness of menthol and push for a ban on menthol in tobacco products. Please ...
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World No Tobacco Day
Today is a great day to quit.
Application Closes: Truth Initiative Youth Activism Program
Truth Initiative’s Youth Activism Fellowship (YAF) is a multi-layered, interdisciplinary approach to equipping emerging tobacco control professionals with the knowledge, tools and resources to support comprehensive tobacco prevention in communities ...
Nominations Due: C. Everett Koop National Health Awards
The Health Project is seeking nominations for the C. Everett Koop National Health Awards in recognition of outstanding health promotion programs. It is dedicated to spotlighting private and public health ...
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Mcormick Place, Chicago Illinois 2301 S King Dr , Chicago, United StatesEach year, more than 30,000 health care professionals from around the world gather for the ASCO Annual Meeting at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL, to learn, share, ...
Webinar: Tobacco and the Emergence of E-Cigarettes: Addressing the Unmet Needs in Mental Health
Dear Colleagues, Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, and disproportionately affects people with mental illness. E-cigarette use is increasing in the United States and ...
30 SmokeFree Days
Dear Friends, Thinking of quitting smoking? Want some extra help? Are you on Facebook? Join us for 30 Smokefree Days,a 30-day quit smoking event that provides a built-in community of ...
Webinar: Essential Elements for Integrating Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Strategies into Clinical Practice for Behavioral Health Populations
Want to improve the quality of cancer care your organization provides? Join the National Behavioral Health Network this summer for a new webinar series on cancer control. Throughout the series, ...
Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation in Public Housing Community Health Centers : Beyond Policy Adoption and Implementation
FREE Webinar Tomorrow! The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC), in collaboration with the CDC Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign, the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), and the National ...
Webinar: Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation in Public Housing Community Health Centers
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC), in collaboration with the CDC Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign, the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), and the National Association of ...
Webinar: Exploring the Uses & Misuses of E-Cigarettes among those with Behavioral Health Conditions
Talking Through the Mist: Exploring the Uses and Misuses of E-Cigarettes amongst those with Behavioral Health Conditions Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2-3:30 p.m. ET Register Here Speaker: Jim Pavlik, MA, Program and ...
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Webinar: The Power of Peers for Tobacco and Cancer Control Practices
The Power of Peers for Tobacco and Cancer Control Practices Thursday, Aug. 3, 3-4:30 p.m. ET During this webinar, attendees will: Understand the role of peers as coaches in whole health ...
Call for Abstracts: Igniting Change and Innovation: the Impact of Health Education.
April 4-6, 2018, Columbus (OH), Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference. Plan your abstract submission now to be a part of this growing national conference reaching health educators, students, ...
WEBINAR: U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities
August 8, 2017, 2-3 p.m. ET, National Cancer Institute. This webinar will provide an overview of the R01 and R21 funding opportunity announcements (FOA), U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce ...
Webinar: Best Practices for Developing Survivorship Plans for Behavioral Health Populations
Date: Tuesday, August 8th, 2:00pm – 4:00 pm ET Description Many cancer patients experience psychological distress due to existing behavioral health concerns or concerns brought about by the cancer diagnosis. ...
Webinar: Partnering with Public Housing to Reduce Tobacco Use
Partnering with Public Housing to Reduce Tobacco Use Wed, Aug 16, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT Speakers: Marcella A. Maguire, Ph.D. Director, Health Systems Integration, CSH Stancil Tootle ...
Thinking Outside of the Box: Creative Approaches to Tobacco Cessation
Date: Wednesday, August 23rd 2-3:30pm EST Speakers: Carole Specktor, Senior Cessation Manager, ClearWay Minnesota Erica Sitton, OTR/L, Health and Wellness Manager, Mental Health Resources Sally Sales, MA, Program Director, Hennepin ...
Preview of New Documentary-Styled Campaign from Truth Initiative
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 2-3 PM (EDT) Join Truth Initiative as we discuss how the tobacco industry exploits specific populations and share a preview of the new documentary-styled campaign ...
Webinar: Health Information Data Sharing: HIPAA Facts and Fallacies
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 12:00 pm (CST) The password for this event is "health". Health care providers cite the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule to deny ...
Webinar: Rather wreck my gums than my lungs: Smokeless tobacco and California rural adolescent males
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to this free webinar: “Rather wreck my gums than my lungs: Smokeless tobacco and California rural adolescent males” on ...
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Webinar: Overcoming Implicit Bias in Tobacco Cessation for Behavioral Health Populations
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017, 2-3:30pm EST Speakers: Nicole Mueller, Community Liaison at the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program, the University of Colorado School of Medicine Mary Mancuso, MA, Clinical ...
