Because the Nebraska Legislature has scheduled a hearing dealing with tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds on the morning originally scheduled for the Tobacco's Toll on Nebraska webinar, the first webinar is being rescheduled for December 6. See the new information below.

Anyone who has registered already for the webinars may keep the log-in information for all webinars. The information will "work" on December 6 for the first webinar rather than as originally scheduled.

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Each year, 2,200 Nebraska kids become daily smokers. Coincidentally, 2,200 is also the number of lives claimed by smoking-related diseases in Nebraska each year.

What’s the true toll of tobacco on Nebraska? What’s being done, and what can be done to reduce that toll?

That's the topic of a webinar series that will explore the answers to these questions, and to join the effort for a healthier Nebraska.  

Who should attend?
Nebraskans elected and appointed to serve as decision makers; professionals seeking to reduce tobacco use in our state; other interested public health professionals; advocates and volunteers seeking to promote healthier lives in our state; and members of the news media will find the presentations by our expert panel to provide insight into the problem of the state’s number one preventable cause of death for Nebraska’s adults.  Reducing Tobacco Use in Nebraska 101 registrations are being taken online.

The Webinars

Tobacco’s Toll on Nebraska
Presenters
Brenda Richards, Program Consultant, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Jeff Soukup, Program Manager, Tobacco Free Nebraska, Nebraska DHHS
10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A Program to Prevent Tobacco Use in Nebraska
Presenters
Monica Eischen, Program Consultant, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judy Martin, Program Manager, Tobacco Free Nebraska, Nebraska DHHS
10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT Tuesday, December 20, 2011

History of the Master Tobacco Settlement
and Tobacco Prevention Spending in Nebraska
Presenters
Madeleine Solomon, TTAC, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Rich Lombardi, American Communications Group, Lincoln, Nebraska
10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Price of Tobacco Products and Consumption
Presenters
Dr. Frank Chaloupka
Distinguished Professor of Economics & Public Health
Director, Health Policy Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
10 a.m. CT/ 9 a.m. MT Tuesday, February 28, 2012