National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines: 2006 Regional Meeting
May 1-2, 2006 in San Diego, CA; May 17-18 in Atlanta, GA
In order to build upon the success of the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines and to facilitate the growth and stability of the partnerships that have already been developed, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and NCI’s Cancer Information Service (CIS) will be hosting two 2-day regional meetings in May of 2006. The purpose of these meetings is to facilitate information sharing, review the planning and implementation of the National Network, and to plan for future development and collaborations. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss their current quitline efforts and will learn more about the continuing work of the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) and the role of service providers in this effort.
 
CDC-funded States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are expected to send two representatives to their respective regional meeting—the tobacco control program manager and one other designee. CIS will provide travel funding for one representative, and travel for the other representative should come out of funding already received through CDC/OSH. Additional participants will include Federal staff from CDC and NCI, as well as representatives from each of the 15 regional CIS offices. Also, vendors/service providers that operate quitline services for States, as well as state tobacco control foundations/trusts will be invited to attend one of the regional meetings at their own expense.
 
If you have any questions or concerns regarding meeting logistics, please contact Brooke Hardison Wang at (301) 594-5703 or wangbh@mail.nih.gov.

SOPHE 2006 Midyear Scientific Conference: Betting on Health Education - Increasing the Odds for Collaboration
May 4 – 7, 2006; Las Vegas, Nevada
SOPHE’s conference reaches out to all professionals and public health partners involved in public health education and health promotion. Collaboration is essential for both practice and research in the profession. Creative collaboration is critical in responding to today’s health challenges. This conference is uniquely planned to provide an opportunity to those involved in the promotion of healthy behaviors to share innovations in practice and research. Participants will explore different paradigms to address and overcome the many challenges facing the health education and public health profession, as well as share ideas with traditional and non-traditional partners. Click here for more information.

Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center Conferences
May 15-19, 2006, October 17-20, 2006; Rochester, MN
The Nicotine Dependence Center conducts educational activities oriented toward healthcare professionals who are interested in incorporating nicotine dependence treatment into their practice and/or developing a service to meet the needs of tobacco dependent patients. Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, psychologists, chemical dependency counselors, respiratory therapists, nurses, social workers, and other allied health professionals will find these offerings of interest. The conference includes nicotine dependence counselor training and instructions on program development, with speakers drawn from the research and clinical staff, Mayo support services, and internationally known experts in the field. Click here for more information.

Maine Smoke-free Housing Conferences
May 17 in South Portland, ME; May 18 in Bangor, ME
The Maine Smoke-Free Housing Coalition is holding a conference for policymakers, lenders, landlords, housing industry professionals, and health advocates. The one-day conference will be presented May 17th in South Portland, and on May 18th in Bangor. To view the agenda and register, click here.

24th National Conference on Health Promotion and Health
May 23-26, 2006; Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by CDC and DHPE, this year’s theme will be “Advancing the National Health Promotion and Health Education Agenda Through Effective Policies and Practice.” Conference themes include: Developing a Competent Workforce, Innovative Approaches to Health Education and Health Promotion Practice, Collaborating with non traditional partners, Economics of Health Education and Health Promotion, Role of Health Education/Promotion in Public Health Legislation and Policy. Click here for more information.

Putting the Tobacco Industry’s Words to Work for You
June 3, 2006; San Francisco, CA
The University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE), an inter-disciplinary research community, announces a one-day workshop on using tobacco industry documents for advocacy. The workshop will cover: introduction to tobacco industry databases; hands-on practice searching and extracting key industry documents under the supervision of expert documents researchers; examples of ways in which the documents can be of use for public health work in your community; and opportunities to network and brainstorm with top documents researchers and other advocates.
 
Cost: $25 registration fee to reserve your place, refundable upon completion of workshop. Deadline is April 30, 2006, registration is on first come, first served basis and space is limited to 40 participants. A California cuisine lunch and resource materials will be provided. The locations are ADA accessible.
 
For information about registering for the workshop, please contact: Jenni Alexander, Jenni.Alexander@ucsf.edu, (415)502-6341.

State-of-the-Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control
June 12-14, 2006; Bethesda, MD
Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading preventable cause of premature death, with more than 440,000 Americans dying each year from diseases—including heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—caused by tobacco use.
 
In addition to the costly toll in human lives, tobacco use also places an enormous economic burden on society. From 1995 to 1999, estimated annual economic costs attributable to smoking in the United States were $75.5 billion for direct medical care for adults and $81.9 billion for lost productivity.
 
To assess the latest evidence on this topic, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will convene a State-of-the-Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control. This free 3-day conference will be held from June 12 to 14, 2006 at the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
 
This conference is intended for researchers interested in tobacco prevention, cessation, and control; healthcare professionals; healthcare system professionals; health policy experts; public health practitioners; and interested members of the public.
 
