FDA Releases a new Webpage on Processes and Opportunities for Providing Input on Tobacco Education Campaigns

FDA has incorporated public input in its campaigns since “The Real Cost” cigarette prevention campaign was first launched in 2014.  This feedback is an important part of the agency’s evidence-based campaign process. As a part of FDA’s ongoing commitment to transparency and collaboration, the agency has launched a new webpage to describe how feedback from […]

CDC Foundation National and State Cigarette Sales Data Briefs

CDC Foundation has released new cigarette sales briefs exploring changes in U.S. national and state cigarette sales following state flavored tobacco sales restrictions. They included on the CDC Foundation webpages that include the national and state trends for Monitoring E-Cigarette Use Among Youth | CDC Foundation MONITORING U.S. CIGARETTE SALES The monitoring of other tobacco […]

Ready to Quit Tobacco? TRICARE Has You Covered

From TRICARE Although quitting tobacco can be difficult, saying good-bye to cigarettes and chewing tobacco has many health benefits.  If you’ve decided to kick the habit, TRICARE covers products and services to help you become commercial tobacco-free. Read full article and find complete details HERE.

Sexual Health and Cancer Survivorship Course

FROM GW CANCER CENTER | FULL DETAILS AND REGISTER HERE GW Cancer Center released a new FREE online training on sexual health and cancer survivorship. The development of this training was supported by the Cooperative Agreement #5Nu58DP006461 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors […]

Smokefree.gov Launches SmokefreeNATIVE

The National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov Initiative (SFGI) has partnered with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to launch a new, free text messaging resource to help American Indian and Alaska Native adults and adolescents quit smoking commercial tobacco. SFGI and IHS worked with experts from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the American […]

FDA Warns Online Retailers to Stop Selling Illegal E-cigarettes Popular Among Youth

From Center for Tobacco Products | COMPLETE INFORMATION HERE On December 13, the Center for Tobacco Products issued warning letters to 11 online retailers selling unauthorized e-cigarette products marketed under the brand names Lost Mary, Funky Republic/Funky Lands, Elf Bar/EB Design, Kangvape, Cali, and Breeze.  Warning letter recipients are given 15 working days to respond […]

FDA, DOJ Seek Permanent Injunction Against E-Cigarette Manufacturer

From FDA, full article here:  https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/ctp-newsroom/fda-doj-seek-permanent-injunction-against-e-cigarette-manufacturer On December 4, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of FDA, filed a complaint for a permanent injunction against Jessica M. Fitzgerald and Michelle L. Allen doing business as Vape Junkie Ejuice (Vape Junkie Ejuice) for manufacturing, selling, and distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products.  This case represents the […]

Tobacco-Free Kids Annual Report

See the newly released 2023 Annual Report. Over the past year, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator have made enormous progress to create a healthier and. more equitable future for all.  Even amid significant challenges and opposition in the United States and around the world, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and […]

The Great American Smokeout

A new CDC feature article highlights the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout and quit-smoking support services to hellp people on their quit journey.  Quitting smoking can be hard, but people can increase their chances of success with a good quit plan and support.  Counseling and medications can double or even triple their chances of […]

Let’s Learn Webinar: Pancreatic Cancer Treatments and the Importance of Clinical Trials

Pancreatic cancer is notorious as a cancer that is diagnosed late and is difficult to treat. In fact, it is poised to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030. Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health’s Nuestras Voces Network program have teamed up for a webinar to discuss […]
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NIHB presents National Tribal Health Conference | Sheraton Grand at Wildhorse Pass in Chandler, Arizona | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

75 Years Later:  The Impact of the 1950 Papers on Smoking and Lung Cancer | This symposium will celebrate the achievements that have occurred over the past 75 years in the fields of tobacco control, lung cancer epidemiology and causal inference.  Two seminal papers on lung cancer and smoking initiated these three areas of scholarship in 1950.  Since then, significant public health, policy, and research contributions have been made by scholars around the world.  In this symposium, speakers will highlight such accomplishments and present their current research in these fields. | DOWNLOAD FLIER | REGISTER HERE

Association of American Indian Physicians 53rd Annual Meeting | Hyatt Regency Seattle in Seattle, Washington | LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

National Lung Cancer Screening Day | Now in its fourth year, this initiative is kpowered by a dynamic collaboration among the American Cancer Society's National Lung Cancer Roundtable, GO2 for Lung Cancer, the Radiology Health Equity Coalition, and the American College of Radiology. | LEARN MORE