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FDA Center for Tobacco Products research program: Expanding the research base for tobacco product regulation
February 29, 2012
Rockville, MD / Available via webcast
The FDA Center for Tobacco Products is holding a public meeting relating to tobacco product regulatory research. Scientific and medical experts and other interested participants from all sectors public and private are invited to attend. The meeting will be held in Rockville, Maryland at the FDA-CTP headquarters, and will also be webcast live. Webcast information will be posted when available. Click here to view the agenda and other details about the meeting, as well as registration information for on-site participants.

FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting
March 1-2, 2012
Rockville, MD / Available via webcast
As part of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee’s (TPSAC) required report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the committee will continue discussing issues related to the nature and impact of the use of dissolvable tobacco products on the public health, including such use among children. Discussion will include such topics as the composition and characteristics of dissolvable tobacco products, product use, potential health effects, and marketing. TPSAC is accepting comments from the public on a DRAFT summary of its report on dissolvable tobacco products that will be discussed at this TPSAC meeting. Click here to view the draft report. Click here for information about viewing the TPSAC meeting (on site or via webcast), and guidelines for those wishing to make an oral or written submission on issues pending before the committee, including the draft report.

Release of Surgeon General's Report: Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults
March 8, 2012
Washington, DC
The release date for the new Surgeon General’s Report on Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults is scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 2012 at a press release in Washington, DC. To promote the launch, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health will be webcasting the event live, and more information will be provided closer to the release date. Also available will be Facebook and Twitter materials, a PSA with youth-focused messages featuring the Surgeon General and youth, a consumer guide, the full report and more.

17th Annual Kick Butts Day
March 21, 2012
Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kick Butts Day is a day of activism designed to empower youth across the country and around the world to raise awareness about the problems of tobacco use and take action against Big Tobacco. Visit the Kick Butts Day website to download the 2012 activity guide, access promotional materials and gear, and get ideas for an activity. Kick Butts Day is less than a month away, and hundreds of events have been registered. Event organizers are encouraged to “get on the map” and register their events on the KBD website so that the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids staff can offer their support in planning and promoting KBD events, and to be recognized alongside other KBD events taking place across the country.

NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health
March 29, 2012
Bowling Green, OH / Available via webcast
NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health will take place on March 29, 2012 at 4:00-5:30pm ET. This 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. The lecture will take place at Bowling Green State University, and will also be available via live webcast here.

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.

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. Conference breakout sessions are now listed online. Click here to visit the conference website for more information for attendees, or click here for information for conference sponsors and exhibitors.

A PROMISE National Conference: Reclaiming the Health of our Tribal Nations
May 2-3, 2012
Tempe, AZ
The Inter Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCM) presents A PROMISE National Conference. A PROMISE stands for: “American Indian/Alaska Native Promising Practices to Reclaim Our Health and Mobilize communities to Integrate tobacco & chronic disease prevention and advance policy, Systems and Environmental change.” A PROMISE offers a national Tribal forum for networking and sharing best and promising practices for improving the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The target audience for the conference includes tribal leaders, tribal health agency staff, Native American community agencies; staff from federal, state, and local public health agencies, and academic institutions. For more information, click here.

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.

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). Online registration is now open. To learn more about the conference, click here.

8th annual National LGBTQ Health Equity Summit - Bridging the Gap: Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control
August 14, 2012
Kansas City, MO
As an official ancillary meeting to the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, the summit will address promising practices in both LGBT health and tobacco control. The goal of this event is to give participants tools and strategies to strengthen and advance their movements in their own communities. A broad group of individuals from all areas of health equity, LGBT advocacy, and tobacco control are expected to attend, including seasoned and emerging leaders, community activists, Federal and state health department employees, and policymakers. Registration for the summit is now open, and conference abstracts are being accepted through March 19, 2012. Click here for more details about the summit, or click here to view the abstracts submission packet. The Network for LGBT Health Equity is seeking applications from youth aged 16-24 to be a part of the Summit Youth Planning Committee. Applications will be accepted until March 9, and 6-8 youth from across the country will be selected to assist with a youth presence at the summit. For more information, click here.

NCTOH pre-conference workshops from the Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change
August 14, 2012
Kansas City, MO
The Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change will hold two pre-conference workshops in conjunction with the National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Invited guests and speakers will include representatives from healthcare delivery systems that work, Medicaid and private insurers, Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services, HHS/Office of the National Coordinator, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morning Workshop: Yes, Systems in Healthcare Work! Components of an effective system in healthcare to reduce tobacco use will be presented, along with the real-world impact of systems implemented in two dozen public hospitals, clinics and community health centers. National leaders will update us on what's driving change. Participants will join a discussion of how tobacco control programs and healthcare can partner effectively in a rapidly changing environment. Afternoon Workshop: Yes, Use of Cessation Benefits Leads to Health Improvement and Rapid ROI Join in a dialogue with public and private insurers and tobacco control programs on improving cessation benefits and increasing utilization. Participants will take away new information on how to increase benefit use and lower healthcare costs in the short-run. To reserve space for these sessions, email Caroline Cranos, and indicate which session, or both.

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. Click here to view the conference website, or to register. Click here to sign up to receive conference updates by email.

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