Requests for Proposals / Awards / Other Announcements

Requests for Proposals

Call for Abstracts: 2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
The National Conference on Tobacco or Health will take place June 10-12, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health is to improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States. Whether you are a student, program manager, researcher, or seasoned advocate; or whether you work at the local, state, or national level, the 2009 National Conference welcomes your abstract submission(s). Abstracts are being accepted for twelve program areas in tobacco control. Presentation formats include: poster, lecture/panel, group discussion, debate, group activity, and others. Abstracts will be accepted online at the conference website through November 14, 2008. Click here to view the call for abstracts on the conference website.

Call for Proposals: National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health has announced a new funding opportunity: Improving the Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions and Programs in Low Income Adult Populations.  Due to the fact that smoking rates continue to remain high among low income adults, this funding program encourages research projects designed to improve outcomes of smoking cessation in this population. The long-term goal of funding is to facilitate a significant reduction in smoking prevalence among low income adults, thereby reducing the excess disease burden of tobacco use within this group and decreasing the prevalence of smoking in the United States as a whole. To find out more about these funding opportunities click here and here.

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Award Announcement:

International Award for Outstanding Use of Tobacco Industry Documents
The Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University and the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education are proud to offer an award to promote innovative uses of tobacco industry documents. The award is given to recognize research, policy, and advocacy contributions that resulted in tangible, positive actions from traditional or innovative uses of tobacco industry documents. To learn more about the award, click here.

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Other Announcements

New TTAC Web Calendar
TTAC has created an interactive calendar featuring public tobacco events, meetings, and conferences held at national, regional, and local levels. Click here to view the calendar. To have an event posted, email the details to ttac@sph.emory.edu with subject “Add calendar event”.  Please include title, date, time, location and any contact information. If you have a website link and/or a flyer, please send those as well, and we will include in the calendar posting.

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