 Greetings!
We are pleased to share the latest issue of the Tobacco-Free Tribune, a newsletter from the S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative. Please share this newsletter with colleagues and friends using the Forward to a Friend button or emailing a link to our Archives.
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LOWCOUNTRY AIR QUALITY STUDY
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Participants needed
Participants are needed for a Roswell Park Cancer Institute air quality study of Charleston area apartment buildings. Air quality is being measured in both smoke-free and smoking allowed buildings. Testing will measure the level of tobacco smoke pollution. Compensation will be provided for participation of eligible residents.
For more information, please contact Dianne Wilson at wilsoncd@musc.edu or 843-876-2437.
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UPCOMING PARTNER EVENT
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Registration Open for SCCA Meeting
Registration is now open for the SC Cancer Alliance mid-year membership meeting, The Quality of Life Continuum: From Palliative Care to Survivorship. The meeting will take place on Friday, April 11th from 8:00am to 4:30pm in Columbia. Speakers will cover such topics as survivorship planning in our rural communities; quality of life issues in minority populations; and palliative care issues in our present day. View the agenda and registration site.
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| FUNDING OPPORTUNITY | |
 SCCA Calls for LOIs
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance will award up to $120,000 for selected implementation projects to be conducted between July 1, 2014 and June 15, 2015. The grant process includes two steps. First, interested applicants submit a letter of intent following the guidelines outlined. SCCA staff and the Coordinating Council of the SCCA, will review submitted letters of intent and ask selected applicants to submit full applications.
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| TOBACCO HEADLINES | |
Recent News
- TFK releases new report on tobacco marketing, You're the Target . Learn more.
- The 2014 County Health Rankings were released on March 26th. Learn more.
- OpEd: SC can save lives, money with smoking cessation, prevention investments. Read more.
- Tobacco product "power walls" attract smokers and nonsmokers. Read more.
- FDA issues first orders to stop sale, distribution of tobacco products. Read more.
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Become a Member of SCTFC!
Your tax deductible membership will help fund our work to reduce the toll of tobacco use in South Carolina. Click the image on the right to join.
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