Webinar: Sabemos - a Hispanic/Latino Smoke Free Outreach Initiative
July 1, 2009
On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT, this webinar will present information on smoke free home and cars initiatives. Sabemos is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention community outreach campaign with tools and resources to promote tobacco-free environments for Hispanic/Latino youth. A goal of the campaign is to provide culturally relevant messages for Hispanic/Latino community leaders to effectively reach intended audiences. Click here for more information on the webinar, and to register. Click here to read about the Sabemos campaign.

TCLN Conference Call Series: Medicaid Partnership Project Case Studies
July 21, July 28, and August 4
Save the date for the upcoming Tobacco Control Law Network (TCLN) conference call series. The series is on improving the use of Medicaid cessation services through partnerships between Medicaid and Tobacco Control programs. The conference calls series is based on the results of the Medicaid Partnership Project, which has been funded by the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. The Project has compiled case studies from six states to help identify best practices for increasing access and use of Medicaid benefits and services. These case studies, together with summary information and resources have been compiled into a Medicaid Partnership Project report, which will be available on the TCLN website by July 17th. The upcoming conference call series will present these case studies and summary information and provide an opportunity for questions and discussion. All calls will be at 2:00 PM, EDT. The schedule is:

Teleconference participants must register with the TCLN. Please contact Elizabeth White, MPA at lawse@ohsu.edu for information about registration. To join the TCLN Listserv, fill out an online membership application via the TCLN website.

NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference
July 29-31, 2009
Orlando, FL
Join the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) at this year’s largest gathering of public health officials in the United States. The 2009 NACCHO Annual Conference has a timely and action-oriented theme: The New Public Health: Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities. The conference offers valuable learning and networking opportunities designed specifically to address the unique needs of local public health professionals. A preliminary program of conference information and activities is now on the conference website. Click here for more information about the conference. For additional information or questions, contact us by email or 703-964-1240, Ext. 20.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy
September 20-22, 2009
Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
This conference is hosted by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. Click here for more information. To register, fill out the two-page registration application. A separate application is required for each person. If you are applying for a scholarship, fill out the one-page scholarship request form, in addition to the registration application. If you are requesting to bring family members and/or guests, please also complete the family form. For more information, email Stephanie Shedd at stephanie.shedd@no-smoke.org.

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. Jack Henningfield will be the keynote speaker, and the summit will include sessions on Interventions and Policy, New Science, Priority Populations/New Users, Cessation, Taxation/New Products Policy and more. Registration opens on Monday, July 6!  Full registration for the summit is $350, with additional optional events/fees. Please visit the Summit website to access registration, the full program, and additional summit-related details, or call or email Chris DeIuliis (800-633-1442) for more information.

Second Menthol Conference
October 19-20, 2009
Washington, DC
Save the date! Representatives of the American Legacy Foundation, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Praxis, University of Maryland, Howard University, National Latino Tobacco Control Network, and the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program at the University of California Office of the President want to strongly urge you to set aside October 19 and 20, 2009 for an important meeting on Menthol in Tobacco Products. Program speakers and a conference agenda will be circulated this summer.

Break Free Alliance 2010 National Conference
April 27-28, 2010
New Orleans, LA
Save the date! Don’t miss this important conference, offering the latest information and promising practices to meeting the needs of low SES communities. The goal of the Break Free Alliance is to engage key organizations serving low SES populations in tobacco control efforts and to assist them with resource development and assessments, technical assistance, capacity building, and evaluation to prevent and reduce tobacco use in low-income communities. Check the Break Free Alliance website for updates on the conference. A Call for Abstracts for the conference will open in July 2009.

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