Partnership for Health Literacy in Arkansas Meeting

Friday, November 21st , there will be a PHLA Meeting from 1:30 to 3:00 at the Arkansas Department of Health in the ADH Auditorium & VTC.

This month’s meeting we will talk about health literacy online. Our presenter will be Marisa Nelson, health educator for the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control branch at the Arkansas Department of Health. She will discuss her experiences with editing websites with health literacy in mind, as well as highlight different tools and resources available to those communicating health information using the internet.

Video and teleconferencing will be available, so please let Meg Mirivel know if you need help with arrangements at Margaret.Arey@arkansas.gov .

Tobacco Network Seeks Applications for Conference Travel Scholarship

 
Tobacco Network seeks applications for Conference Travel Scholarship. The Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Network of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has established as one of its goals to increase the diversity of its membership. Therefore, SRNT is committed to increasing the diversity of researchers who help to stimulate and generate new knowledge concerning nicotine in all its manifestations -- from the molecular to the societal level. The purpose of the Diversity Travel Scholarship program is to increase the diversity of researchers interested in nicotine and tobacco research by Providing travel support to attend the 2015 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 21st Annual Meeting. The Diversity Travel Scholarship program Promotes collaboration and intergenerational and interdisciplinary networking. Preference will be given to applicants from minority racial/ethnic groups; with disabilities; from lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender groups; or from a disadvantaged group. U.S. minority racial/ethnic groups are defined as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, or Latino/Hispanic.

Eligibility Criteria for the Diversity Travel Scholarship includes the requirement that the applicant must have an interest in nicotine and tobacco research and be committed to the mission of SRNT from an underrepresented/disadvantaged group, or conducting health disparities research (including researchers from non-disadvantaged backgrounds). In addition, the applicant must hold junior faculty (assistant professor, instructor, or equivalent), post-doctoral trainee, or graduate student rank at a United States-based academic institution.  Due to the legal restrictions of the scholarship funds, only trainees or junior faculty from a United States-based academic institution are eligible. Applicants must be able to attend the Network breakfast meeting and live at least 50 miles outside of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

The networking breakfast will be held during the conference, the time and date to be announced soon.  All scholarship recipients are asked to attend and will be introduced individually to the TRHD membership.  This breakfast will provide an opportunity to network with other colleagues and meet mentors who can answer questions about research goals and interests.   

If you are awarded a travel scholarship, your coach airfare and hotel room will be covered up to $1500-$2000 per scholar depending on geographical location. The goal is for the scholarship to completely cover airfare and hotel cost.  To help defray out-of-pocket costs, the SRNT TRHD scholarship program will purchase airfare and pay for the scholar’s hotel room. SRNT may waive SRNT membership and Conference registration fees or the scholarship will cover them.

Applications are due October 24, 2014 at 5pm, Pacific Time.  Please see the attached document for application instructions.

Questions, please contact:

Linda Potchoiba
Scholarship Manager
SRNT
2424 American Lane
Madison, WI   53704
(608) 443-2462 x155
Fax:  (608) 443-2474
lpotchoiba@reesgroupinc.com

Share the Truth About Tobacco

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a national search to find people who are willing to participate and share their compelling stories, which in turn will save countless lives that would otherwise be lost due to the number-one preventable cause of death in the United States.

The Tips campaign aims to tell real stories about tobacco by featuring Americans who have undergone devastating life changes due to years of smoking. The goals of the campaign are to encourage quit attempts and increase awareness of health consequences related to smoking. Since the launch in 2012, the campaign has motivated 1.6 million smokers to make a quit attempt.

Evidence-based research strongly supports how hard-hitting ads can reduce smoking and save lives. The Tips campaign uses this technique to reach as many smokers as possible with a profound impact. For the 2016 Tips campaign, CDC is looking for stories of current or former smokers who:

• Have or have had anxiety OR depression (not both) and a serious health condition due to smoking (ages 30–60)
• Have been diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) due to smoking (ages 40–55)
• Currently serve or have served in the military and have been diagnosed with a serious health condition due to smoking (i.e., coronary artery disease/heart attack, COPD, peripheral artery disease, cancer, or stroke) (ages 30–60)
• Have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis while smoking (ages 25–60)
• Have used electronic cigarettes along with tobacco cigarettes instead of quitting because they thought it was better for their health than smoking cigarettes alone and yet they experienced a severe health problem (ages 20–60)
• Have been diagnosed with a serious health condition caused by smoking and now have a compelling positive story about the benefits experienced since quitting (ages 18–54)

For more information or to participate, visit www.joinCDCtips.com or contact Mimi Webb Miller Casting by e-mail (contact@joinCDCtips.com) or by phone (toll free) (844) 274-9816. Travel expenses and a stipend will be provided.