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Vaping Illnesses: Consumers can Help Protect Themselves by Avoiding Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products
The FDA is providing consumers information to help protect themselves while health officials investigate recent illnesses following the use of vaping products. Consumers are likely aware of the recent reports of respiratory illnesses — including some resulting in deaths – following the use of vaping products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remains deeply concerned about these incidents and is working closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state and local public health partners to investigate them as quickly as possible. To read more click HERE |
Enfermedades relacionadas con los vaporizadores para fumar: Los consumidores pueden protegerse evitando usar líquidos electrónicos que contengan tetrahidrocannabinol (THC)
La FDA proporciona información a los consumidores, mientras que los funcionarios de salud investigan enfermedades recientes por uso de vaporizadores para fumar. Los consumidores probablemente estén al tanto de los informes recientes sobre enfermedades respiratorias, incluyendo algunas que resultaron en fallecimientos, con el uso de vaporizadores electrónicos para fumar. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) continúa profundamente preocupada por estos incidentes y está colaborando estrechamente con los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), así como con aliados del sector de la salud pública tanto locales como estatales, para investigarlos lo antes posible. Para leer más haga clic AQUÍ |
2019 Colorectal Cancer Screening Messaging Guidebook:
Recommended Messaging to Reach the Unscreened
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The guidebook developed by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) and the American Cancer Society is based on new market research on screened and unscreened populations and is designed to help clinicians, health plans, health organizations, employers, family members and others convince more people to get recommended screening. It includes new market-research tested messages, insights into reaching common personas, including Fearful Delayers, Invincibles, Preoccupied Busy Bees and the Financially Challenged, and other findings that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community. To download a copy of the guide visit: nccrt.org/resource/2019messagingguidebook/
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New Portals Provide Resources for High Risk Women and Patients with Metastatic Prostate or Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) has created new portals with links to the most requested information, research, support and resources on Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, High Risk Women. For more information, visit the portals at:
For more information about FORCE click HERE |
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Colorectal Cancer Alliance: 2019 Young-OnsetColorectal Cancer Survey
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WEBINAR: ASTHOConnects: Ask the Experts Panel on JUULs in Schools
Monday, July 29, 2019 at @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm EDT
E-cigarette use among youth and young adults is a growing epidemic. JUULs, a widely-available e-cigarette device sold by JUUL Labs, have become so popular that they account for nearly half of the e-cigarette market. The product’s appeal to youth is attributed to its high nicotine content, sleek shape, and assortment of flavors. In an attempt to reduce JUUL use among youth, increased prevention efforts have been implemented in school districts around the country.
Join ASTHO for a virtual session that will bring together expert panelists from Kansas public schools, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Stanford University to discuss strategies to reduce JUUL use in schools. This event, which will feature panelists speaking live on webcam, is a unique opportunity to connect with public health leaders on a pressing issue. The discussion will be centered around questions submitted by participants during registration, and any resources mentioned during the conversation will be made available by download post-meeting.
To help create an engaging, informative conversation, please submit at least one question when you register.
To view the recording of the webinar please click HERE
Join ASTHO for a virtual session that will bring together expert panelists from Kansas public schools, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Stanford University to discuss strategies to reduce JUUL use in schools. This event, which will feature panelists speaking live on webcam, is a unique opportunity to connect with public health leaders on a pressing issue. The discussion will be centered around questions submitted by participants during registration, and any resources mentioned during the conversation will be made available by download post-meeting.
To help create an engaging, informative conversation, please submit at least one question when you register.
To view the recording of the webinar please click HERE
WEBINAR: What Works: Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Hispanics, Asian & Pacific Islander Populations
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT/ 12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Join the Nuestras Voces and APPEAL Networks for the webinar: What Works: Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Hispanics, Asian & Pacific Islander Populations. The program will highlight resources to support efforts for cervical cancer education and prevention, and present examples of implemented interventions in Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander communities, such as the Es Tiempo Campaign: A focus on clinic and environmental cues to promote screening and the Papalooza Screening Event: An effort to increase delivery of affordable cervical cancer screenings for uninsured women. Date & Time: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT/ 12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT. Target Audience: Cancer program directors and managers at health departments, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other health providers and stakeholders working with local communities. |
To view the recording of the webinar please click below.
