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2008 Kansas Tobacco Control Summit: Creating A Tobacco-Free Future Presentations

October 13-14, 2008

Dr. Michael Burke, Mayo Clinic, Plenary Presentation (The Role of Tobacco Treatment)

Dana Shelton, CDC - Office on Smoking and Health, Plenary Presentation (Creating A Tobacco Free Future for Kansans)

Brenda Richards, CDC - Office on Smoking and Health, Breakout Session Presentation (2007 Best Practices)

Dr. Kim Richter, University of Kansas Medical Center - Department of Preventive Medicine, Breakout Session Presentation (Evaluating Tobacco Control Programs)

•  Dr. Kim Richter, University of Kansas Medical Center - Department of Preventive Medicine, Breakout Session Presentation (Health Departments Treating Tobacco Dependence)

More summit presentations will be posted as they are received by the presenter.


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Youth Prevention
TASK promotes tobacco free teens by uniting communities to create one strong voice standing against the tobacco industry. Find out more.

Youth Access
"It's Everybody's Business" believes protecting children from easy access to cigarettes and other tobacco products protects their health and their future. Here, retailers can find tools to reduce youth access to tobacco. Because in Kansas, protecting youth against tobacco ...

Facts and Figures
In Kansas:
  - 17.9% of adults smoke
  - 21% of high school students smoke
  - 3,400 kids (under 18) become new daily smokers each year
  - $927 million in annual health care costs directly caused by smoking
  - 161,000 kids are exposed to second-hand smoke at home

Find more facts and figures here

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