Erin Thompson, Marketing Manager:   Last week the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) held a teleconference to announce the launch of their new tobacco website for employers, which coincided with the Great American Smokeout. The NBGH hopes this site, which walks employers th... [More]

Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Executive Director, Weight and Nutrition Services:   If you are thinking about getting pregnant, you probably know that smoking is harmful for your baby.  But did you know that being overweight or even eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may put your chi... [More]

Marie Gahler, Manager, Weight Management:   This is a wonderful time of year to celebrate with family and friends. But for many, the holidays also bring extra pounds as we indulge in the sweets, treats, big meals, parties and family traditions of the season. Don’t let the eggnog ... [More]

Sharen Ross, Vice President, Marketing:   A new anti-smoking website was launched earlier this week targeting girls between the ages of 8-11. It made me think about my experiences with smoking at that age and ponder how effective a website like this would have been for me. When I... [More]

Jackie Kurle, Senior Manager, Client Services:   Last Friday, Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jay Butler, sent the following email to state employees. The purpose was to encourage state employees to seek Quit Line services, to increase awareness about the Quit Line, to promot... [More]

Gillian Schauer, Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation Resource Center:   A recent U.S. study in Health News reported that many health care providers are not receiving adequate training in tobacco intervention, stating that 87% to 93% of doctors and other health care providers receive les... [More]

Jennifer Lovejoy, Weight and Nutrition Services, Executive Director:   The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH recently funded four new Centers of Excellence, including one at the University of California, San Francisco to study mindfulness meditation and mi... [More]

Erin Lavery, Senior Supervisor, Service Delivery:   A recent article in Yahoo! News outlines how Americans who smoke have increased their tobacco intake since the economic downturn has begun. This trend is alarming to those of us in the business of helping people quit smoking, but it&r... [More]

Peter Vu, Client Services Manager:   Vending machines offer an interesting choice of snacks and drinks. A quick glance at item C8 and you’ll see “brain energizer” in the form of Rock Star. Look up to A3 and there is a snack that claims “content contains rea... [More]

Erin Thompson, Marketing Manager:   As October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month came to a close, antismoking groups registered their protests at Philip Morris USA’s plan to launch the new pink “purse packs” of Virginia Slim “Super Slim” cigarette... [More]