Webinar - Smoke-free Foster Care:
Tales from the Field
When:
June 24, 2014, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Central Time).
Speakers: Kathleen Hoke, J.D.,
Director, Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy, University of Maryland
School of Law; Pat McKone, Director, Tobacco Control Programs and Policy,
American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest; Jeanne Weigum, Executive
Director, Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota; and Molly Moilanen, Director
of Public Affairs, ClearWay Minnesota
Description of topic: Foster children
face a disproportionate number of health-related challenges due to backgrounds
that can include physical and emotional abuse, neglect, malnutrition, and
in-utero alcohol or drug exposure. Despite this, in many states these children
are still placed in foster homes where they are exposed to the health hazards of
secondhand smoke. This webinar presents an overview of policy considerations for
state and local communities interested in providing a safe smoke-free
environment for children in foster homes. It describes policy options and
challenges, and provides case studies of two states that have passed smoke-free
foster care regulations: Maryland in 2008 and Minnesota in 2014.
Webinar - Top Cancers in Indian
Country: Risk Factors, Regional Issues, and Opportunities
Host: National Native Network
When: June 24, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Speaker: Dr. David Espey, Acting Director of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Host: National Native Network
When: June 24, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Speaker: Dr. David Espey, Acting Director of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Learning objectives:
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the top cancers in Indian Country and associated risk factors
- Identify regional issues and needs related to prevention, control, and surveillance
- Identify and leverage regional and national resources in cancer prevention and control
Webinar - Smoking and Dementia: Are
You at Risk for Alzheimer’s?
When: June 25, 2014 at
2:00pm Eastern Time/ 11:00am Pacific Time (90 minutes)
Speaker: Eric B. Larson, MD,
MPH, MACP, Vice President for Research, Group Health and Executive Director
& Senior Investigator, Group Health Research Institute
Webinar
objectives:
- Describe how research has changed our understanding of Alzheimer’s and late life dementias
- Value the magnitude of the “epidemic” of Alzheimer’s and late life dementias
- Explain that reduction of vascular risk is a promising way to reduce risk of experiencing Alzheimer’s and late life dementia and that these conditions are among the most feared of any chronic disease
- Apply the knowledge that smoking increases vascular risk and the risk of developing late life dementias and Alzheimer’s disease to promote smoking cessation
- Assess that evidence of declining incidence rates reported in several recent papers argues for preventability of Alzheimer’s and late life dementias
New Resources to Promote the 2014
Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health
The 2014 Surgeon General’s report, The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress, is now available as an eBook. The Full Report, Supplemental Evidence Tables, and Executive Summary are available in ePUB (compatible with Apple’s iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and many others) and MOBI (Amazon Kindle) formats for your mobile electronic device.
The 2014 Surgeon General’s report, The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress, is now available as an eBook. The Full Report, Supplemental Evidence Tables, and Executive Summary are available in ePUB (compatible with Apple’s iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and many others) and MOBI (Amazon Kindle) formats for your mobile electronic device.
Download them
for free at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/ebooks.
Please note:
you will need to complete the checkout process in order to receive the FREE
eBook. If you have any questions about these eBooks, please feel free to contact
Leslie Norman at LNorman@cdc.gov.
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Products now available en Español
Several
products associated with the 2014 Surgeon General Report are available in
Spanish. You can find all the products on the Surgeon General Spanish Resources
webpage.
- Executive Summary: This Executive Summary of the Surgeon General’s Report, released in January, 2014, provides an overview of the full report of the Surgeon General and highlights the conclusions and findings.
- Consumer Booklet: This easy-to-read, illustrated booklet summarizes the Surgeon General’s Report released in January, 2014. It is designed to give concerned adults information to help them make choices that will improve their own health and the health of their children, their families, and their communities.
- Public Service Announcement - 5.6 Million Children: This public service announcement (PSA) is designed to educate adults about the long-term impact of tobacco use on this nation’s future – its youth. The PSA points out that 5.6 million children alive today will ultimately die early from smoking if we do not do more to reduce current smoking rates.
For more
information and resources, please visit the Surgeon General 50th Anniversary website.
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