Current Clinical Concepts in Tobacco Treatment Lecture Series
March 2 - May 26, 2010
Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University’s Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program is pleased to announce a free medical education series, Current Clinical Concepts in Tobacco Treatment. Presenters include some of the most distinguished authorities in the field. The March 2nd lecture on Secondhand Smoke and Cardiovascular Health will feature Stanton Glantz of the University of California, San Francisco. Each event is open to the public, and lunch will be provided for onsite attendees who RSVP to kfriend@hsc.wvu.edu at least 48 hours before each scheduled talk. All lectures will be presented at WVU’s Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Morgantown, West Virginia and will be available by webcast. Click here for more information, or click here to view a Save the Date flyer.

Kick Butts Day 2010
March 24, 2010
Mark your calendar for the next Kick Butts Day (KBD), March 24, 2010!KBD is an annual day of activism that empowers youth to take action against tobacco use at more than 2,000 events from coast to coast. The 2010 Kick Butts Day website offers a free activity guide with information about events, promotional materials, resources, and other tools to get involved. This year, Kick Butts Day is focusing on three initiatives public health advocates feel are extremely important: fully-funded state tobacco prevention and cessation programs; higher state tobacco taxes; and 100% smoke-free workplaces and public places. There is a new “policy corner” on the homepage of the KBD website with examples of policy-related activities for Kick Butts Day. Register your KBD event on the website so that the KBD team can help your event earn media attention. Click here to visit the KBD website, or click here to download your free activity guide.

Nicotine as a Reinforcing Drug: From Science to the Shaping of Policy
March 26, 2010
The University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC) and the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network (UMTRN) present the UMSARC Nicotine Symposium on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 9am - 4pm. The symposium’s theme is "Nicotine as a Reinforcing Drug: From Science to the Shaping of Policy." Topics will include the role of nicotine in smoking, reinforcing effects of nicotine in animals and humans, potentiating interactions of nicotine on alcohol use in humans, adolescent vulnerability to nicotine, and how knowledge of the reinforcing effects of nicotine guides FDA policy. Click here for more information.

Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control
April 27-28, 2010
New Orleans, LA
The next national Break Free Alliance & NAATEN conference will take place April 27-28, 2010 in New Orleans. The Break Free Alliance and the National African American Tobacco Education Network, both programs of the Health Education Council, are hosting this conference as a follow-up to our first successful 2008 conference in Detroit. The conference focuses its efforts on reducing the burden of tobacco use in low socioeconomic status and ethnic minority populations. Our conference tracks for 2010 will focus on a new era in tobacco control: Track A –Integrating Tobacco Control and Chronic Disease Prevention; Track B – Increasing Access to Prevention, Education and Cessation; and Track C – Yes We Can! – Influencing Policy, Legislation and Health Care Reform. Click here for more details, or click here to register. Visit the event website often for updates.

World No Tobacco Day 2010
May 31, 2010
World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations. WHO has selected "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women" as the theme for the next World No Tobacco Day. World No Tobacco Day 2010 will give overdue recognition to the importance of controlling the epidemic of tobacco among women. Click here for more information.

Tribal Institute on Commercial Tobacco: Integrating Chronic Disease Interventions
June 3-4, 2010
Albuquerque, NM
Save the date! Please note the date change for this upcoming training. The Institute will offer four educational training tracks. Each track will highlight the integration of commercial tobacco abuse prevention and control into chronic disease interventions: Surveillance and Evaluation; Integrating Commercial Tobacco into Chronic Disease/Allied Health; Policy Advocacy; and Media Advocacy. Scholarships will be available for individuals who work in the tribal community with tobacco programming. A "Call for Presenters" will be sent, and we hope you will consider submitting a proposal. Click here to view the Save the Date announcement. More information will be available soon on the Keep It Sacred website, and a brochure will be distributed as the dates get closer.

APPEAL 15th Anniversary Conference
June 3-4, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Save the date! Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) will hold its 15th anniversary conference in San Francisco in June. More details will soon be posted on APPEAL’s website.

18th Annual NALBOH Conference
August 5-7, 2010
Omaha, NE
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) would like to announce its 18th Annual conference, Journey to the Future: Facing Public Health Challenges Today for a Healthier Tomorrow. Online registration is now open. Click here for more information about the conference.

APACT 2010 Conference: Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
October 6 – 9, 2010
Sydney, Australia
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) is pleased to partner with the Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT) to bring evidence-based solutions to the tobacco control issues faced by healthcare providers, advocates and others in the Asia/Pacific region. The APACT conference is the premier tobacco control conference for the Asia Pacific, with the 2010 conference focusing on Change, challenge and progress: FCTC in the Asia Pacific. APACT 2010 aims to encourage tobacco control and public health advocates, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and especially youth leaders, to share experiences and discuss strategies for implementation of the FCTC. Click here to visit the conference website. Abstract submissions are being accepted through March 5, 2010. A limited number of scholarships are available for young leaders under the age of 45 who have made a significant contribution to tobacco control.

APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
November 6-10, 2010
Denver, CO
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. This year’s theme is "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative." Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers. Click here for a conference overview.

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