6th Annual National LGBTQ Anti-Tobacco Summit:
Be A Movement, Not A Market
September 22-23, 2008
Kansas City, MO
This 6th annual conference “Be A Movement, Not A Market” will attract LGBTQ and tobacco control leaders from across the country. The conference will give participants opportunities to learn best practices, network with tobacco control leaders, share lessons learned, and make plans to improve LGBTQ health. Click here to view the conference website. Registration is open through September 1.

African American Tobacco Control Conference: A Community Under Siege: The State of Black California and Tobacco Use
September 26, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is pleased to invite you to this important conference themed “A Community Under Siege: The State of Black California and Tobacco Use”. It will be held on September 26, 2008 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel. The purpose of the conference is to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of tobacco use in the African American community and to call the community to action toward reducing tobacco-related disease and mortality. Key partners in he planning and coordination of the conference include the California Black Health Network (CBHN), and other expert stakeholders.  For more information about the conference or to register, click here.

2008 Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Control Conference:
Accelerating Change with Best Practices
November 18-19, 2008
Madison, WI
The purpose of the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Conference is to strengthen the unified commitment to the tobacco control movement by providing advocates with tools to improve the effectiveness of programs and policies. Attendees will learn how to apply best practices in tobacco control, and will have opportunities to exchange ideas and resources through networking. Click here for the conference website.

20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
February 23-25, 2009
National Harbor, MD
The 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control will be celebrating two decades of extraordinary progress in the prevention and control of chronic diseases and drawing on these successes to accelerate progress over the next 20 years. Conference presenters will share relevant information on innovations in science, policy, community interventions, health marketing, and information technology that support healthy lifestyles and cultivate healthy communities. Through extensive networking opportunities, participants will learn successful chronic disease prevention efforts, best practices, and effective intervention techniques used by their colleagues and challenges as we move into the next decade of health system transformation. Click here to learn more about the conference.  Abstract submission deadline is 12:00 A.M. EDT, Monday, September 15, 2008; click here for abstract submission requirements.

The 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
March 8-12, 2009
Mumbai, India
This conference is held every three years to bring together world leaders in tobacco control.  Considering the growing impact of tobacco in Asia and Africa, now is an important time to build global networks as well as interest and awareness in the health of local communities. Click here for an overview of this event.  Click here for online registration.

5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
September 21-23, 2009
Madison, WI
The 5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco is designed to support health care professionals, public health and policy professionals, tobacco treatment specialists, scientists, physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, state and federal tobacco prevention and control administrators, tobacco program staff and advocates who have an interest in smokeless and spit tobacco.  The Summit is the primary forum professionals in the smokeless tobacco field have to come together to learn of best practices, share success stories, hear about prevention and cessation approaches that work, and become aware of the latest research in the field.  It also provides these professionals a specific opportunity to network with their colleagues nationally and internationally.  The Summit is pleased to announce that the following organizations have already agreed to serve as sponsors: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Delta Dental of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, and the Wyoming Department of Health.  The Summit website is now online or call or email Chris DeIuliis (800-633-1442 or deiuliis@uwosh.edu) for more information.

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