More products trying to appeal to young women

http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2008/10/virginia-slims-purse-pack-available-1st.html

What's coming next??

Dissolvable tobacco offered as smoking bans proliferate; critics say it looks like candy.

Sen. Miller Visits Newport News Boys & Girls Club

Thank you Sen. Miller for taking time from his busy schedule to visit the Newport News Boys & Girls Club. After a tour of the club, Sen. Miller, Marty Kilgore (VTSF Executive Director) and Steve Kast (Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula) took time to watch the Positive Action Program in progress. VTSF was delighted to arrange the visit and to share the work being done by our grantees in the community. 8/11/08

Alicia Keys asks cigarette maker to stop branding show

Kudos for Alicia Keys!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/31/keys.cigarettes.ap/index.html

2nd Annual Statewide Parent Education Conference

Virginia Statewide Parent Education Coalition (VSPEC)
2nd Annual Statewide Parent Education Conference

Parent Education in Virginia ~ We’re All in This Together
Monday, September 15, 2008

TIME: 8:30am-4:30pm (8:30am Registration & Sign In)
** Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided **

PLACE: Holiday Inn Select Richmond- Koger South Conference Center
10800 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23225

COST: $25.00 Registration Fee (The registration fee will remain the same as last year. This includes all food and conference materials.)

REGISTRATION FORM: The registration form and tentative agenda is available on the Rural Virginia United Coalition web site at www.rvuc.com

Community Builders Network of Virginia Conference

Community Builders Network of Virginia
5th Annual Statewide Conference
August 21-23, 2008

The Community Builders Network of Virginia is conducting their 5th Annual Conference at the OMNI Richmond Hotel. Many interesting and helpful topics will be addressed such as:

• Building Youth Leaders
• The How & Why of Program Evaluation
• Impact on Violence on Children & Youth
• Speakers such as Dr. Ted Miller and Dr. Steve Ridini

Take advantage of this education opportunity and visit the link below.

http://www.123signup.com/calendar?Org=NetworkVA

A new wrinkle in smoking enforcement...

Here is an interesting article - ENJOY!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/od_nm/smoking_dc;_ylt=AjMsSxVz.Ftrb_EXYx.g0cztiBIF

Photo Sharing

Send in your digitial pictures from your programs to share on the BLOG and to use for our Annual Conference in September. Send me any shots you have of programs in session or group shots from a graduation.

Your smiling faces will help to inspire others in their tobacco prevention efforts.

Office on Smoking and Health

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES/RFPs

Small Innovative Grants Program. The American Legacy Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for the Small Innovative Grants Program. This program supports projects that advance creative, promising solutions based on sound principles of tobacco control to remedy the harm caused by tobacco use in America. The deadline is Friday, May 23, 2008, 5:00pm eastern time. For guidelines and application instructions, visit: http://www.americanlegacy.org/1710.aspx.

Strategic Alliances for Health Communities Grants. Strategic Alliance for Health Communities focuses on the chronic disease risk factors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use, and population-based responses such as policy, systems, and environmental changes. Closing date for applications is June 24, 2008. For more information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LRJJ9MT8TQhhCYZTRLjLyN6pyLsPpkzB12sMRLyTXkwnpwndn2nM!1480235049?oppId=17562&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

If you have trouble accessing these web sites, you can copy the address and paste it in your browser.

April is Cancer Awareness Month

Love, honor, and remember your loved one this month and celebrate National Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the #1 most devastating killer in the United States. This year alone approximately 565,650 will die from the disease. With this startling statisitc, there is a need to increase awareness of early detection methods and ways to help live a healthier lifestyle which can help prevent cancer and reduce recurrence risk.

National Foundation for Cancer Research encourages you to be proactive this April in the fight against cancer and take the critical steps toward early detection and prevention—it could save your life.

For tips on how you can reduce your risk of cancer, click HERE.

Three Rivers Health District concludes END Program

Eighth grade students from Teen Life classes at Page Middle School in Gloucester County recently completed the Ending Nicotine Dependence (END) program. The students in this photo have prepared healthy snacks as part of the Nutrition module in the END program.

5th Annual Community Builders Network of Virginia

Mark you calendars for the 5th Annual Community Builders Network of Virginia conference on August 21-23, 2008, at the Omni Richmond Hotel. Please visit the web site at www.networkva.org as updated information will be posted.

