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World No Tobacco Day
May 31, 2011
World No Tobacco Day is a yearly celebration led by the World Health Organization to inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what 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. The theme of this year’s event is “The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.” The commemoration of World No Tobacco Day will highlight the treaty's overall importance, stress Parties' obligations under the treaty, and promote the essential role of the Conference of the Parties and WHO in supporting countries' efforts to meet those obligations. Click here for more information. In observance of World No Tobacco Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an MMWR article that examines smoking prevalence, warning labels, and interest in quitting smoking among smokers in fourteen countries, and is disseminating messages about the publication and World No Tobacco Day via Twitter and Facebook; tobacco control advocates are encouraged to follow the these social media pages and repost the CDC’s messages to help spread the word.

Webinar: Updates on Smoking and Schizophrenia
June 2, 2011
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is delighted to announce its next free webinar offering, “Updates on Smoking and Schizophrenia,” which will be held on June 2, 2011, at 1:00 pm ET (90 minutes). Jill Williams, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, will present on this important topic. Webinar participants will hear about the science behind smoking and its impact on smokers with mental illnesses, the latest research updates in smoking and schizophrenia, and the importance of tailored approaches to smoking cessation within this population. Click here for more details, or click here to register.

Webinar: Engaging Employers in Tobacco Control: A Warner Series Lecture
June 8, 2011
The workplace is a key sector in tobacco control, and businesses can make a significant contribution to saving lives from tobacco-related illness. Partnership for Prevention and Legacy are pleased to sponsor “Engaging Employers in Tobacco Control,” an educational webinar for the ActionToQuit Network and other tobacco control leaders and advocates nationwide. The program will be available via webcast on June 8, 2011 at 2pm ET, and will feature two companies, Sprint and Caterpillar, which have made a corporate commitment to tobacco control. Additionally, Ellen Vargyas of Legacy will outline the current debate over tobacco use and hiring policy that has been a high profile media theme recently. Click here to register.

Public Health Advocates Stakeholder Discussion Series Session
June 9, 2011
Rockville, MD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products is holding its fourth Stakeholder Discussion Series session with Public Health Advocates on June 9 in Rockville, Maryland. Registration for in-person observers will remain open through June 6, or until all available seats have been filled. A conference line will also be available for off-site listeners. Click here for more information about participating in this event in person or by phone.

Conference and Webcast: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry
June 22, 2011
Boston, MA
This conference represents a unique opportunity for leaders of the nation’s tobacco control community to come together on the second anniversary of the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to discuss progress made and ways in which the tobacco control community can improve dialogue with the FDA to develop the regulatory science necessary to achieve Senator Kennedy’s vision of curbing tobacco use. The conference will also critically look at the tobacco industry’s response to the law and the challenges that exist in applying regulatory science to an industry that until two years ago was pre-empted from regulation under many major federal health and safety agencies. Click here for more information about this event.

Summer Webinar Series – Addressing Tobacco Use in Correctional Facilities
Starting July 12, 2011
Break Free Alliance will be hosting a four-part webinar series to address tobacco use among correctional and post-correctional populations. Subjects include how to implement tobacco cessation programming and comprehensive tobacco control policies in correctional settings, as well as linking newly released inmates with community-based cessation resources. Details about the series can be found on Break Free Alliance’s website. To register, click here. Space is limited! For questions, please contact Kristi Maryman, Break Free Alliance Program Coordinator at kmaryman@healthedcouncil.org.

NALBOH 2011 Annual Conference
September 7-9, 2011
Coeur d'Alene, ID
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) will hold its 19th annual conference in September. The theme of the 2011 Annual NALBOH Conference is Public Health: Effective Governance, Strong Leadership, Engaged Citizens. Accordingly, the conference will provide attendees with information about public health governance, current public health issues, and the role of strong leadership and citizens engaged in improving the health of our communities. Click here to learn more. Early bird registration is now open! NALBOH is offering a minimum of one MacNeal Scholarship for $800 to assist a current public health student in attending the conference. The application deadline is June 3, 2011. Click here for more information about the scholarship.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VII
September 25-28, 2011
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Looking for the best tried and true strategies for winning a smoke-free effort in your city or state? 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. This year, the Institute will also feature stories about what went wrong in real-life smoke-free campaigns from smoke-free advocates who have learned lessons the hard way. 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. 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.

Promising Practices National Tobacco Control Conference
April 17-18, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mark your calendar! The next Health Education Council and Break Free Alliance 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. Visit breakfreealliance.org for the latest conference information.

National Conference on Tobacco or Health
August 15-17, 2012
Kansas City, MO
Save the date! The dates and location have been set for the next National Conference on Tobacco or Health. A conference website is in development to provide more information about the conference. In the meantime, learn more about visiting Kansas City here. Click here to sign up to receive conference updates directly. [Editor’s note: please note the correction of the conference date to 2012.]

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