To download the webinar slides please click below.
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Updated Spanish Web Content on E-Cigarettes from
CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health
The CDC Office on Smoking and Health has updated its Spanish web content on e-cigarettes and is now available at www.cdc.gov/e-cigarillos. There are also separate fact sheets tailored for parents, teachers, and health care providers available at www.cdc.gov/e-cigarettes.
Cáncer en las comunidades LGBTQ Infographic
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June is Pride Month!
Don't miss the Nuestras Voces & National LGBTQ Cancer Networks Joint Webinar:
Cancer & Latinx LGBTQ Populations
Thursday, June 27, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
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Join the Nuestras Voces Network and the National LGBTQ Cancer Network for a special collaborative webinar: Cancer & Latinx LGBTQ Populations. In this webinar you will learn about cancer and tobacco related health disparities among Latinx LGBTQ populations. The webinar will also highlight available resources and materials to support outreach and education activities.
Presenter: The webinar will feature Dr. Natalie Alizaga, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Cañada College in Redwood City, CA. Dr. Alizaga's research assesses factors that influence tobacco and cancer-related health cognitions and behaviors among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, low-income populations, and racial/ethnic minorities. Target Audience: Health care providers, public health professionals, health departments, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities. For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org. To download the webinar slides please click below.
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Upcoming Truth Initiative Webinars
Quitting in the Age of Vaping:Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 pm. ET For decades, youth smoking rates have been declining to reach historic lows. Now, the rapid rise of e-cigarette use, declared a youth epidemic by the Surgeon General, threatens to erase this progress against tobacco. More than 3.6 million youth who use e-cigarettes, most of whom were not smokers in the first place, are now vulnerable to long-term nicotine addiction. In fact, new young e-cigarette users, are four times more likely to go on to smoke deadly cigarettes compared to their peers who don’t vape. Join Truth Initiative® for a special Warner Series Webinar to learn about the dangers of youth nicotine addiction and This is Quitting, a first-of-its-kind quit vaping program to address the significant rise in youth vaping. Speakers:
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Tobacco Nation: An ongoing crisisDate: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET) Despite the success of decades of progress in lowering the smoking rates in the U.S. it’s clear that much work remains to be done. This month Truth Initiative released a new report, “Tobacco Nation: An Ongoing Crisis – Examining the Health and Policy Disparities of U.S. States with the Highest Smoking Rates.” This report updates the findings in the first edition of “Tobacco Nation” released in 2017 that identified 12 contiguous states that consistently exceeded the national adult smoking rates, and adds South Carolina to the list. In this webinar we will take an in-depth look at many of the topics covered in our updated Tobacco Nation report. Truth Initiative researchers will also demonstrate an innovative, web-based mapping tool which presents a geographic look at the region, with detailed, county-level smoking, demographic and policy data. To register please click HERE 
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Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer
Key Points
The Annual Report to the Nation provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates (new cases) and mortality rates (deaths) for all races combined.
The Annual Report to the Nation provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates (new cases) and mortality rates (deaths) for all races combined.
- Researchers found continued declines in cancer mortality rates for men, women, and children.
- Overall cancer incidence rates continued to decrease among men and remained stable among women.
- For all age groups combined, incidence and death rates were higher among men than women, but among adults 20-49 years, incidence and death rates were lower among men than women.
- Breast, thyroid and melanoma of the skin for women, with breast cancer far exceeding any of the other cancers; and
- Colorectal, testicular and melanoma of the skin for men.
