Important Dates
October 21 Breaking Free Nicotine Liberation Summit!
Tuesday Oct. 21 9 AM - Noon Pacific
This virtual summit from AMPLIFY! The African American Statewide Coordinating Center is designed to reimagine how we address nicotine use in African American communities.
Discover why traditional quit programs have often fallen short. Unpack how disinformation, internalized messaging, and attitudes toward flavor bans shape nicotine use. Explore how culture — through music, metaphor, and trusted voices — can spark real change.
Leave inspired to rethink what nicotine liberation can look like.
October 29 Tobacco Cessation Under Siege
Wednesday Oct. 29th 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM Pacific / 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern
This webinar: Tobacco Cessation Under Siege: Industry Reinvention, Federal Setbacks, and California’s Lessons in Resilience is hosted by the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UCSF.
Speakers:
- Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California San Francisco
- Timothy McAfee, MD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Behavior & Social Sciences at the University of California San Francisco
- April Roeseler, BSN, MSPH, Former Branch Chief of the California Tobacco Control Program, in the California Department of Public Health
Additional information about CMEs/CEUs is provided on the registration page.
November 6 Quit Coach Training
Thursday Nov. 6, 2025 2:30 - 3:30 PM Pacific
Spokane Regional Health District is hosting a virtual Quit Coach Training facilitated by Amanda Dugger, a Health Prevention Specialist. The Quit Coach training is for anyone over 21 years old who wants to coach a youth or an adult on how to quit using commercial tobacco or vaping products.
During the one-hour training participants will learn about the evolution of vaping products, how nicotine affects the brain and the key concepts of motivational interviewing through a decision tree. The training will be engaging through interactive zoom activities.
Completing the quit coach training qualifies for one (1) hour of PSCBW Drug Education.
Quit Coach Training Tickets | Eventbrite
Questions can be directed to Amanda Dugger at adugger@srhd.org.
ONGOING Coalition Workgroup Meetings
Our workgroups on different areas meet regularly or semi-regularly throughout the year via Zoom.
Learn more about the Workgroups and submit an interest form to join from our Get Involved page.