Other Announcements

November is American Diabetes Month - Tobacco and diabetes resources – Emory Centers for Training and Technical Assistance. Tobacco control programs, diabetes prevention programs, and their public health partners can use this list of resources to raise awareness about the link between tobacco and diabetes. The list includes resources from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign.

Call for papers: The Evidence for Policy and Environmental Approaches to Promoting Health – Health Education & Behavior and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). A special issue of the journal Health Education & Behavior will focus on the evidence base for policy and environmental approaches to improving health status and reducing health disparities. The goal of the special issue is to explore the extent to which such approaches (i.e., modifications to the physical, social, political and economic environment in which people make health-related decisions) are both prevalent and effective in achieving changes in health behaviors and health status. The submission deadline is January 31, 2014.

American Academy of Pediatrics accepting nominations for Tobacco Consortium Membership – AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence. The Tobacco Consortium serves as a forum for scientific exchange and research-in-progress presentations between established and newer investigators who are committed to tobacco control and prevention affecting children, youth and families. AAP members and non-members interested in scientific research in child and adolescent tobacco prevention and control are invited to nominate themselves or be nominated for membership positions on the Consortium. Nominations should be submitted by March 3, 2014.

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