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Webinar: Stop Smoking Helpline for Korean smokers
November 3, 2010
APICAT (Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Against Tobacco) will be hosting a webinar on the Asian Quitline for the Korean community on Wednesday, November 3 from 6-7 pm PST. The guest speaker will be Dr. Hye-Ryeon Lee, PhD - University of Hawaii. Dr. Hye-Ryeon Lee has been involved in the implementation of the Korean language Stop Smoking Helpline in Hawaii. This webinar will provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the project, ask Dr. Lee questions, and then refer patients /community members who are interested in quitting smoking. The webinar will be held in Korean. The Helpline will be coming to Washington State in January 2011, and a 3-year CDC-funded project is underway to bring the Asian Quitline to other states. States wanting to learn more about the quitline project are invited to participate, as are states that are currently part of the project and would like to provide more information to the Korean community. To register for the webinar, contact Eric Mose - APICAT at eric@apicat.org or (206) 223-9578 ext. 12. Event flyers are available in English and Korean.

Web Forum: Investing in community prevention: A dialogue with federal leadership on the Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy
November 4, 2010
This timely discussion on the development and implementation of Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy will be held on Thursday, November 4 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EDT. Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Reform and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will share current information concerning efforts underway to advance the community prevention provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The format of this Web Forum is structured to generate meaningful dialogue. The Web Forum is sponsored by Convergence Partnership, Public Health Institute, Prevention Institute, PolicyLink, and Trust for America's Health. Click here for more information, or click here to register.

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." Click here for a conference overview. Click here to find out about events being held at the APHA meeting for the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) Section.

Webinar: Do quitlines have a role in serving the tobacco cessation needs of persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders?
November 18, 2010
On Thursday, November 18, 2010, at 1pm ET/12 noon CT/11 am MT/10 am PT, The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) are co-hosting a free 90-minute webinar to unveil the new Behavioral Health Advisory Forum Report on Quitline Callers with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. This presentation will address the rationale for the creation of the national Quitline Behavioral Health Advisory Forum and highlights from the Advisory Forum report, and will feature presentations from Chad Morris, Ph.D. and Gary Tedeschi, Ph.D. Dr. Morris is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Director of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program. Dr. Tedeschi is the Clinical Director of the California Smokers’ Helpline at the University of California, San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. Click here for more details, or click here to register.

Great American Smokeout
November 18, 2010
The 35th annual Great American Smokeout (GASO) will be held on November 18, 2010. This event is held each year on the third Thursday in November to encourage smokers to quit for a day in the hope they may quit for good. Click here to view a sample press release that can be used to promote the event. Click here to visit the American Cancer Society’s website for smoking cessation resources and materials to help publicize the Great American Smokeout.

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 17th Annual Meeting
February 16-19, 2011
Toronto, Canada
The 17th annual Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco annual meeting will be held from February 16-19, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. The Rapid Response Abstract system will soon open for abstracts submissions for the conference and pre-conference workshops. Abstracts will be accepted from December 1, 2010 through January 4, 2011. Click here for more information about the conference. SRNT was founded in 1994 to coordinate and advance research on a broad array of topics ranging from the pharmacology of nicotine to the societal influences on use of tobacco.

Reducing Tobacco Use 2011 Conference
April 5-6, 2011
Newport News, VA
Save the date! Join Prevention Connections and the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth for an exciting two-day conference to address keeping our efforts relevant for today’s youth and young adults. Tobacco control experts from across the nation will speak on a variety of topics. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Stanton Glantz. Click here to download a Save-the-Date flyer, or click here to visit the event website.

National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
May 10-12, 2011
Austin, TX
The 6th National Summit Smokeless and Spit Tobacco is designed especially for professionals and advocates working in the field of smokeless tobacco use prevention and cessation. The theme for this year is "The New Face of Smokeless Tobacco Addiction.” The conference will raise awareness of the dangers of smokeless tobacco products and broaden the national coalition of organizations, agencies, and individuals committed to reducing and eventually eliminating the use of smokeless and spit tobacco products. Participants will learn about the latest research in the field, and share strategies that have proven effective and successful in the fight against smokeless tobacco. Click here for more information. Request for Presentations: The Program Committee is looking for speakers and sessions for the summit. Prospective presenters should complete the online submission form for each presentation they would like to submit. Click here to submit a presentation topic for review. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 10, 2010. Contact Caitlin Swift or Barry Sharp with any questions or call 877-451-8700.

NALBOH 2011 Annual Conference
September 7-9, 2011
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Save the Date! The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) is excited to announce that its 19th Annual Conference will be held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on September 7-9, 2011. Click here to learn more.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VII
September 25-28, 2011
South Lake Tahoe, CA
The purpose of this 3-day skills-building and strategy planning Institute is to enhance awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke, share recent science and economic data and first-hand experiences, and expand the capacity of smoke-free advocates, researchers, and other public health professionals nationwide. Click here for more details. Please fill out the two-page registration application and do not send money at this time. A separate application is required for each person. If you would like to apply for a partial 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. On occasion, applicants are waitlisted due to space constraints. For more information, email Stephanie Shedd.

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