The NCI and OMAR have planned this upcoming conference to stimulate a critical review of the available evidence and to identify directions for future research. Conference proceedings will include presentations from recognized experts in the field on how effective prevention and treatment strategies can be developed and implemented across diverse segments of the population.
 
For more information on this free conference, including conference agenda, expert speakers, logistical information, and to register online, please visit www.consensus.nih.gov. The registration deadline is June 9, 2006. If you are unable to attend in person, you can also watch the proceedings live via the Internet at www.videocast.nih.gov or go to the conference Web site to preorder a final statement.

The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century: 5th Annual Partnership Conference
June 12-14, 2006; Atlanta, GA
Convened by the CDC’s Public Health Law Program and the American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics (ASLME), the "The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century: 5th Annual Partnership Conference" is an annual conference for educators, researchers, and students in public health law as well as elected officials, public health practitioners, physicians, nurses, attorneys, judges, and all others who shape and apply law as a public health tool. Invited keynote speakers include Hon. Sandra Day O’Conner, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, and Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, U.S. Surgeon General . Conference sessions will address such topics as: a symposium on due process in public health; a 5-session track on all-hazards emergency legal preparedness; a track on healthy homes, schools and communities (including: using law for healthy homes, new legal interventions for healthy schools, land use laws and access to tobacco, alcohol and fast food, leveraging private investment and pro-heath urban redevelopment, and fighting gang violence); a track on law-based interventions for healthy people (including topics such as: education, regulation and litigation in obesity and chronic disease prevention, science and the law of toxics, motor vehicles and adolescents, women’s health, legislative and legal issues surrounding new vaccines for adolescents); a track on partners in public health law (including: best practices in faith-health partnerships, the private bar, law at the intersection of civilian and military public health practice, pain management and public health, and the courts); and a track on new tools in public health law and ethics including topics such as: ethical issues in public health law and practice, vaccines and law, science and the adoption of laws, adoptions of laws and health impact, and innovations and new legal tools from the field. CME, CLE, CNE and CHES and other CEU credits will be offered. To register and for more information, click here.

Help Your Patients Quit Smoking: Become a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialist
5-DAY TRAINING: June 12-16, September 25-29; New Brunswick, NJ
The Tobacco Dependence Program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health has been specializing in providing intensive training for Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialists since 2000. The 5-day curriculum prepares health care professionals to provide treatment for tobacco dependence. Participants gain an in-depth understanding of Tobacco Addiction as well as essential evidence-based treatment tools necessary to help their patient's achieve freedom from tobacco.
 
The nationally recognized faculty, brings a wealth of expertise in tobacco control, nicotine addiction, medical consequences of tobacco use, treatment of tobacco dependence, program development and evaluation, as well as treating special populations such as those with mental illness, other addictions or young people.
 
The training format allows for an interactive and comprehensive educational experience. This training is based on the US Public Health Service Guidelines for Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence. Participants will learn how to assess nicotine dependence, conduct treatment planning and deliver face-to-face treatment, including counseling and the use of medications. Participants can expect to leave the training competent to effectively treat patients for tobacco dependence with knowledge of the latest research-based medications and behavioral techniques and to provide other services that will help their organizations address tobacco use.
 
This nationwide training is offered four times per year and meets the necessary educational requirements as described in the Public Health Guidelines, ATTUD - the Association for Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence and to become a "Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist" through The Certification Board, Inc. To Register, click here. You may also contact Joan Maurer at Joan.maurer@umdnj.edu for more information.

Social Marketing for the Latino Community
June 12-16, 2006; Washington, DC
The Latin American Cancer Research Coalition (LACRC) is sponsoring the week-long "Social Marketing for the Latino Community" course, which will be offered by the Georgetown University School of Business. Professor Alan Andreasen, a leading social marketing practitioner and scholar will teach the course. Additionally, there will be guest speakers from among Washington's leading social marketing programs to present during classes. The goal of this program is to build health promotion training opportunities for minority researchers and students in Latino health. Minority researchers and students are strongly encouraged to apply for scholarships. In addition to the course, The Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University is offering a six-week summer paid internship program for undergraduate and graduate students. This is an excellent opportunity for bilingual (English/Spanish) students to gain hands-on experience implementing cancer prevention research for the Latino community. Click here for more information.

16th Annual Conference on Social Marketing in Public Health
June 21-24, 2006; Clearwater Beach, FL
The Social Marketing in Public Health Conference, now in its sixteenth year, is designed for public health professionals and health educators in a variety of settings including CDC, state and local health departments, other public health agencies and nonprofit organizations. Participants usually include CDC designees, program planners and administrators, health educators, health communication and health information specialists, researchers, academicians, and graduate students. Click here for conference information and registration.

2006 International Cancer and Tobacco Control Conferences and CDC Cancer Partners Summit
July 8-15, 2006; Washington, DC
For the first time in history, two of the world’s preeminent conferences, the UICC World Cancer Congress and the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, will converge in Washington, D.C., in 2006. This unprecedented event will unite the cancer and tobacco control communities in a global campaign against tobacco-related cancer, which threatens to kill half a billion people living today.
 