NCCRT Webinar: 80% In Every Community Communications Guidebook: Recommended Messages For Reaching The Unscreened
Date: July 16, 2019
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide an introduction to the soon-to-be-released 2019 80% in Every Community Messaging Guidebook: Recommended messages to reach the unscreened. The guidebook serves as a resource to both better understand the motivations, attitudes, and barriers of key unscreened populations, while it also recommends market tested messages that can educate and motivate these key audiences on the importance of colorectal cancer screening. The 2019 update to this NCCRT resource includes new findings, new population profiles, and message delivery insights that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community.
Speakers:
Michelle Aubertine, KS&R
Bill Willard, American Cancer Society
This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration will be required.
To register please click HERE
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET
This webinar will provide an introduction to the soon-to-be-released 2019 80% in Every Community Messaging Guidebook: Recommended messages to reach the unscreened. The guidebook serves as a resource to both better understand the motivations, attitudes, and barriers of key unscreened populations, while it also recommends market tested messages that can educate and motivate these key audiences on the importance of colorectal cancer screening. The 2019 update to this NCCRT resource includes new findings, new population profiles, and message delivery insights that will better inform our efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% in Every Community.
Speakers:
Michelle Aubertine, KS&R
Bill Willard, American Cancer Society
This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS Health Systems staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration will be required.
To register please click HERE
Nuestras Voces & NAATPN Networks Infographic:
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Nuestras Voces Network Webinar: Promoting Tobacco Cessation Through Evidence-Based Clinical Interventions and Global Awareness Campaigns
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
In commemoration of World No Tobacco Day 2019, please join the Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network Program webinar: Promoting Tobacco Cessation Through Evidence-Based Clinical Interventions and Global Awareness Campaigns. In this webinar you will learn how oral health faculty and clinicians incorporate tobacco dependence education in their work with students and patients. The webinar will also highlight global campaigns such as World No Tobacco Day, and how multi-sectorial stakeholders can engage and promote its multilingual messaging and communication strategies to raise awareness about the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use in diverse communities. The webinar will also provide information about available resources to support tobacco cessation promotion and education.
Registration: Complimentary with advanced registration. Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7078175771899166978
Presenters:
Learning Objectives:
Target Audience: Health providers, oral health educators, dental school faculty and students, hygienist students, nurses, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities.
For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org
To view the recording of the webinar and download the webinar slides please click below.
Registration: Complimentary with advanced registration. Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7078175771899166978
Presenters:
- Joan Davis, RDH, PhD, Professor and Director of Research, Special Projects & Initiatives, A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health; and,
- Dr. Francisco Armada, Advisor, Tobacco Control Program, Pan American Health Organization
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about an evidence-based resource for oral health faculty/educators and clinicians to incorporate tobacco prevention and education in their practices.
- Identify available Spanish language communication materials and resources to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke in Hispanic communities
Target Audience: Health providers, oral health educators, dental school faculty and students, hygienist students, nurses, community-based organizations, promotores de salud/community health workers, and other Hispanic-serving stakeholders working with local communities.
For more information contact us at nuestrasvoces@healthyamericas.org
To view the recording of the webinar and download the webinar slides please click below.
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Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has developed the presentation “Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes” designed to educate youth on e-cigarettes, including health risks, the factors that lead to e-cigarette use, and what youth can do to avoid all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. This resource is intended for adults who educate or serve youth ages 11 – 18 (teachers, youth ministers, coaches, scout leaders, etc.). Along with the PowerPoint, OSH has developed a full script and an information for users document. This means the presenter does not require additional information, nor permission to deliver the presentation. For a copy of the full PowerPoint presentation, the information for users, and talking points from CDC OSH’s website click HERE.
