HHS Announces New Smoking Cessation Framework to Support Quitting On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new framework to accelerate smoking cessation and reduce smoking- and cessation-related disparities. This action is part of a broader Department-wide effort to advance the Biden Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing the death […]
CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Launches New Ads to Encourage People to Quit Smoking The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign launched on Feb. 5, 2024, with new ads to encourage people to quit smoking. This year, seven new people are featured in the ads sharing their stories about […]
CDC Feature Article: New Year, New Smokefree Possibilities A new CDC feature article highlights how quitting smoking can improve your health. Many people feel like they have a “second chance to live” after they quit and start living a smokefree life. Over time, people who quit smoking see many health benefits. These include reduced risk […]
ARTICLE: State-Specific Prevalence of Adult Tobacco Product Use and Cigarette Smoking Cessation Behaviors, United States, 2018–2019 CDC, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, released a tobacco-related article titled “State-Specific Prevalence of Adult Tobacco Product Use and Cigarette Smoking Cessation Behaviors, United States, 2018–2019,” in the journal, Preventing […]
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Jim Pillen Proclaims Nov. 12-18 Tobacco Cessation Awareness Week to Recognize the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline’s 20th Anniversary and Positive Results On Nov. 6, 2023, Gov. Jim Pillen signed a proclamation recognizing Nov. 12-18 as Tobacco Cessation Awareness Week to focus attention and resources across the state to support tobacco users on their […]
No Limits Nebraska Mini-Grants for Student-Led Tobacco Prevention Events No Limits Nebraska mini-grant applications are open! No Limits is offering $500 for one Tobacco Prevention Event and one Public Service Announcement. These grants will give Nebraska teens a chance to create a tobacco-free school campus with student-led tobacco prevention events. The deadline to apply has […]
No Limits Nebraska Mini-Grants for Student-Led Tobacco Prevention Events No Limits Nebraska mini-grant applications are now open! These grants will give Nebraska teens a chance to create a tobacco-free school campus with student-led tobacco prevention events. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31, 2023. The grants are available for students in grades 7-12+. Technical assistance […]
Gov. Jim Pillen Appoints Steve Corsi as CEO of DHHS On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Dr. Steve Corsi as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Corsi will start Sept. 11. Corsi’s most recent role is acting CEO of the Central […]
ARTICLE: E-cigarette Unit Sales by Product and Flavor Type, and Top-Selling Brands, United States, 2020–2022 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative, released an article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that shows U.S. e-cigarette sales climbed during 2020-2022, with increases in the […]
Tobacco Free Nebraska Shares 2023-2028 Nebraska State Tobacco Control Plan The Nebraska Tobacco Control 2023-2028 State Plan has been released and is now available here! The plan was developed in collaboration with Tobacco Free Nebraska (TFN) staff, statewide partners, and stakeholders. It reflects the intentions of the statewide tobacco control community to work together toward […]
