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  • Cervical Health Awareness Month

    Did you know that more than 12,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and more than 4,000 women will die? Make sure to talk to your clients ...

  • American Heart Month

    Cardiovascular disease is associated with mental illness and using tobacco products puts your clients at risk for having heart attacks. Celebrate #Americanhearthealth month by encouraging your clients to go tobacco ...

  • Black History Month

    Celebrate #blackhistory month by going #tobaccofree! Nearly half of African Americans are still exposed to secondhand smoke. Find helpful information and resources from sibling network, National African American Tobacco Prevention ...

  • World Cancer Day

    In honor of World Cancer Cay, throw back to the National Behavioral Health for Tobacco and Cancer Control’s webinar: “Cancer prevention approaches for people with mental illnesses & addictions”

  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    People with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder are at a greater risk of getting colorectal cancer. Make sure to share this fact sheet on colorectal cancer screening and risk factors! http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/pdf/Basic_FS_Eng_Color.pdf

  • Brain Awareness Week

    Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.  Information on the health effects of cigarette smoking, including how ...

  • World Oral Health Day

     Tobacco use in any form—cigarettes, pipes, and smokeless tobacco—raises your risk for gum disease. The longer you smoke, the greater your risk. (Tips page) Information on smoking and gum disease, ...