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CDC Launches the 2019 Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign
The 2019 Tips ads feature new participants as well as familiar faces. Participants tell stories about the effect of smoking on their lives—and the lives of their family members. Dana is a former smoker whose mother, Terrie, spoke out against smoking, and is featured numerous times in the Tips campaign. Terrie died in 2013 from cancer caused by smoking. Now Dana wants to carry on Terrie’s mission and encourage all smokers to quit. Another ad features actor Leonard Nimoy, who died in 2015 of smoking-related COPD. Leonard used his influence in the last years of his life to speak about the dangers of smoking. His widow, Susan, is joining the Tips campaign to share their story. Tips ads are set to air on network and cable television, in magazines, and online through October 2019. For more information and to download campaign materials click HERE.
Five Reasons Why Calling a Quitline Can Be Key to Your Success
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Want help on how to quit smoking? CDC has a new series of videos that promote the use of quitlines. These videos illustrate what smokers can expect when calling a quitline and the support they can receive to quit smoking for good.
For more information visit: www.cdc.gov/quitline FREE Quit Help: Call to Talk to a Quit Smoking Coach Today! 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) In Spanish: 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (1-855-335-3569) |
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Resources from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products:
Free Web Content and Print Materials
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The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has made available a collection of widgets about the health effects of tobacco use and how avoid vape battery explosions that can be shared on your website. These are available for free through the Center for Tobacco Products’ Exchange Lab which also provides free print materials aimed at communicating the dangers of tobacco use are. For more information visit: digitalmedia.hhs.gov/tobacco/
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April is National Cancer Control Month
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National Cancer Control Month is here! This observance helps increase awareness about the impact of cancer across the nation, and serves as a reminder for people to take action to reduce their risk, and join the mission to prevent and control cancer in all communities. Cancer control focuses on reducing the number of new cancer cases and deaths, and improving the quality of life for cancer survivors. At CDC, this means promoting the use of evidence-based strategies for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Comprehensive cancer control looks at the cancer risk for people, and makes sure that communities with poor cancer health outcomes have the best opportunities for improving health. CDC’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) brings together state, tribal, territorial, and local health departments to develop, put into action, and promote effective ways to prevent and control cancer in communities. To learn more, go to: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/
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New CDC/OSH Article: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Secondhand
E-Cigarette Aerosol Among Middle and High School Students
Over 14.3 million youth were exposed to secondhand emissions from tobacco products in public places in 2017. The study assessed self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes in indoor or outdoor public places among US students. Authors used data from the 2015 and 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a school-based survey of US students in grades 6 through 12. Past 30-day exposures were assessed. From 2015 to 2017, no change in exposure to secondhand emissions from combustible or electronic tobacco products in indoor or outdoor public places was observed among US youth. In 2017, more than half (55.1%, 14.3 million) of US middle and high school students reported exposure to secondhand tobacco product emissions in indoor or outdoor public places. Fully enforced, comprehensive, smoke-free policies for indoor environments that include both combustible and electronic tobacco products can reduce the social acceptability of tobacco product use and protect bystanders from all tobacco product emissions. To access the article, go to: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0531.htm.
CDC and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Release State of Aging And Health in America: Data Brief Series
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State of Aging and Health in America: Data Brief Series are topic-specific documents focusing on public health issues related to older adults. The Subjective Cognitive Decline--A Public Health Issue and Caregiving for Family and Friends--A Public Health Issue are the first two in the series to be released.
These briefs provide public health professionals with the most recent data available on health and age-related conditions, including the importance of brain health, the management of chronic conditions, the burdens of caregiving, to help identify needs and mitigate the future effects of a growing older population. The briefs also provide data by state, age, gender, and ethnicity that can be used by states and other stakeholders to make informed decisions and policies related to these issues. To access the briefs visit: https://www.cdc.gov/aging/agingdata/data-portal/state-aging-health.html |
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CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health: 2019 Year of Cessation
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Quitting smoking is the most important thing individuals can do to protect their health. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, and the changing landscape of tobacco use demands innovation to expand and improve efforts to help people quit. To bring attention to the critical role of cessation as part of a comprehensive tobacco prevention and control approach, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has declared 2019 the Year of Cessation. To download a copy of the New Year of Cessation Briefing Document click below.
