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The University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have partnered with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT System and the partner institutions listed below to hold one virtual Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit on July 16 & 17, to avoid large gatherings and to protect yourself and others. Details on the summit, the dynamic lineup of speakers and regional/state breakout discussions can be found here: https://www.eliminatetobaccouse.org/2020-virtual-summit. Registration is $25/person, with an option of earning continuing education credits, for an additional $20.
As founding partners, MD Anderson collaborates with local and state organizations in the following regions to host Summits aimed to create tobacco-free cultures through policy, prevention and cessation. The Eliminate Tobacco Use Summits welcome a variety of professionals working in higher education, tobacco prevention, cessation, and policy; as well as, community and non-profit partners.
This event provides an opportunity for community members to dispose of prescription drugs currently in their home to help prevent misuse by family members or others who may be in the home. This event is free to the public.
- Mark your calendars for the October 2020 Take Back Event– October 24, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Walmart on Mount Cross Rd. in Danville.
- If you are interested in volunteering, contact Brenna at blink@dpcs.org.
The September meeting of the SWVA Community Advisory Board will be held virtually Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, from noon-1:30 pm via zoom. Registration.
The Cancer Center Without Walls SWVA Community Advisory Board — Tobacco Action Team hosts an online VHFY Meet & Greet on October 14th from 10-11 am.
Please join us on October 14th from 10-11 am for our virtual action team meeting to share your work and network with other Southwest VFHY tobacco grantees. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their tobacco related projects and accomplishments, discuss barriers related to tobacco prevention and cessation, and participate in a SOAR activity. We hope this meeting can become a quarterly event to share opportunities, initiatives, and project success around tobacco cessation.
The next quarterly meeting of the SWVA Community Advisory Board will be held virtually Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022, from noon-1:30 pm via zoom. Registration.
Join us on Wednesday, April 6th at 12 pm to learn more about the importance of including more Black women in breast cancer clinical trials. We will hear from Ricki Fairley, CEO of Touch: The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, about their Why We Tri(al) initiative and from Claudette Grant, Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist from UVA Cancer Center on what they are doing to diversify their clinical trials. Registration
The SWVA Community Advisory Board — Tobacco Action Team hosts an online VHFY Meet & Greet on April 14th from 10-11 am.
Please join us on April 14th from 10-11 am for our virtual action team meeting to share your work and network with other Southwest VFHY tobacco grantees. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Gina Roberts, TCP Program Manager, VDH, share their tobacco related updates, and reflect on the SOAR activity from last quarter. Email Brenna at br5me@virginia for the agenda and zoom link.