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Other Announcements
General
Register for TTAC's Logic Model Essentials and Fundamentals of Evaluation web-based courses
The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium is offering two upcoming distance learning courses for public health practitioners. The 6-week Logic Model Essentials web-based course provides an understanding of the purpose and features of a logic model, the skills and tools needed to build a logic model, and knowledge of the important ways to apply logic model results. The next session of Logic Model Essentials will be held from June 13, 2011 through July 22, 2011. The 12-week Fundamentals of Evaluation web-based course guides participants through the evaluation process – from planning to reporting results – while giving them the opportunity to develop their own evaluation plan. The next Fundamentals of Evaluation course will be offered from August 29, 2011 – November 18, 2011. Both courses offer an engaging learning experience with visual aids, group discussion, self-assessments, and individual learning activities. Click here to register. Registration for Logic Model Essentials will close on June 3, 2011. The registration deadline for Fundamentals of Evaluation is August 19, 2011.
New SOPHE site on tobacco control and prevention
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) has launched a new micro-website for Clearing the Air: Influencing Tobacco Control and Prevention Policy, a project funded through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative. The site will provide the latest news and resources tobacco control and prevention, information from SOPHE's national partners, and updates on SOPHE's efforts to provide technical assistance to matched communities in the areas of coalition building, evaluation, and project support. There are also opportunities for SOPHE members to get involved. Click here to visit the new micro-website.
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FDA Announcements
FDA takes action against illegal marketing of tobacco products
In late May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has sent eleven warning letters to online tobacco retailers that have violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The retailers were cited for making unsubstantiated or misleading tobacco marketing claims indicating that their products reduce tobacco-related harms or risks, including the use of such terms as: “Light”; “Low”; “Mild”; “Less toxic”; or “Safer.” The online retailers were also cited for other violations, including the sale of flavored cigarettes, which have been banned since September 2009. Tobacco companies may submit their research on a product for FDA review in order to be permitted to make marketing claims about a reduced-risk tobacco product; however, to date, FDA has not approved any such requests. Click here for more information in a press release from FDA. Click here to visit FDA’s “Health Fraud” webpage. The FDA considers any marketing of “reduced-risk” tobacco products to be health fraud due to the lack of scientific evidence to support these claims.
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