Event Categories: Training

From Kool to JUUL: The Flavored Tobacco Crisis

From Kool to JUUL: The Flavored Tobacco Crisis

Registration is Now Open for Tobacco Free Mass’ 2019 Policy Forum!

What’s all the fuss about flavors?  What makes menthol so special?  At this year’s Policy Forum, Tobacco Free Mass will bring together national experts to examine the way the tobacco industry has used flavors, especially menthol, to target people of color and young people.  We’ll look at the history and the impact of flavored tobacco and consider options for policy change.

Please join Tobacco Free Mass for this unique, fascinating forum on an issue of critical importance to public health policy in Massachusetts.

Agenda: 

9:30-10:00 — Registration and light refreshments
10:00-11:30 — Speaking program
11:30-12:00 — Light lunch provided

We are looking forward to hearing from national experts with deep experience on menthol and other flavored tobacco products:

Dr. Valerie Yerger of the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network will talk about the tobacco industry’s long-term use of menthol to target African Americans and the understanding of menthol as a social justice issue.

Dr. Phil Gardiner of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council will discuss the impact of the tobacco industry’s use of menthol in its targeting of African Americans, with a focus on health disparities.  Dr. Yerger and Dr. Gardiner have been active in public policy around menthol and will speak about their experiences and lessons learned, including their work on San Francisco’s successful menthol ban.

Dr. Brian King, Deputy Director for Research Translation at the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, will talk about the tobacco/vape industry’s use of flavors, including menthol, in vape and other new products, highlighting the way flavors fueled the current nicotine epidemic among young people.

The Policy Forum will be moderated by Tobacco Free Mass’ Chair, Dr. Lauren Smith, a pediatrician and Co-CEO of FSG.

We look forward to seeing you there!

13th Annual HEAT Conference

Time: 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration: 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Conference: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: Hilton Hotel
Address: 2 Forbes Road, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, USA

Bridging the Gap: Professional Medical Interpreter Training.

Lowell Community Health Center is conducting the nationally recognized Bridging The Gap Professional Medical Interpreter Training. This training program is open to bilingual individuals that perform interpreter related services. The goal of this course is to master the art of medical interpreting.

Please note the following:

  • Registration is on a first come, first served basis and the deadline is Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
  • Registration preference will be given to participants serving Greater Lowell community agencies.

Community Organizing in Action: Mobilizing for Change.

Topics: Community asset meeting, engaging hard to reach community members, and campaign strategies.

Description: What is community organizing, and how does it differ from advocacy and other strategies for social change? This training will equip participants with an organizing framework and basic tools needed to mobilize their community. Participants will get an opportunity to practice community power mapping in order to engage stakeholders and hard to reach residents. Participants will walk away with a framework to organize community-driven, goal-oriented campaigns by utilizing clear strategies and tactics shared in this training.

Audience: Coalition leaders and partners, individuals working towards community health and health equity.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:

  1. Describe organizing theories, principles and best practices for community organizing.
  2. Explore foundation level organizing skills and tools that reach all levels of community.
  3. Articulate clear goals and strategies for local organizing campaigns.

Register Now!

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