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Below is the quarterly newsletter from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products.  The FDA CTP provides a quarterly newsletter with CTP updates and resources for stakeholders at American Indian/Alaska Native-serving organizations.  The most recent issue of the newsletter is below.  Should you wish to be added to these communications, reach out to Megan Hicks, at […]

The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership  vaccine-preventable cancers work group has compiled a list of resources to help cancer coalitions and others who want to work in liver cancer prevention through hepatitis B vaccination. They ask that you please help raise awareness among your networks about this new resource list. Please use any of the […]

The American Lung Association has new Medicaid coverage tobacco cessation resources on their website that might be helpful in your work. Making the Case to Improve Medicaid Coverage: A Resource Guide (here) This guide is designed to help state and local tobacco control staff who want to work to improve tobacco cessation coverage for their […]

The University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network has developed a new issue brief focused on tobacco use among LGBTQ+ individuals. This resource is intended to help organizations offer more supportive, affirming, and effective tobacco prevention and cessation programs for LGBTQ+ individuals. It features recent data from surveys and focus groups with Michigan LGBTQ+ individuals.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1 – 2 pm ET This webinar will focus on strategies and tools for implementing tobacco cessation interventions and treatment for persons of reproductive age, including pregnant women who use tobacco.  CDC and CMS will provide a snapshot from the national perspective related to tobacco use among this population, cessation screening […]

August 25, 2022 11:00 am MT Learn about the California Behavioral Health and Wellness Initiative, an innovative 5-year project to assist behavioral health agencies (including residential SUD treatment programs) with implementing tobacco-free (TF) campus policies and evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment.  The success of this initiative led to CA State Assembly Bill AB0541, which was signed […]