Save the Date

Save the Date: It's About a Billion Lives: Celebrating Tobacco Research and Education at UCSF
February 3, 2012
San Francisco, CA
On February 3, 2012, the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education is hosting its annual symposium, “It’s About a Billion Lives.” The symposium will bring together thought leaders from around the country to examine the latest implications of tobacco’s effects on health and policy. The symposium will also include a poster session displaying the breadth of tobacco research at UCSF. For more information about the symposium, contact Jennifer Lau or visit the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education website.

Through with Chew Week / Great American Spit Out
February 19-25, 2012
Now is the time to start planning for the upcoming Through With Chew Week, held February 19-25, 2012, with the Great American Spit Out on Thursday, February 23rd. Tobacco prevention advocates, healthcare providers, and other organizations can organize an educational event or a series of community activities and help raise awareness of the dangers of smokeless tobacco, especially among children and adolescents. A guide on how to conduct a “Through with Chew Week” campaign is available online at www.throughwithchew.com. Click here to view statistics and resources on smokeless tobacco from the CDC.

World Conference on Tobacco or Health
March 20-24, 2012
Singapore
Registration is open for the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, being held in Singapore in 2012. The conference will provide opportunities for participants to build global tobacco control capacity by sharing best practices, experiences, knowledge, research, and the latest trends; celebrating successes; renewing their commitment to fight the global tobacco epidemic; and networking for future collaborations. Click here to learn more about the conference.

NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health
March 29, 2012
Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM ET for NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health. This virtual webcast presentation is entitled, "Telling the Public Health Story - How to Affect Policy, Engage Elected Officials, and Inspire Citizens," with speaker Andy Goodman, Cofounder and Director of The Goodman Center.

2012 National Health Promotion Summit
April 10-11, 2012
Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, the theme of the 2012 National Health Promotion Summit is, “Prevention. Promotion. Progress.” The goals of the summit are to promote the development of disease prevention and health promotion policies that align with national prevention initiatives, integrate health policies across all sectors, and encourage stakeholders at every level to collaborate on reaching national health goals. Click here to view the summit’s website. Registration will open in January 2012.

Promising Practices to Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities: The Power of Communities
April 17-18, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
The next Health Education Council and Break Free Alliance (BFA) national tobacco control conference will take place April 17-18, 2012 in New Orleans. This will be BFA's third national tobacco control conference that focuses its efforts on reducing the burden of tobacco use in low socioeconomic status and ethnic/minority populations. Click here to visit the conference website for more information. Register by February 7th, 2012 to receive the Early Bird rate.

National Association of Local Boards of Health Conference: Celebrating Achievements, Shaping the Future
August 8-10, 2012
Atlanta, GA
The 2012 Annual National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) conference is designed to provide attendees with information about past public health achievements, current public health priorities, and the role of governance in shaping the future of public health. Click here for more details about the conference. Call for Presentations is open: NALBOH is seeking proposals for workshops and breakout session presentations in Governance and Leadership, Board Development, Public Health Policy, and Public Health Priorities. Note: the “Public Health Priorities” category includes Tobacco Use Prevention and Control. Click here to view the full Call for Presentations, and to submit a proposal. The submission deadline is February 10, 2012.

NAQC Conference 2012: Quitline Innovation and Sustainability: Exploring Strategies and Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times
August 13-14, 2012
Kansas City, MO
The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) Conference 2012, Quitline Innovation And Sustainability: Exploring Strategies and Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times, will be the only international conference to focus solely on building the capacity of the quitline community to improve the availability and quality of its services while responding to these mounting challenges and opportunities. The conference will take place as an official ancillary meeting to the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH). Registration will open in February 2012. To learn more about the conference, click here.

2012 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
August 15-17, 2012
Kansas City, MO
The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) is to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States. Registration and hotel bookings are now open! The early bird registration rate is in effect through February 28, 2012. Click here to view the conference website. Click here to sign up to receive conference updates by email.

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