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...
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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...
Washington, DC (February 26, 2008) – All Nebraska workplaces, including restaurants, bars and gaming facilities, will be smoke-free beginning June 1, 2009, thanks to legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Legislature last week and signed into law today by Governor Dave Heineman. Governor Heineman and the Legislature have delivered a historic victory for public health and protected the right of all Nebraskans to breathe clean air. more info...
WASHINGTON, DC (August 16, 2007) - A new report issued today by the President's Cancer Panel is a call to action on how to significantly reduce tobacco use and its devastating toll in the United States and around the world. more info...
GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS, VETOES TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATION ~ Amends smoking, HPV vaccine bills; Vetoes seven others ~
VIRGINIANS FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE COMMENDS SENATE FOR SENDING SMOKE FREE AIR LEGISLATION more info...
Pelosi bans smoking in Speaker's Lobby http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/011007/smoking.html
GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES SMOKING BAN IN STATE BUILDINGS, VEHICLES ~ Boosts smoking cessation services prior to 1/1/07 effective date ~
Quit Now Challenge more info...
Virginia department of health launches Virginia’s first statewide tobacco cessation program more info...
Declines in cigarette sales show tobacco prevention measures work and should be implemented in every state more info...
Cigarette sales in U.S. reach 55-year low; attorney general: fewer Americans smoking since MSA public health restrictions more info...
Tobacco-related attorney general public health initiatives more info...
VDH: Tobacco Use Control Project
Contact Us:
Department of Health - CDPC Tobacco Use Control Program
109 Governor St., 10th Flr., Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7874
