We are deeply saddened to report that Bill Busse, a Tips From Former Smokers ad participant, has passed away. The cause of death was heart disease, which is very common for smokers. Bill shared his story on the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign about the affects that smoking had on his health (made more severe by diabetes,Continue reading “Yet another life lost to smoking”
Tag Archives: LGBT Tobacco
FDA Launches Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign, with LGBT Effort to Follow
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. This morning at the National Press Club in Washington, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a $115 million anti-smoking campaign aimed at youths – the first-everContinue reading “FDA Launches Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign, with LGBT Effort to Follow”
A Year In Review: Spotlight on North Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity When I started working with the Network almost 4 years ago the first state I had the pleasure to visit was North Dakota. During my visit I conducted two LGBT Cultural Competency training one for their grantees, and another at their Annual Statewide Alcohol and SubstanceContinue reading “A Year In Review: Spotlight on North Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program”
Upcoming Webinar: The LGBTQ community and Cancer- Health Equality in the Era of the ACA
Francisco O. Buchting, Ph.D. Buchting Consulting – Principal Steering Committee Member The LGBTQ community and Cancer- Health Equality in the Era of the ACA Monday April 15, 2013 (11am Pacific) 2:00-3:30 PM EST April is National Minority Health Month, and to celebrate, join us April 15th as we discussContinue reading “Upcoming Webinar: The LGBTQ community and Cancer- Health Equality in the Era of the ACA”
Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities: A journey through this valuable report
As I am sure you are aware on Tuesday Legacy released a new report: Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities. This report is another to hit the national stage to address the growing concern of tobacco use and the affect it has on LGBT people. The layout of this report is quite nice, first addressing Legacy’sContinue reading “Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities: A journey through this valuable report”
National Partners Meeting… View Of The Future in Tobacco Prevention & Control
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity National Partners Meeting Scout and I are in Atlanta for the yearly National Partners Meeting. With 70 National Partners in the room, todays agenda is really focusing on collaborations and priorities in tobacco prevention and control. Dr. Tim McAfee opened the morningContinue reading “National Partners Meeting… View Of The Future in Tobacco Prevention & Control”
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