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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.

NALBOH 21st Annual Conference: Responsible Governance for a Brighter Public Health Future
August 14-16, 2013
Salt Lake City, UT
The 2013 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. Click here for more details about the conference, and to register.

Webinar: The Recent FDA-Approved NRT Label Changes: Implications for our Practice
August 14, 2013 at 12:30 – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
This webinar is hosted by the North American Quitline Consortium, and will focus on the recent FDA-approved label changes for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and the implications for cessation and quitline practice. The webinar will host a three person panel. Speakers will discuss the implications of this decision from a physician/healthcare delivery perspective, implications for cessation among priority populations, and implications on quitline services and protocols. The webinar is open to all current NAQC members free of charge. Click here for more details, and to register.

Webinar: Kenneth E. Warner Lecture Series, Moving Towards Tobacco-Related Health Equity – What Will It Take?
August 15, 2013 at 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Legacy is hosting a panel discussion and live webinar as part of the Kenneth E. Warner Series Lecture to spotlight social determinants of tobacco use and diseases and deaths caused by tobacco. Speakers will discuss the disproportionate impact of tobacco and barriers to health on communities based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status (SES) and more, and will help identify strategies to tackle tobacco-related health inequities. Legacy's Kenneth E. Warner Lecture Series draws a wide national audience of forward-thinkers, leaders and policymakers. The lecture series aims to shape how public health and tobacco control advocates approach our collective mission to end the tobacco epidemic. To register for the live webcast or to attend in person, click here.

Seventh Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
August 20-22, 2013
Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by The National Public Health Information Coalition, the conference brings together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state government and the private sector, and provides a forum for collegial dialogue within and across these disciplines. Experts in the fields of health communication, marketing, and media are encouraged to attend. Conference registration is now open. Click here for more information and to register.

Webinar: Craving Change: Implementing Tobacco Free Policies in Behavioral Health
August 21, 2013 at 2:30-4:00pm Eastern Time
This webinar is being presented by the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). The presenters will provide an overview of tobacco use among behavioral health populations and the case for tobacco cessation; compare and contrast two examples of policy implementation strategies from King County, Washington and Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare, Illinois; and identify available resources to help behavioral health consumers quit tobacco. Continuing Medical Education credits are being provided for physicians and allied health professionals, and this webinar will be recorded. Click here for more details, and to register.

International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco
September 10-12, 2013
New Delhi, India
This conference will focus on developing multisectoral partnerships and taking tobacco control beyond the health sector to integrate it with the global development goals and appropriate treatment under trade agreements and treaties. The conference will also present an opportunity for development and public health professionals, law enforcers, advocates, researchers, economists, environmentalists, social scientists, policy makers, and other identified stakeholders, especially from low and middle-income countries (LMICs), to present scientific evidence and share experience, innovations and ideas for moving toward endgame solutions. The conference is organized by the Public Health Foundation of India and Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth (HRIDAY). To register, click here.

Webinar: New Developments in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)
September 17, 2013 at 1:30–3:30pm Eastern Time
This webinar will cover new developments in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS), including new linkages, best practices for accessing and analyzing the data, and the release of the 2010/2011 wave and longitudinal data. The webinar is hosted by the National Cancer Institute and anyone interested in learning more about the TUS-CPS — including new users, veteran users, and those who have attended previous TUS-CPS Users’ Workshops — are invited to participate. The registration deadline is September 16, 2013. Click here for more details or to register.

Webinar: E-Cigarettes: The vapor this time?
October 3, 2013 at 1:00-4:00pm Eastern Time
Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health for the webinar titled “E-Cigarettes: The Vapor This Time?” The webinar is hosted by the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), University of California Office of the President, and will feature a panel of five tobacco control experts. Read more here. More details to come!

2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
October 26-29, 2013
Orlando, FL
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ National Conference & Exhibition (NCE) will focus on the latest best practices and pharmacological and technical advances from leaders in pediatrics. This year, the AAP’s Provisional Section on Tobacco Control (PSOTCo) is hosting sessions that will address tobacco and child health. Click here for details about the NCE, or 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 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.

Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
April 10-11, 2014
Arlington, VA
The Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014 will address tobacco and nicotine use prevention and reduction strategies for youth and young adults. Topics will include 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. This conference is co-hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and Prevention Connections. The call for abstracts deadline is August 8, 2013. Click here for more information and to register.

Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
April 28-29, 2014
Washington, D.C.
The Health Education Council’s Break Free Alliance has announced the 2014 Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco–Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities Conference. The conference is practice-based, and aims 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 SES populations. The deadline for abstracts and scholarship applications has been extended to July 31, 2013 at midnight Pacific Time. For more information about the conference or to submit an abstract for review, click here.

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