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CADCA's 2013 National Leadership Forum
February 4-7, 2013
National Harbor, MD
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) Forum is the nation’s largest meeting for community prevention leaders, treatment professionals and researchers. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) 9th Annual Prevention Day. Learn new skills to help you tackle community substance abuse problems, hear from experts in the field and network with nearly 3,000 substance abuse professionals from across the country. Click here to learn more about CADCA’s 23rd Annual National Leadership Forum.

Through with Chew Week
February 17-23, 2013
Through with Chew Week is an annual, nationwide effort to draw awareness to the public health issue of smokeless tobacco use. The Through with Chew Week Toolkit was designed for Wyoming Tobacco-Free Community Program Managers to enhance their efforts in conducting a successful Through With Chew Week and Great American Spit Out. Individuals from other states may be able to use these activities to raise awareness and promote these events in their local communities or statewide. Click here for more information.

Great American Spit Out
February 21, 2013
Held on the Thursday of Through With Chew Week, the Great American Spit Out is an occasion to encourage chewing tobacco users to remain tobacco-free for 24 hours, or kick off the first day of the rest of their life without tobacco. Click here for details.

Webinar: Social Marketing and Tobacco Campaigns
February 21, 2013 at 1:00-2:30pm Eastern Time
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is hosting this webinar on the role of social marketing campaigns in tobacco prevention/cessation efforts with expert presenters from Better World Advertising and the California Smokers’ Helpline. The presenters will give an overview of Better World Advertising’s recent tobacco campaigns; discuss how to target different audiences, including smokers (LGBT community, youth, tweens) and influencers (providers, teachers, parents) with distinct messages; provide an overview of the California Smokers’ Helpline’s recent print and digital advertising campaign targeted to behavioral health professionals; and explain the importance of targeting behavioral health professionals with cessation messaging and the keys to cost effective provider advertising. Click here for more details, and to register. Space is limited.

Break Free Alliance Webinar on Dual Use
March 6, 2013 at 2:00pm ET
Save the date! 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. Information on how to register will be provided at a later date.

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 now register online via the conference website.

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.

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 (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is hosting a public workshop entitled "Third Party Governance of Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research." The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the recommendation made by an Institute of Medicine report which states 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.

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.

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, and save the date! Call for abstracts is open! The conference organizers are accepting abstracts for oral presentations, poster presentations, and special sessions on a variety of topics. The deadline for abstract submissions is February 13, 2013. Click here for details.

2013 National Association of Local Boards of Health Annual Conference
August 14-16, 2013
Salt Lake City, UT
The 27th annual National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) conference is designed to provide attendees with information on public health governance functions, engaging citizens, and the role of effective leadership in healthy communities. Objectives of the conference are for the attendees to: describe the association between the 10 essential public health services, the core functions of public health, and the governance functions for a strong board of health and health department relationship; identify evidence-based best practices for involving citizens in public health decision making; and describe the role of board development for effective leaders in healthy communities. Call for Proposals: NALBOH is accepting proposals for presentations at the conference in the following areas: Governance & Leadership, Board Development, Public Health Policy, and Public Health Priorities, which includes the topic of Tobacco Use Prevention & Control. Proposals are due by February 1, 2013. Click here for more information about the conference, or click here to download the call for proposals.

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. Call for abstracts: The APHA has released a call for abstracts for its Annual Meeting. Deadlines for submitting abstracts range from February 4 - 8, 2013. Click here for more information for prospective presenters.

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