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Other Announcements
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CDC seeking individuals for National Tobacco Education Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health is recruiting individuals to feature as spokespeople in its next national tobacco education campaign. Like the successful Tips from Former Smokers campaign, this campaign will feature real people who suffered severe health conditions caused directly by smoking or that were triggered by exposure to secondhand smoke. People across all ethnic and racial backgrounds are invited to apply, but particularly candidates who are veterans or American Indian/Alaska Natives - ideally age 55 or younger - are needed. All applicants must have been tobacco-free for at least 6 months, be able to travel for filming in October 2012, and be willing to have a doctor sign a legal statement saying tobacco caused and/or contributed to their health condition. The compensation for participating in this campaign is $2,500 as well as paid travel expenses. Click here for more information.
TTAC's Fundamentals of Evaluation web-based course – registration deadline extended to September 7th
This fall, learn to develop your own evaluation plan in the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium’s (TTAC) Fundamentals of Evaluation web-based course for public health practitioners. This 12-week course guides participants through the evaluation process – from planning to reporting results. The course is instructor-led, and offers an interactive and engaging learning experience with visual aids, group discussion, self-assessments, and individual learning activities. This course is recommended for public health professionals planning, completing, or assisting with an evaluation; decision-makers responsible for selecting a professional evaluator; or anyone with a desire or need to gain a better understanding of the core concepts of evaluation and evaluation planning. The next course will be offered from September 10 - November 30, 2012. Click here for more information, or click here to register. Registration will close on September 7, 2012.
Legacy Fact Sheets
Legacy has updated four fact sheets on tobacco-related issues. Topics include smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos/little cigars, and secondhand smoke. Click here to access the fact sheets.
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FDA Announcements
Easily add tobacco-related content to any website with FDA-CTP's content syndication feature
Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Association Center (FDA) for Tobacco Products (CTP) launched a content syndication feature. Content syndication is a service that helps users to easily and automatically add tobacco-related content to their own website. This is a free service, and recent improvements include adding more than forty pages of Spanish-language content. Click here for more information.
FDA Center for Tobacco Products progress report
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has released a progress report regarding the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the federal law that gives FDA the authority to regulate the marketing, sale, and distribution of tobacco products. Some activities mentioned that took place were town hall meetings and webinars. Click here to access this report.
More youth use tobacco than you may think
With youth returning to school this fall, the FDA Center for Tobacco Products is featuring new youth-related content on its website each week. The FDA-CTP website contains information and statistics regarding youth tobacco use. More than 600,000 middle school students and 3 million high school students smoke cigarettes, and use of multiple tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco is common among young people. Visit FDA-CTP’s Back-to-School landing page to read more about youth tobacco use, its damaging health effects and what can be done to prevent youth from starting.
New tobacco product review and evaluation section of FDA-CTP website
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products is now requiring manufacturers of regulated tobacco products to provide the FDA with scientific information for review before marketing new products or making any changes to existing tobacco products. The FDA website states that this new requirement allows the agency to make science-based regulatory decisions to benefit the public’s health. A new section on FDA-CTP’s website titled “Tobacco Review and Evaluation” provides information on how to follow the appropriate laws in marketing new tobacco products. Click here to access this new section.
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