The International Union Against Cancer Conference is being held July 8-12, 2006 and offers a unique opportunity to connect one of the most diverse international groups ever assembled. By combining its quadrennial International Cancer Congress with its triennial Conference for Global Cancer Control Organizations – in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2006 Cancer Partners Summit – UICC stands poised to bring together cancer scientists and researchers, governmental agencies, the medical community, and public health organizations in an unparalleled opportunity to enhance the global fight against cancer.
 
The World Conference on Tobacco OR Health Conference is being held July 12-15, 2006 and will feature the latest research on the science of tobacco and its effects, and presenters will share relevant new data on topics including addiction, cessation, public policy, secondhand smoke, and smokeless tobacco. The conference will also allow delegates an opportunity to examine the impact of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and to discuss ways developing countries can use it to promote their tobacco control efforts and how it can reinforce tobacco control in developed countries.
 
The Cancer Partners Summit is being planned for July 12-13, 2006, to enable participants to concurrently attend WCC or WCTOH. The Summit is being organized by CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the center's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, other CDC offices, and a planning committee representing more than 30 academic institutions, advocacy groups, associations, foundations, government agencies, health care providers, professional groups, and public health programs-organizations that are prominently and intimately involved in cancer prevention and control efforts throughout the United States. The theme of the 2006 Summit is Empowering Partners for Effective Integration: Charting a New Generation of Cancer Control Partnerships.
 
Please see the conference website for more information on WCC, WCTOH, and the CDC Cancer Partners Summit.

NACCHO ANNUAL 2006 Conference: "The Local Health Department Story: Know it. Live it. Share it."
July 26-28, 2006; San Antonio, TX
The NACCHO Education Committee invites you to submit "Sharing Session Proposals" for the upcoming NACCHO Annual 2006 Conference in San Antonio, Texas on July 26 - 28. This conference will be the year's largest gathering of local public health officials in the United States.
 
Sharing session proposals should fall within the scope of one of the following conference tracks:
• Communicating the Value and Contributions of Local Public Health Practice.
• The Local Health Department's Role in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters and Other Public Health Threats.
• Defining and Promoting Local Public Health.
• Highlighting Innovative Core Local Health Department Programs or Strategies.
 
Please click here for submission guidelines and the application form.

CDC’s 2006 National Health Promotion Conference
September 12 - September 14, 2006; Atlanta, Georgia
The 2006 National Health Promotion Conference is the first joint conference presented by CDC’s Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP) and its constituent groups: the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (OGDP). With a conference theme of Innovations in Health Promotion: New Avenues for Collaboration, the conference will provide an unprecedented opportunity to create new partnerships and strengthen existing ones to move forward with a national health promotion agenda.
 
CDC’s 2006 National Health Promotion Conference goals are:
• Laying the foundation for a national health promotion agenda—moving from disease specific agendas to the broadest concepts and practices of wellness and health promotion;
• Providing a platform for ongoing innovation in the collaborative science and implementation of birth defects, disabilities, genomics and chronic disease prevention practices;
• Facilitating the creation of new partnerships and strengthening existing relationships.

Click here for more information.

The 3rd Annual Spit Tobacco Summit: Advancing Understanding and Building Collaboration
October 16 - 18, 2006; Rochester, MN
This meeting is designed to bring together individuals from a variety of disciplines interested in smokeless tobacco, including tobacco treatment specialists, basic scientists, population researchers, clinical trialists, physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, advocacy groups, tobacco prevention and control administrators, youth advocates, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal tobacco prevention and treatment service providers. Topics that will be discussed include a summary of smokeless tobacco research, clinical approaches to smokeless tobacco treatment, health risks associated with smokeless tobacco use, community approaches to smokeless tobacco treatment and prevention, building partnerships, and addressing health disparities. At the end of this conference, interdisciplinary collaborations will be fostered and critical areas for advancing the field of smokeless tobacco treatment, research, and advocacy will be outlined. Program information will be available in April, 2006. To request a brochure, contact the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education at 800-323-2688 or cme@mayo.edu. Further information can be found on the Mayo Clinic’s CME website.

2006 CDC/OSH National Tobacco Control Program and Evaluation Meeting
October 17-19, 2006; Atlanta, GA
CDC’s Office on Smoking or Health hosts this meeting annually in order to showcase model programs and to disseminate the latest information concerning tobacco control science and practice. OSH’s Program Services Branch is partnering with the Epidemiology Branch to conduct this year’s meeting. More information is forthcoming.

SOPHE Annual Meeting
November 1 – 3, 2006; Boston, Massachusetts
Click here for upcoming information.

APHA 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition
November 4 – 8, 2006; Boston, Massachusetts
The theme for this year’s conference is Public Health and Human Rights. Click here for more information.

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