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Breathe Easy Virginia:

Join Governor Tim Kaine, Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn Tavenner and me in the “Commonwealth Breathe Easy Challenge” by going to your favorite restaurant on December 1 to thank them for creating a smoke free environment, and congratulating them for their business success. more info...

Virginia Department of Health's Tobacco Use Control Project Request for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given by the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, of its intent to solicit sealed proposals to establish statewide reimbursement contracts for the purchase of the implementation of tobacco use control activities throughout Virginia. Copies of RFP Number 703I093 may be obtained by contacting Connie Hall, Senior Buyer at (804) 864-7539. Proposals will be received until 3:00 P.M., August 26, 2009, at the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Purchasing and General Services, 109 Governor Street, 12th Floor, West Office, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Attention: Connie Hall.

RFP on Developing capacity to support and sustain tobacco prevention and control Efforts

A request for proposal on a training opportunity to improve the capacity of local public health professionals to plan and implement activities that support and sustain tobacco control efforts and resources over the long term. more info...

Save the Date

2009 Tobacco Use Control Project Annual Meeting: Healthy Communities and Tobacco Use Control

Visit CDC's Healthy Communities Program Web site for community resources and other helpful information: www.cdc.gov/HealthyCommunitiesProgram

Featured Web Site Item: The recent Health Promotion Practice and Preventing Chronic Disease journal articles—describing "how to’s" of some successful local-level changes brought about by communities participating in CDC’s Healthy Communities Program—can now be accessed directly from the program's Web site.

Virginia's Investment in Tobacco Prevention is Delivering Dramatic Results And Should Be Expanded

Washington, D.C. -A new survey of youth tobacco use in Virginia shows that the state has made great progress in keeping kids from smoking, underscoring once again that tobacco prevention is a smart investment for Virginia's physical and financial health. more info...

Va. youth smoking rates down: Advocates say more should be spent on prevention programs

A decline in smoking rates among Virginia middle and high school students shows that tobacco prevention programs work and should get more funding, some public health groups said yesterday. more info...