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Break Free Alliance Webinar on Dual Use
March 6, 2013 at 2:00pm ET
Break Free Alliance is hosting a webinar sponsored by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Division of Tobacco Prevention on the dual use of smokeless tobacco and cigarettes. The webinar will highlight the recommendations that came out of the publication, Addressing Dual Tobacco Use in West Virginia: Report and Recommendations of the Expert Panel. Presenters will also provide some background on dual use and will discuss why it is an emerging issue that states need to address. Click here to register. Space is limited.

Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting
March 13-16, 2013
Boston, MA
The Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) is holding its 19th annual meeting in March 2013 in Boston. Click here for more information. SRNT members may register online via the conference website.

Public Workshop: "Third Party Governance of Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research"
March 19-20, 2013
Rockville, MD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (FDA-CTP) is hosting a public workshop to discuss the recommendation made by an Institute of Medicine report which recommends that sponsors of Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) applications use independent third parties to undertake one or more key functions in tobacco product research. Also known as third party governance, the FDA is considering this idea as it relates more generally to tobacco research. Scientific and medical experts; other interested participants from academia, public health organizations, federal, state and local government agencies, independent research organizations, contract research organizations, and the tobacco industry; and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend. Click here for more information, including details for those wishing to view the free, live webcast of the public workshop.

Webinar - Tales of the City: Banning Tobacco Sales in San Francisco Pharmacies
March 20, 2013 at 2:00 pm ET
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and Legacy are conducting a free webinar, “Tales of the City: Banning Tobacco Sales in San Francisco Pharmacies” with Mitchell Katz, MD, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and former Director of San Francisco’s Public Health Department. Click here for more information.

Kick Butts Day
March 20, 2013
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is planning for the best and biggest Kick Butts Day yet. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. Teachers, youth leaders, and health advocates can organize events to raise awareness of the tobacco problem, encourage youth to stay tobacco-free, and urge strong action to protect kids from tobacco. The Kick Butts Day website, www.kickbuttsday.org, has been redesigned to make it even easier to participate in Kick Butts Day. The site includes step-by-step directions to plan a Kick Butts Day event or activity, register an event (so that CTFK can help promote it), as well as new information to make the KBD website a year-round resource for youth advocates fighting tobacco. Click here for more information.

Webinar: Palliative Care versus Harmful Exposure: Secondhand Medical Marijuana Smoke in Multi-Unit Housing
April 2, 2013 at 1:00pm ET
Along with the rising number of states that have adopted statutes permitting the use of medical marijuana under certain circumstances has been an increase in questions about how these laws affect smoke-free policies for multi-unit residential properties. This webinar will review the interplay between medical marijuana laws and policies addressing secondhand smoke in private, market-rate, federally subsidized public housing, and Section 8 properties. Presenters include Cliff Douglas, J.D., Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network; Cheryl Sbarra, Senior Staff Attorney, Massachusetts Association of Health Boards; and Warren Ortland, Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center. For registration information, click here.

Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health - Leading the Way to Healthier Communities: How Leadership Can Strengthen Public Health
April 4, 2013 at 4:00-5:30 pm ET
Bowling Green, OH / Webcast
The 14th annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health, presented by the National Association of Local Boards of Health, will be held at Bowling Green State University and made available via Webcast for off-site participants. The lecture will feature speakers Judy Jackson May, Ph.D. and Patrick Pauken, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professors, BGSU Educational Administration and Leadership Studies Program. Click here for more details.

6th Annual Preparing for the 7th Generation Conference
April 17-18, 2013
Tulsa, OK
American Indian Tribes and the state of Oklahoma are working together and sharing resources to host the Preparing for the 7th Generation conference to reduce the death and disease associated with commercial tobacco use and addiction. The unique collaboration between these groups considers the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations so they no longer have to suffer the consequences of commercial tobacco abuse experienced today. At this conference, attendees will learn about the impact of commercial tobacco abuse in American Indian communities, tobacco control strategies that are working in Indian Country, and how to collaborate more closely with tribal organizations to more effectively address tobacco-related disparities. This conference is open to anyone working in tobacco control. Click here to download a save the date flyer, or click here to download the registration form.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VIII
May 5-8, 2013
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 The American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation sponsored 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. 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. To submit a request 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.

Getting Started at Point of Sale Training Institute
May 30-31, 2013
Chapel Hill, NC
This training opportunity from the Counter Tools team at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be engaging and interactive, including both classroom and in-store sessions on the importance of the tobacco retail environment, how to do store assessments and what to measure, and how to use mapping effectively in tobacco control. After the training, participants will have access to the Counter Tools Store Audit Center software through summer 2013 for use in their home communities, and can take part in weekly follow up technical assistance calls.  Click here for training details and registration information, or visit the Counter Tools website to check out the resources and mapping software tools related to the store audit/assessment.

Summit on Tobacco Policy II
June 12-14, 2013
Kansas City, KS
The National Center for Tobacco Policy and Captain Jose Belardo and his staff at Region VII, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are co-sponsoring a reprise of last year’s successful Summit on Tobacco Policy. Like its predecessor, Summit II will bring together those with experience in tobacco-free campus policy with those considering, or in the process of implementing, such a policy. Most sessions will be plenary and registrations will be limited to create an atmosphere of informality and sharing. The Summit brings together people with different perspectives and experiences to engage with one another about how to help organizations make open space policies work. Click here for more information.

NACCHO Annual 2013
July 10-12, 2013
Dallas, TX
Register now for NACCHO Annual 2013, the conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). NACCHO Annual 2013 is the premier opportunity for local health officials to learn about breakthrough research and technologies, meet and network with colleagues, and share ideas. Attendees also include national public health organizations and associations, representatives from state and federal agencies and schools of public health, and leaders of state associations of county and city health officials. Click here to visit the conference website, learn more about the conference program and find details about exhibiting at the meeting.

National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
August 6-8, 2013
Missoula, MT
The 7th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco is designed especially for professionals and advocates working in the field of smokeless tobacco use prevention and cessation. The conference is dedicated to addressing the health and social issues attributed to smokeless and spit tobacco use, and the theme for the 2013 conference is “Empowering Advocates for the Next Frontier in Smokeless Tobacco.” Click here to learn more. Call for abstracts deadline extended to March 4, 2013 The conference organizers are still accepting abstracts for oral presentations, poster presentations, and special sessions on a variety of topics. Click here for details.

2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
October 26-29, 2013
Orlando, FL
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ National Conference & Exhibition (NCE) is the hottest spot for the latest best practices and pharmacological and technical advances from leaders in pediatrics. Call for tobacco abstracts The AAP’s Provisional Section on Tobacco Control (PSOTCo) is accepting submissions that address any aspect of tobacco and child health for NCE. Both AAP members and nonmembers are welcome to submit materials by April 12, 2013 by visiting the NCE conference website. Click here for additional information about the PSOTCo and its current activities.

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
November 2-6, 2013
Boston, MA
The American Public Health Association (APHA) 2013 Annual Meeting, which will be held November 2-6, 2013 in Boston, is an opportunity for public health professionals around the world to gather, discuss, and learn about current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in efforts to prevent disease and promote health. It is the largest and oldest gathering of this type in the world. Click here for more information about the conference.

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