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Register for the Logic Model Essentials course
The Emory Centers for Training and Technical Assistance, the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) and Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center (DTTAC), present the Logic Model Essentials web-based course, which is designed to provide an understanding of the purpose and features of a logic model, the skills and tools needed to build a logic model, and knowledge of the important ways to apply logic model results. During the course, participants will create a logic model for a health program of their choice. This course is beneficial to public health professionals starting a new program, planning an evaluation, or looking to strengthen a current program. The course will run from July 8 – August 16, 2013 (6 weeks), and the registration deadline is June 28, 2013. Click here for more details, or click here to register. This interactive, mentored distance-learning program provides participants with practical skills in a supportive environment through engaging learning experiences. There are no scheduled class meetings, allowing participants the flexibility to complete the coursework at their convenience.

Revised version of Tobacco 101 has launched!
The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the newly updated and redesigned Tobacco 101 web-based tutorial. Tobacco 101 is free, and provides the information and resources necessary to understand why tobacco use is considered the #1 preventable cause of death in the US, as well as evidence-based and promising strategies that can reduce tobacco’s toll. The user-friendly, self-guided format allows users to complete the training at their own pace and explore the various external resources and tools as they work through the training. Tobacco 101 is a useful tutorial for experienced professionals looking to refresh and update their knowledge and for those who are new to tobacco control and need an introduction to key topics. Tobacco 101 is available through the Emory Centers and TTAC websites. TTAC can also provide tailored, on-site Tobacco 101 trainings for organizations wishing to include it in conferences and workshops. Click here to access Tobacco 101.

Deadline extended for call for abstracts: Best Practices, Research, and Relationships – Oklahoma's Investment in Tobacco Control
The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) are developing a special supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) designed to showcase the unique contributions that the state of Oklahoma has made to tobacco control, and to provide information about effective strategies that may be useful in other states. To develop this supplement, TSET and OTRC are soliciting relevant abstracts from research and practice-based organizations and agencies. Authors of selected abstracts will be asked to further develop the abstract into a full manuscript for potential publication in the AJPM special supplement, and will also be given the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback from other selected authors at an OTRC-sponsored symposium prior to submitting the manuscripts to AJPM for peer review. Abstracts must be submitted to Laura DeLongy by Friday, June 28, 2013. Click here for more information.

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