National Working Group for ACTTION
(Access to Coverage of Tobacco Treatment In Our Nation)
Partnership for Prevention
Shaping Policies | Improving Health
December 2008 Tobacco Cessation in the News
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Coverage of Call for ACTTION/Working Group
Letter to Senator Tom Harkin
Jan. 30, 2009 - Letter from Partnership for Prevention regarding preservation of funding for tobacco cessation programs in proposed economic stimulus bill
Report Calls for Greater Access to Smoking-Cessation Programs
Dec. 15, 2008 - American Medical News
Mr. Obama's Struggle With Smoking
Nov. 28, 2008 - Washington Post, Letter-to-the-Editor from Corinne Husten
Smokers Could Be Quitters by 2020
Nov. 19, 2008 - MarketWatch.com via Medill News Service
Other Relevant News
Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits
May 10, 2009 - New York Times
Experts in Government, Public Health, Public Policy and Science Outline Blueprint for Reducing Death and Disease From Tobacco in the United States
Feb 25, 2009 - MarketWatch
The Tobacco Paradox
Feb. 21, 2009 - National Journal
Walmart Offers $9 Smoking Cessation Starter Pack
Jan. 15, 2009 - Walmart Press Release
Remove the Barriers from Tobacco Cessation
Jan. 5, 2009 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, opinion editorial by local tobacco cessation expert
In The News RSS
- Mar 08, 2010
No Smoking Day
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Utah Increases Tobacco Tax by $1
Read the full story - Mar 04, 2010
Free Blackberry Helps You Quit Smoking
Read the full story - Feb 24, 2010
Florida Smoker NOT Getting All She Had Hoped For
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Key Dates RSS
- April 27-28, 2010: Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control
- April 5-11, 2010: National Public Health Week
- March 24-24, 2010: Kick Butts Day
- March 6-8, 2010: 13th Annual Health Education Advocacy Summit
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