The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requires the FDA to consult with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the design and conduct of studies and surveillance required for the assessment and ongoing review of modified risk tobacco products. Tomorrow, the IOM will release a report on the design and conduct of studies whichContinue reading “Public Health Stakeholder Call Today12PM EST, Dec 14: Public Release of the Institute of Medicine Report on Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products”
Category Archives: Presentations
Utilizing Partnerships to Build and Sustain the Movement – Reporting From Arkansas
By Gustavo Torrez Program Manager Little Rock, Arkansas Greetings from Little Rock Arkansas, where we are conducting another Cultural Competency training focused on assisting programs in developing effective strategies to reach and serve LGBT communities. As many of you know, one of the Network’s most requested trainings is our Cultural Competency training, “SkillsContinue reading “Utilizing Partnerships to Build and Sustain the Movement – Reporting From Arkansas”
SAVE THE DATE & Call for Summit Planning Committee
The Network is pleased to announce the 8th National LGBTQ Health Equity Summit *Formerly the National LGBTQ Tobacco Summit* Bridging the Gap Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control August 14, 2012 Kansas City, MO As an official Ancillary meeting to the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, the 8th National LGBT Health Equity Summit (FormerlyContinue reading “SAVE THE DATE & Call for Summit Planning Committee”
Hale Thompson, Summer Institute Graduate, LGBT Health Researcher & Blogger
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Presenting on the Summer Institute 2011 Student Presentations I had the joy of observing another batch of presentations from the Summer Institute 2011 students. There were so many fantastic presentations and a great deal of ongoing work in cutting edge areas of LGBT health, it was hard to keepContinue reading “Hale Thompson, Summer Institute Graduate, LGBT Health Researcher & Blogger”
Nicole VanKim, Guest Blogger, LGBT Health Researcher & Summer Institute Graduate!
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Reporting on the Summer Institute Final Presentations As you know Nicole VanKim was a Summer Institute student at The Fenway Institute. She’s been providing informative and engaging updates on the 4-week course, and today received her certificate of completion for the program! Today, she presented on the topic of weightContinue reading “Nicole VanKim, Guest Blogger, LGBT Health Researcher & Summer Institute Graduate!”
Affordable Care Act to Improve LGBT Data Collection, Stakeholders Call Tomorrow
By Gustavo Torrez Program Manager, Network for LGBT Health Equity The Network is pleased to report that Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 There will be a Stakeholders Call where Garth Graham , Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Sherry Glied, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation will make an important announcement regarding howContinue reading “Affordable Care Act to Improve LGBT Data Collection, Stakeholders Call Tomorrow”
Future Trends of Tobacco Product use and Implications for Regulation
By Gustavo Torrez Program Manager, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health Terry Pechacek, PhD Associate Director for Science, Office on Smoking & Health National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Dr. Pechacek outlined three main concerns for theContinue reading “Future Trends of Tobacco Product use and Implications for Regulation”
FDA’s Taken a Stand Against Tobacco, But What’s the Role of Cities & States?
By Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industryat Harvard School of Public Health on “The Regulation of Tobacco by State and Local Governments in the 21st Century” by Douglas Blanke of William Mitchell College of Law Blanke shares that for the most part, state, citiesContinue reading “FDA’s Taken a Stand Against Tobacco, But What’s the Role of Cities & States?”
The Kennedy Family’s Legacy to a Tobacco-Free America
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health Joseph P. Kennedy III (grandson of Robert Kennedy), nephew of Ted Kennedy has a career of public health service and advocacy and spoke to the legacy of the Kennedy’s inContinue reading “The Kennedy Family’s Legacy to a Tobacco-Free America”
Our 2020 Vision: Creating a Childproof Cigarette Market by 2020
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Reporting from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Regulatory Science and the Tobacco Industry at Harvard School of Public Health In the last 20 years, even 10 years, we’ve seen a gradual decrease in tobacco use, even with youth. As more and more youth pick up the habit and asContinue reading “Our 2020 Vision: Creating a Childproof Cigarette Market by 2020”
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