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), and the American Cancer Society joined forces to kick off the new colorectal cancer screening campaign, "80% in Every Community," March 7, 2019. The morning event will be live broadcast on Facebook.com/MayoClinic from 10:00 - 11:00 AM, and the afternoon event will broadcast on Facebook.com/coloncancerroundtable from 2:00 PM - 3:00PM ET. Visit the event webpage to register for the live broadcast. The event features the nation's leading cancer control experts, local health care champions, and survivors exploring strategies for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates with the goal of achieving 80% screening in all communitie
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Tobacco Use By Youth Is Rising: E-cigarettes are the main reason
CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) Website Update
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program's website has been updated with new content and resources including a more user-friendly interface with recent webinars, tools, and publications. The newly updated site also features:
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Seminario virtual en español “Participando en la investigación”
Miércoles, 13 de febrero del 2019 - 11:00am CST (hora central)
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Organizado por la Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico
Acompáñenos, el miércoles 13 de febrero del 2019 a las 11:00am CST (hora central), en nuestro primer seminario virtual ofrecido en español. La Dra. Bárbara Segarra, miembro de los Advocates in Science de Komen, presentará sobre la importancia de la participación en los estudios de investigación. La Dra. Segarra hablará sobre los beneficios de la participación de las mujeres hispanas/latinas en la investigación y en los estudios clínicos, incluyendo las barreras y los mitos relacionados con la participación. Este seminario virtual es gratis y estará disponible para cualquier persona que esté interesada. Regístrese aquí. El proceso de inscripción será en inglés, pero recuerde que el seminario virtual será en español |
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
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More than 12,000 women get cervical cancer every year. Up to 93% of cervical cancers are preventable. All women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30. In 2014, Hispanic women had the highest rate of cervical cancer, followed by black, white, Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) women, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN). Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination helps prevent infection with the HPV types that cause most cervical cancers. The Papanicolaou (Pap) test screens for abnormal cells that may develop into cancer and the HPV test screens for the HPV virus that causes these cell changes. Even though screening works, 10% of women in the US in 2012 reported they had not been screened in the last 5 years. Every visit to doctors and nurses is an opportunity to discuss cervical cancer prevention. No woman should die of cervical cancer. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life. Find out more: www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/index.htm
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“Please pay attention to your health—for you and the people who care about you,” says Cote de Pablo.
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The Great American Smokeout® is November 15
El gran día de no fumar es el 15 de noviembre
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Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. Let the Great American Smokeout event on November 15 be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of smokers across the country in taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing your cancer risk. Plus, the American Cancer Society can help you access the resources and support you need to quit.
Quitting starts here!
Dejar de fumar no es fácil, pues requiere de tiempo y de un plan. No necesariamente se tiene que lograr en un día, pues se puede comenzar con el Día Uno. Deje que el evento El Gran Día De No Fumar el 15 de noviembre, sea la fecha en que inicie su recorrido hacia una vida libre del humo y del tabaco. Formará parte junto con miles de fumadores que participan en todo el país para dar un paso hacia una vida más sana al reducir su riesgo de cáncer. Además, la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer pone a su disposición los recursos y apoyo que requiera para lograrlo.
El final de su hábito comienza aquí.
Quitting starts here!
Dejar de fumar no es fácil, pues requiere de tiempo y de un plan. No necesariamente se tiene que lograr en un día, pues se puede comenzar con el Día Uno. Deje que el evento El Gran Día De No Fumar el 15 de noviembre, sea la fecha en que inicie su recorrido hacia una vida libre del humo y del tabaco. Formará parte junto con miles de fumadores que participan en todo el país para dar un paso hacia una vida más sana al reducir su riesgo de cáncer. Además, la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer pone a su disposición los recursos y apoyo que requiera para lograrlo.
El final de su hábito comienza aquí.
Featured Blog: Nuestras Voces Network and National Behavioral Health Network
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