CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health seeks ex-smokers to be in Tips From Former Smokers campaign! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health are recruiting additional candidates to be considered for an upcoming national education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers (Tips). This campaignContinue reading “CDC SEEKING EX-SMOKERS TO BE IN FUTURE TIPS CAMPAIGN ADS- SPREAD THE WORD!”
Category Archives: Quit Tips
Cigarette butts: why are we still throwing them on the ground?!?!
Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate Attempting to air my pet peeves in a constructive way Did you know that CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE THE NO.1 MOST LITTERED ITEM ON US ROADWAYS AND THE NO. 1 MOST FOUND ITEM ON BEACHES AND IN WATERWAYS WORLDWIDE?! Whoa. A survey released in April by Legacy showsContinue reading “Cigarette butts: why are we still throwing them on the ground?!?!”
Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story… As you may have seen through our press statement today, CDC officially launched the Tips 2 Campaign this morning. We were pleased to report the inclusionContinue reading “Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…”
CDC’S TIPS FROM FORMER SMOKERS CAMPAIGN’S LGBT FOCUS
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity For Immediate Release: CDC’S TIPS FROM FORMER SMOKERS CAMPAIGN’S LGBT FOCUS Today CDC released a new set of TIPS FROM FORMER SMOKERS CAMPAIGN AD’S inclusive of LGBT tailored ads and ad buys. Please distribute the statement widely as we celebrate thisContinue reading “CDC’S TIPS FROM FORMER SMOKERS CAMPAIGN’S LGBT FOCUS”
National Media Collaboration, A Gay Editor’s Journey to Become Smoke-Free…
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Deglamorizing Tobacco in the Media We are in an era where there is too little LGBT Media coverage of tobacco control efforts, a definite lack of LGBT Educational opportunities about our disparity, and a clear need of education around smart cessation options to helpContinue reading “National Media Collaboration, A Gay Editor’s Journey to Become Smoke-Free…”
PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA SCIENCEBABBLE ALERT – This is a meeting for scientists, despite my efforts, some of this may get technical. 411 on the issue Probability sampling = getting a group of people for your research that is statistically proven toContinue reading “PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods”
Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA My Non-Sampling Error Experience Ok, I’ve fled from the very exciting Netroots Nation conference to get back to Boston because today and tomorrow mark the 3rd annual convening of one of The Fenway Institute’s other major initiatives, theContinue reading “Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening”
Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA Reporting from Bellevue Hospital, NY I’m down here in NYC and very, very happy to be at the press conference where New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation just announced mandatory LGBT cultural competency training for all theirContinue reading “Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings”
New Ask-the-Expert Resources on Lung Cancer Screening: Legacy Videos
Compiled cross-posting by Emilia Dunham, Program Associate A new four-segment “ask-the-expert” video series, available online at BecomeAnEX.org, is devoted to helping smokers understand their risks for lung cancer. Legacy, through an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, developed the videos and related resource materials to educate former and current smokers on the lung cancer screening process. TheContinue reading “New Ask-the-Expert Resources on Lung Cancer Screening: Legacy Videos”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 