Applications Due: TEAM Training and Patient Recruitment
The Together-Equitable-Accessible-Meaningful (TEAM) education program aims to improve the productivity of patient-provider interactions to promote equitable, accessible and patient-centered care that results in better health outcomes for those impacted by ...
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Promising Practices to Track, Monitor and Address the Needs Across the Cancer Continuum in Behavioral Health Populations
Description What do patients need for support on their cancer journey? Psychiatric care is one aspect of services for patients with cancer. The webinar will explore promising practices, (eTools, mHealth ...
Webinar: The Power of Partnerships: Behavioral health and public health working together to combat smoking in Kentucky
Learn about the benefits of hosting a state strategy session and how your state can get involved. Explore how to build successful statewide collaborative groups.
Webinar- The Power of Partnerships: Behavioral health & public health working together to combat smoking in KY
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC), the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control (NBHN), and the American Lung Association (ALA) are pleased to invite you to register ...
Webinar: Creating & Sustaining Community-Clinical Linkages for Tobacco Cessation
Wednesday, September 20th, 2-3pm ET Click here to register. This webinar will discuss the benefits of creating and sustaining linkages between community-based organizations and healthcare professionals to advance LGBT wellness and ...
Webinar: Tobacco and Cancer-Related Health Insurance Benefits in Marketplace Plans Preparing for the 2018 Open Enrollment Period (Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 2017)
Host: Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) National Hispanic Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities When: Thursday, September 21, 2017 Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST Despite gains since the launch of the ...
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Effective Treatment Options for Co-Occurring Webinar: Nicotine Dependence, E-Cigarettes and Marijuana Use
Date: Monday, September 25, 2017, 2-3:30pm EST Speaker: Chad Morris, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program at the University of Colorado- School of ...
Diversity Dialogue: Unconscious Linguistic Bias
Unconscious Linguistic Bias: Innovative Psycholinguistic-Based Strategies to Dramatically Increase the Representation of Minority Executives in Leadership and Governance Positions Wednesday, September 27, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET // Noon - ...
Systems Serving Individuals with Mental Illnesses and Addictions: Recognizing Opportunities and Addressing “Pockets of Resistance”
This webinar is dedicated to an exploration of state and community-level systems essential to developing and implementing successful smoke free behavioral health facilities and cessation interventions targeted to smokers with ...
Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities at the State Level: Successes and Lessons Learned from the ASTHO Breast Cancer Learning Community
Dear Collegues, According to the CDC, black women in the U.S. are approximately 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. In fall 2015, the Association of ...
13th National Reduce Tobacco Use Conference
The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and Prevention Connections are pleased to invite you to the 13th National Reduce Tobacco Use Conference to be held April 8-11, 2018. The 13th ...
Apply: 2017 Tobacco-Free College Program for Community Colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions
Dear Colleagues, Please see below for a grant opportunity from Truth Initiative. In the fight to curb tobacco use in the U.S., college campuses have emerged as a critical battleground. That’s ...
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Finding New Financing for Tobacco Cessation & Cancer Prevention Efforts
Finding New Financing for Tobacco Cessation & Cancer Prevention Efforts Wed, Oct 11, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT Do you want to innovate or try ground-breaking programs to ...
Financing Cancer Control Practices for Behavioral Health Populations
Date: Wednesday, October 17th from 2-4pm Speakers: TBD Register here: https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1153667&tp_key=140655e1ea
Webinar: How to Think – Not Feel, About Tobacco Harm Reduction
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to register for this FREE webinar: “How to Think - Not Feel, About Tobacco Harm Reduction” on Wednesday, October ...
Webinar: Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing and Tobacco Cessation Policy
Join The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the American Lung Association for a webinar exploring the intersection of smokefree multi-unit housing and tobacco cessation policies. The webinar ...
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training- 5-Day CTTS Training
Dear Colleagues, CTTS will be holding a 5 Day Training where participants can expect to leave the training competent to effectively treat patients for tobacco dependence and to provide other ...
A Quick Refresher: Passing Laws at the Federal, State, and Local Level
This webinar, hosted by the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at the Public Health Law Center, is designed to give members of the tobacco control and public health community a short refresher on how laws ...
Smokefree Movies Webinar
How can your state join the national effort to stop tobacco imagery on screen from harming kids? A special presentation by New York State program managers can help you — ...
4th Symposium on Cancer Survivorship for Clinicians
WHEN: October 27-28 WHERE: Fred Hutch, Seattle, WA Registration Information Course Description With survivorship now recognized as a distinct phase of care in the cancer continuum, the focus turns to surveillance ...
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Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings
Manchester Grand Hyatt Sandiego, CaliforniaTreating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings is a two day training developed for psychiatrists, nurses, counselors and other mental health professionals, which prepares the practitioner to effectively deliver tobacco ...
Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings 2-day Training
REGISTER HERE https://njtobaccofree.rwjms.rutgers.edu/index.php Accreditation: The following professional contact hours are provided:* Physician: 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits Certified Counselors: 12 Clock Hours Nurse: 12.5 contact hours Psychologists: 12 CE ...
Eighth Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference
Conference Overview AONN+ will be hosting the Eighth Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference in Orlando, FL, November 16-19, 2017. More than 900 anticipated nurse and patient navigators will gather to ...
Webinar: Bambi Meets Godzilla: Addressing young adult tobacco use
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to register for this One Hour Power Break FREE webinar: “Bambi Meets Godzilla: Addressing young adult tobacco use” on ...
Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT®) Training Workshop
You're invited to join the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Monday, December 4 in Washington, D.C., for the Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT®) Training Workshop. SCRIPT® ...
Conversation and Cup of Joe: Implications of E-Cigarettes and Marijuana Use
This research-to-practice conversation with state health department and research perspectives will address challenges and successes of addressing e-cigarette use as it relates to legalization of marijuana, as well as research ...
Application Deadline: National Council Awards of Excellence
The National Council Awards of Excellence are our opportunity to elevate those at the forefront of innovation and dedication to exceptional quality and compassionate care. Recipients represent some of the ...
“Business or Exploitation?” Exposure of the tobacco industry’s exploitation of individuals with mental health conditions
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is excited to be hosting our 75th webinar with our partners, the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control (NBHN), and the ...
Treating Tobacco Dependence: Co-occurring Behavioral Health & Substance Abuse Conditions
Hosted by: Center of Excellence for Health Systems Improvement Goal: Upon completing this webinar, participants will better understand the role co-occurring behavioral health and substance abuse conditions play in treating tobacco ...
LGBT Mental Health: A Community and Clinic-Based Perspective
Time: February 1, 2018 3:30-5pm EST Cost: $15 Join LGBT HealthLink and Suwannee River Area Health Education Center for this webinar on LGBT Mental Health. In this webinar experts will ...
4-Day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training
Rutgers-Tobacco Dependence Program in collaboration with the Center for Tobacco Studies and the Division of Addiction Psychiatry Co Providing with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care 4-Day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training - New Brunswick, NJ ...
Community Strategies to Improve Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 1pm EST Register here. Description Mental wellbeing has a tremendous impact on the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Now is the time to implement ...
Agents of Change Summit
The Agents of Change Summit unifies and expands the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health behaviors for social good. In 2018, the Agents of Change ...
Building Success: Adopting and Implementing an Effective Smoke-free Policy
Save the Date: Wednesday, February 14 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET. Please join a team from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public ...
Changing our Language to Motivate People and Systems to Change
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:00-4:30 PM ET CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR Our first webinar in the 2018 series will introduce participants to a strategic framework (Context – ...
Leveraging ALA’s New Hospital Community Benefit Toolkit to Promote Tobacco Cessation Among Community Providers
Thursday, February 22, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Register here to receive login information More than half of the hospitals in the United States are private, nonprofit organizations that ...
Treatment Planning for Tobacco Cessation in Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Settings
March 27,2018 from 1-2PM (EST) The goal of this webinar is to strengthen the capacity of substance abuse treatment and behavioral health providers to develop effective Tobacco Cessation Treatment Plans ...
Innovations in Tobacco Cessation Delivery: Digital Platforms
Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 1:00pm EDT Erik M. Augustson, PhD, MPH, Program Director of the Behavioral Resources Program, in the Tobacco Control Research Branch, of the National Cancer Institute, ...
Ask the Experts: The Intersection of Tobacco and Opioids
ASTHO presents Ask the Experts: The Intersection of Tobacco and Opioids. The event will feature a virtual panel discussion moderated by ASTHO President, John Wiesman, exploring this intersection and the bi-directional relationship ...
13th National Reduce Tobacco Use Conference
April 8-11, 2018, Norfolk (VA), the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and Prevention Connections. Will showcase the latest in tobacco-use prevention, reduction and cessation with teens and young adults.
Conversation and Cup of Joe: Addressing E-Cigarette Use in Schools
As a follow-up to ASTHO’s first virtual coffee chat held in December, they will be hosting a second one on Tuesday, April 10, 2:00-2:45 p.m. ET. This virtual coffee chat, ...
Veterans and Tobacco: Population, Product Use, and Lessons from the Department of Veterans Affairs
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and the National Behavioral Health Network For Tobacco & Cancer Control (NBHN) invite you to participate in this free webinar: Veterans and Tobacco: Population, Product ...
Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Webinar: Environmental Quality
Join CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on April 19 to learn about progress made toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 Environmental Quality Leading Health Indicators. This webinar will highlight the harmful ...
