To support behavioral health facilities in going tobacco-free and expanding cessation support services, the National Behavioral Health Network (NBHN) for Tobacco and Cancer Control and the Center for Disease Control …
The National Behavioral Health Network (NBHN) for Tobacco and Cancer Control, in January 2019, launched its 7th Community of Practice, the 2019 State Tobacco Control Community of Practice (CoP) in …
“How will our members react to a tobacco-free campus?” “Will this change the way we interact with them?” “What if members stop coming?” These questions echo the concerns that behavioral …
Individuals with mental health and substance use disorders use commercial tobacco at rates 2 to 4 times higher than the general population and have an increased risk of cancer. To …
Pittsburgh is known for the steel mills that built America, and although the smoke stacks of those mills are mostly gone, the smoke remains. Almost 22 percent of all Pittsburgh …
900,000 people. That’s almost 1 million individuals who smoke in the state of Kentucky – the state with the highest rate of smoking. People with mental illness make up a …
A day and a half summit designed to leverage and create new opportunities for tobacco control and behavioral health initiatives, policies, and interventions. A selected group of industry leaders, influencers, …
As we mark the 40th anniversary of the first nationwide Great American Smokeout this Thursday, November 16, Tom Hill, Vice President of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Behavioral Health, speaks out about the importance of addressing tobacco within behavioral health populations.