This conference is designed to provide a framework for organizations to expand the delivery of effective prevention strategies throughout Virginia. Mark the web site on your Favorites as registration information will be released at a later date.

Mid-week Humor

Training Opportunities

The VTSF 2008 Training Schedule is now available and 21 workshops will be offered. The trainings are open to anyone in the prevention field. A minimum of 15 registrants are required for a workshop to be held so sign up as soon as you can. If there are not enough registrants to hold the workshop, cancellation will be made from 1 to 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.

Each workshop registration fee is $25 which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Payment can be made in the form of check, purchase order or inter-agency transfer. Please send your payment with a copy of your registration form to:

Charlie McLaughlin
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
701 E. Franklin St. Ste 501
Richmond Va 23219.

You can register by clicking on the direct link:
http://www.vtsf.org/registration/upcoming-programs.asp

Or visit our web site
www.vtsf.org
Click on Programs then Training Opportunities.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Judy Link
757-886-2882

CDC Calendar on Tobacco Control

The CDC has created a nice calendar related to tobacco control, and it can be found at the link below. It looks like it could really be a valuable tool for anyone in the tobacco prevention/cessation field.

http://cdc.gov/tobacco/media_communications/calendar/index.htm

Quarterly Reports Due April 15th

ATTENTION GRANTEES

This is a reminder that your third quarter reports are due on April 15th.

When completing your report, please remember to share as much information as possible, especially on the front page, Upcoming Events, and the back page comments.

Please feel free to contact me if you need any assistance.

Virginia Figures Updated from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Visit the link below to view the latest figures as provided by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
www.vtsf.org/data/index.asp

Also, you can visit their webs site for information from around the country.
www.tobaccofreekids.org

Foundation of Prevention

Foundations of Prevention is an online course offered by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention that covers the basic core knowledge of substance abuse prevention, providing information on prevention principles, approaches, strategies, as well as guidance for planning effective programs and measuring results. The course consists of eight instructional units. It may be taken for FREE or continuing education credits are available through the University of Maryland College Park for $25. To access this course:

Go to www.samhsa.gov

*Click on Center for Substance Abuse Prevention [CSAP] (right column)
*Click on Prevention Platform (left column)
*Register as a user to utilize the tools
*Click on Training at the top of the page
*Click on featured Resources
*Click on CSAP’s Foundations of Prevention On-Line Course
*Follow the prompts to register to take this specific course

Kick Butts Day - April 2nd

Many of you have events and activities planned for Kick Butts Day on April 2nd but if not, it's not too late to plan. Check out http://www.kickbuttsday.org/ for tons of resources.

Kick Butts Day is an annual national celebration of youth tobacco-use prevention efforts and activities sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

This would be a great way to reward your program participants and get them involved as tobacco use prevention activists!

Gov. Kaine Announces Restaurant Smoking Ban Legislation

You can visit the Governor's web site and click on News Releases. Or you can go directly to the release.

Governor Kaine Web Site
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/

News Release from Governor Kaine
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/viewRelease.cfm?id=579

Virginians for a Healthy Future Coalition

The BLOG address shown below is from the American Lung Association. This site provides valuable information on smoke-free issues, news in Virginia, and particularly this General Assembly session.

http://blog.smokefreevanow.org/

VTSF Overview Video

Please take a few minutes to view the new VTSF Video by clicking on the link below. This video provides a wonderful overview of the Foundation and all that we do.

Feel free to share this BLOG site with any organization that you think may have an interest.

http://www.vtsf.org/index.asp

Smoking Bans and Cigarette Tax Increases

It's a New Year and Smoking Bans and Cigarette Tax Increases are going into effect all over the country!

Illinois: Statewide ban goes into effect Jan. 1.
Colorado: Statewide ban extends to casinos Jan. 1.
Kansas: Kansas City suburbs' smoking bans go into effect Jan. 1 & 2, pressuring Kansas City itself.
Maryland: Baltimore smoking ban goes into effect. Jan. 1.
Texas: McKinney, Sugar Land and Fort Worth restaurant smoking bans go into effect Jan. 1.
California: Smoking ban in cars with kids goes into effect Jan. 1.
Wisconsin: $1/pack cigarette tax hike goes into effect. Jan. 1, raising tax to $1.77.
Maryland: $1/pack cigarette tax hike goes into effect. Jan. 1, raising tax to $2.