NatCon 18 Conference
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Water Street, National Harbor, MDNatCon18 is your opportunity to: Connect with peers and luminaries. Join a community of influential health care executives, mental health and addiction treatment leaders, clinicians, advocates, innovators, researchers and technology leaders. ...
Clearing the Air- An Institute for Policy and Advocacy, XI
The 11th installment of the Clearing the Air Institute takes us to Big Cedar Lodge in the heart of the Midwest, just ten miles south of Branson, Missouri on Table Rock Lake and ...
4-Day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training
Rutgers-Tobacco Dependence Program in collaboration with the Center for Tobacco Studies and the Division of Addiction Psychiatry Co Providing with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care 4-Day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training - New Brunswick, NJ ...
Webinar: The Power of Collaboration: Building Cross-Sector Collaborations to End Health Disparities
The need is clear: behavioral health providers and public health leaders must rally together to address the health disparities impacting African Americans, a community historically underserved by tobacco control and ...
Tobacco Use and COPD
The California Smokers’ Helpline and its training and technical assistance arm, the Center for Tobacco Cessation, are pleased to host this free webinar on Thursday, May 10th from noon to ...
Tobacco in culture: The renormalization and glamorization of smoking
Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC, DC, United StatesSmoking imagery has no place in our culture. Over the past several years, we’ve experienced a pervasive re-emergence of smoking imagery that is glamorizing and renormalizing a deadly habit to ...
Initiating, Operating & Facilitating Wellness Groups
Original Air Date: Tue, May 1st 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST Description Wellness groups are a great way to address overall health and wellness with your clients and discuss topics ...
Clearing the Air: Comprehensive Approaches to Smoke-Free Public Housing
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) invites you to join us for this webinar: Clearing the Air: Comprehensive Approaches to Smoke-Free Public Housing, on Monday, June 18, 2018, at 1:00 ...
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Turning Challenges into Dollars: Addressing Tobacco Cessation Billing Challenges in your Organization
Join the National Behavioral Health Network, the American Lung Association and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center for a co-hosted webinar, Turning Challenges into Dollars: Addressing Tobacco Cessation Billing Challenges in ...
Turning Challenges into Dollars: Addressing Tobacco Cessation Billing Challenges in your Organization
Original Air Date: Tuesday, June 19 3-4:30pm EST Description: The National Behavioral Health Network, the American Lung Association and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center co-hosted a webinar, Turning Challenges into Dollars: Addressing Tobacco ...
Improving Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage in South Carolina: A Case Study in Partnership
The American Lung Association is excited to release a new case study, “Improving Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Coverage in South Carolina: A Case Study in Partnership.” The case study explores South ...
Documentation and Alignment for Tobacco Use Treatment
The Primary Care Information Project, in partnership with NYC Treats Tobacco, presents: Documentation and Alignment for Tobacco Use Treatment In this webinar, you will learn how documentation for tobacco use ...
Evaluating Statewide Coalition Impact: Developing a Continuum of Measures and Indicators
Save the date: Wednesday, August 1st 3-4:30 PM ET Hosted by the Tobacco Control Training Collaborative. Register here Coalition success includes a number of interim achievements such as network development, skill ...
Integrated Mental Health and Cancer Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
About this Live Interactive Webinar People with serious mental illness (SMI) die 15-30 years earlier than the general population. This mortality gap is due to cardiac health and cancer. The SMI population requires clinicians ...
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Vaping and Ecigs among Behavioral Health Populations: Research Evidence and Research Needs
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) invites you to join them for the webinar: Vaping and Ecigs among Behavioral Health Populations: Research Evidence and Research Needs, on Wednesday, September 12, ...
Opioid and Nicotine Use, Dependence, and Recovery: Influences of Sex and Gender
FDA White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Bldg. 31, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesPlease join the FDA Office of Women’s Health, in collaboration with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Tobacco Products, for a conference on Opioid and Nicotine ...
New Truth® Flavor Ads Now Available for Partner Use
Truth Initiative® is excited to offer new truth ads for use by youth and young adult serving organizations to help spread awareness of the facts and dangers associated with flavored tobacco ...
APHA Annual Meeting & Expo 2018
"Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now" Save the Date — Don't miss the biggest public health event of the year! APHA 2018 will take place Nov. 10-14 at the San ...
Webinar: Non-daily Smokers: Smoking patterns and implications for helping them quit
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) invites you to join them for this webinar: Non-daily Smokers: Smoking patterns and implications for helping them quit , on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, ...
Webinar: Living in a Cloud: Adolescent Nicotine Use
Description Though adolescent cigarette smoking rates have decreased over the past four decades with fewer than 1 in 25 teens reporting daily tobacco use, e-cigarette use has increased two-fold. There ...