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Beyond Four Walls: Smoke-free Places webinar
January 29, 2014 at 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern Time
This webinar, from the American Academy of Pediatrics Richmond Center, will focus on smoke-free places including the home, car, health care facilities, outdoor areas, and workplaces. Strategies to help child health clinicians have these conversations with families will be discussed, as well as ways to utilize policy techniques to protect children from secondhand smoke exposure. Find out more here, or contact richmondcenter@aap.org with questions.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America 24th National Leadership Forum
February 3-6, 2014
National Harbor, MD
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is hosting their annual training conference aimed at community prevention leaders and treatment professionals and research. The upcoming event coincides with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) 10th Prevention Day. Dr. Nora Volkow and Brigadier General Barrye E. Price are confirmed as keynote speakers for the upcoming conference.

Kick Butts Day
March 19, 2014
Last year, there were nearly 1,300 Kick Butts Day events happening across the country and on military bases around the world. Youth leaders and adults who support them are encouraged to check out the KBD website and start thinking about organizing an event. With funding support from the United Health Foundation, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is accepting applications for $250 or $500 mini-grants to aid in covering the costs of events. The application deadline for grants is January 31, 2014.

Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
April 10-11, 2014
Arlington, VA
Co-hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and Prevention Connections, this conference will address tobacco and nicotine use prevention and reduction strategies for youth and young adults including working with priority populations, policy, research and evaluation, best practices, cessation and social media and marketing. Speakers will include representatives from the CDC, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Dr. Victor DeNoble, a renowned expert in tobacco addiction, as well as many more knowledgeable and engaging presenters.

Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
April 28-29, 2014
Washington, DC
The Health Education Council’s Break Free Alliance is organizing this practice-based conference, to bring together a broad range of participants who are invested in creating and sustaining health equity and healthy communities. The principal goal of this conference is to promote change at policy, systems and environmental levels to improve the health of low socioeconomic status populations. Eight sponsorship packages are available for potential sponsors to choose the level of support that is best geared to their organizational strategies and goals. Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, IX
September 28-October 1, 2014
Lake Tahoe, CA
Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy (IX) is a three-day skills-building and strategy planning Institute designed 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. The meeting is hosted by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation and sponsored in part by the American Heart Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Legacy, and California’s Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Early bird registration ends January 31, 2014!

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition
November 15-19, 2014
APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. Call for Abstracts open: Abstracts related to all areas of public health are now being accepted, including those that coincide with the 2014 theme "Healthography: How Where You Live Affects Your Health and Well-being." The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs section’s submission deadline for abstracts is February 14, 2014.

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