History of the conference:

Health Education Council's (HEC) first national conference, Promising Practices from the Field: Tobacco Control Strategies for Priority Populations was held April 23-24, 2008 in Detroit Michigan. This conference highlighted two HEC programs - the National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN) and the National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP), as well as the work of other agencies and organizations seeking to eliminate tobacco-related disparities among priority populations.

Conference Tracks:

Track A: Integrating tobacco control into chronic disease programming
Track B: Access to tobacco prevention, education and cessation services
Track C: "Yes We Can" - influencing policy, legislation and health care reform

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