Get Set! National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2013 is Just around the Corner

This July, organizations across the country will be taking part in this year's celebration. We come together this time of year in recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to keep building awareness of the importance of mental health and supports in every community. Don't be left out. To help you get ready to take part, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) are organizing a series of planning webinars. These webinars are designed to help interested individuals and organizations big and small plan a variety of community events.

 

Please mark your calendar with the following dates and watch for updates to come: History and Highlights: Learn about National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Wednesday, April 24, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Learn about how Bebe Moore Campbell, loving mother, NAMI member and respected author, inspired this special month to increase public awareness of mental health among minority communities and increase access to services and support. Now what can you do? The session will provide an overview of available resources to help you plan your own event and celebrate the month. Presenters: ·         Dr. Linda Wharton Boyd, Special Assistant, DC Department of Health -- Was a personal friend of the late Bebe Moore Campbell and played an active role in the dedication of NMMHAM in Campbell’s honor. ·         Elicia Goodsoldier, NAMI Colorado Board of Directors -- Recipient of the 2012 Boulder County Multicultural Award. Register now!

 

Are You Ready? Planning and Preparing for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Already have an idea or plan for July? Share it! You may find some new ideas too. This webinar will provide customizable resources and concrete examples of activities from previous years. Whether you plan to recognize this month personally or with a group, this webinar will equip you with the tools and suggestions for a successful endeavor. Presenter: ·         Cecily Rodriguez, VA Department of Behavioral Health Register now!

 

Our Strength and Support: Celebrating National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT A panel of inspiring presenters will share their perspectives on mental health in minority communities, emphasizing the strengths of our cultural communities to come together to find support and carry a banner of hope for all individuals touched by mental illness. Presenters: ·         Bassey Ikpi, The Siwe Project ·         Ramey Ko,Partner at Jung Ko, PLLC; Associate Judge at Austin Municipal Court Register now!  Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

Upcoming Tobacco Trainings

Apr 29-30          Tampa, FL                    FSU CTTS Re-Certification   (www.med.fsu.edu/healthaffairs/ahec)

Mar 13-16         Boston, MA                   SRNT annual mtg (www.srnt.org)

Mar 18-21         Worcester, MA             UMass TTS training (www.umassmed.edu/tobacco)

Mar 20-23         San Francisco              Soc Behav Medicine annual mtg (www.sbm.org)

May 17             Worcester, MA              Applying Stress Reduction to Tob Tx (www.umassmed.edu/tobacco/training)

May 20-21        Rochester, MN             Nicotine Dep. Ctr. Annual Conf. (http://ndc.mayo.edu)

May 22             Rochester, MN             Nicotine Dep. Ctr. Annual Post-Conf. Workshop (http://ndc.mayo.edu)

May 27-31        Toronto                         Training Applied Cessation Counselling Program:  www.teachproject.ca

June  3-7           Rochester, MN            TTS Training (http://ndc.mayo.edu)

June 15-20       San Diego                     College Probl Drug Dependence (www.cpdd.vcu.edu)

June 27-28       London, UK                   UK Ntl Smoking Cessation Conf (www.uknscc.org)

Sept 9-16          Anchorage, AK             ANTHC TTS training (www.anthc.org/chs/wp/tobacco/tts.cfm)

Sept 16-19        Worcester, MA             UMass TTS training (www.umassmed.edu/tobacco)

Sept 16-20        Rochester, MN             TTS Training (http://ndc.mayo.edu)Se

Sept 20             Fairlee, VT                    Koop Tobacco Tx Conf (www.ccehs.dartmouth~hitchcock.org)

Oct 7-11           New Brunswick, NJ      CTTS Training (www.tobaccoprogram.org)

Oct 14-18         Jackson, MS                2-Day TTS Update Training (www.act2quit.org/education/)

Oct 26-31         Chicago, IL                   Am College Chest MDs (www.chestnet.org) 

Nov. 4-8           Rochester, MN             TTS Training (http://ndc.mayo.edu)

 

Provided by ActionToQuit. Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

Excellent Archived Webinar

" Helping Smokers With Behavioral Health Comorbidity Requires a National Effort"
Presented by Jill M. Williams, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Director
Division of Addiction Psychiatry
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey,  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Originally posted Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Building 45 (Natcher), Balcony C, NIH Campus | Bethesda, Maryland

Resources: Live and archived videocast will be available at videocast.nih.gov.

Cosponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Working Group on Tobacco Control and Behavioral Health

About the Seminar
Dr. Williams will be speaking about the fact that although public health interventions have led to lower smoking rates in the United States over the last 40 years, smokers with mental illness or an addiction other than smoking have benefited less from these efforts. At this time, little is being done nationally at the mental health or public health systems level to promote smoking cessation in this population. Moreover, she will talk about how little is known about smokers with mental illness or an addictive behavior because of the lack of critical information on their tobacco use patterns and trends, as well as on the effects of tobacco control measures such as excise taxes, advertising, or clean indoor air laws on this population. Dr. Williams will discuss how smokers with behavioral health comorbidity are not listed as a disparity group or priority population by most national public health or tobacco control groups, although they fulfill the criteria commonly used to designate other groups (e.g., targeted marketing by the tobacco industry, greater smoking prevalence rates, increased economic and health burden from tobacco, less access to treatment services, and longer durations of smoking with less cessation). Designating them a priority group will bring much needed attention and resources. The disparity between smoking rates in the behavioral health population compared with the general population will worsen over time if their needs remain unaddressed.

Posted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

Free Tobacco Education Webinar

SAVE THE DATE!

May 9, 2013 2 p.m. webinar on tobacco and the unique needs of Individuals who Experience Mental Illness.
Co-sponsored by Mental Health America of Licking County and Society of Public Health Educators.
More information to come.

Posted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

Cigarette Butts Are Toxic Waste

We know that cigarettes are the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and around the world. Here’s a fact that isn’t as well-known: Cigarettes are also the number one littered item on U.S. roadways and on beaches and in waterways worldwide.

In advance of Earth Day later this month, Legacy and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics have launched a new set of TV and radio Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to raise awareness and spur action about this form of toxic trash.

The campaign urges smokers and nonsmokers alike to “Rethink Butts” and consider the harm they cause to the environment. According to Legacy, “The dangers from smoking don’t stop once a cigarette is stubbed out. Cigarette butts leach toxic chemicals and carcinogens that pollute the environment. They’re poisonous to wildlife and can contaminate water sources.”

A story in The New York Times highlights the new campaign and the environmental harm caused by cigarettes, noting that more than one million cigarette butts were removed from U.S. beaches in 2011 as part of an annual coastal cleanup. Watch the PSA and learn more about the campaign at http://rethinkbutts.org/

Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

E-Cigarrettes

Insight from a smoker about e-cigerettes and marketing at this youtube posting from on-line smoking reviewer. Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/tobacco_unfiltered/post/2013_04_09_legacy

Notice the happy flavors and packaging, as well as the agressiveness of the company to market to ionline reviews.

Native Network Webinars Offered

Reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com, From Break Free Alliance

Engaging Tribes to Raise Tobacco Taxes

Learning Objectives:  

• Participants will be able to identify and apply at least one method engage tribal communities to raise tribal tobacco taxes.
• Participants will be able to differentiate between state and tribal tobacco taxes.

Speaker: 

Vanessa Tibbitts, Oglala Lakota, is the Program Manager for the Northern Plains Tribal Tobacco Technical Assistance Center at the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board. She provides assistance to tobacco control activities with tribes in the Northern Plains region.  Vanessa serves American Indians using the skills she has acquired professionally, academically, and through her elders for the future of her people. 

 Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

REGISTER HERE

Space is limited. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

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 Global Bridges - Going Mobile: The Potential of mHealth for Tobacco Dependence Treatment

 

Erik Augustson, Ph.D., MPH, the program director of the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, will discuss the use of mHealth for health behavior interventions, particularly in tobacco dependence. mHealth has been defined as “health-related services delivered by mobile communication devices,” which can be in the form of SMS messaging, smartphone applications, or the mobile web.  The webinar will focus on text message-based interventions, such as NCI’s SmokefreeTXT, and the opportunity to implement such interventions at an international level.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

REGISTER HERE

 

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Tobacco Control Network Webinar - An Introduction to E-Cigarettes for States and Locals

This webinar is a collaboration between The National Association of Local Boards of Health and the Tobacco Control Network. It will feature speakers from the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, Legacy, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, California Attorney General’s Office, and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, WA.

Participants will be able to:
Describe e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery devices that are currently on the market.

• Evaluate policy options for regulating e-cigarettes at the state and local levels.
• Describe regulatory actions state and local governments can take to protect the public’s health from the potential hazards of e-cigarettes

Monday, April 29, 2013 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm ET

REGISTER HERE

 

American Academy of Pediatrics Webinar - Smokescreens and the Silver Screen: Smoking in the Media

 The webinar will focus on the influence of smoking imagery on children and evidence for smoking initiation. Different types of media will be covered, as well as strategies to discuss the impact of smoking imagery with children, adolescents, and families in a pediatric clinical setting. Featured presenters include Jim Sargent, MD, FAAP of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP, of the Children's Medical Group in Atlanta. This webinar is approved for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Can't make the live webinar? No problem- the archived webinar will also be offered for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ through the AAP Richmond Center Web site. Contact richmondcenter@aap.org with any questions.

 Monday, May 13, 2013 from 2:00 - 3:30pm ET

 

REGISTER HERE