• Life of an Athlete – Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm, Eaton Intermediate School District. American Athletic Institute’s “Life of an Athlete” is a program for schools that includes:
  • parent, student athlete, and other stakeholder education
  • student athlete policy training
  • ideas for “model” student athlete chemical health policies
  • initiatives to boost community readiness or buy-in
  • linking  student athlete negative behavior (including chemical health violations) to appropriate local resources
    * Complete program details here (PDF)
    ** Register online at: http://scnc.eaton.k12.mi.us/training/ or contact Lisa Flower at 517-541-8760 for registration assistance.
    
    
    
• Treating Tobacco Dependence in Michigan: Implementing Effective Cessation Interventions and Systems – The MDCH Tobacco Section is pleased to announce a new web based tobacco training program titled "Treating Tobacco Dependence in Michigan: Implementing Effective Cessation Interventions and Systems" now available through the Section's web page: www.michigan.gov/tobacco
  
  Produced and presented by the Michigan Department of Community Health in conjunction with the Michigan Smokefree Hospitals Grant, the training is designed to help health care providers implement evidence based patient cessation interventions and systems change in order to decrease
  tobacco use.
  
  The training features four modules, with the ability to complete one, two, three or all four modules:

1. Enhancing Tobacco Reduction in Pediatrics: Strategies for Pediatric Care Providers and Offices
2. Tobacco Dependence and Abuse: A Serious Disease That is Killing Michigan Residents
3. Nicotine Addiction Therapy
4. Implementing Cessation Programs: Inpatient and Outpatient

Our expert panel of speakers include:

• Dr. Greg Holzman, MPH, MD, Chief Medical Executive, Michigan Department of Community Health
• Dr. Tom Peterson, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Quality and Healthier Communities, Spectrum Health and DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
• Ms. Linda Thomas, MS, LLP, CTTS-M, Manager, Tobacco Consultation Service, University of Michigan Health System

Since tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. and smoking cessation advice and help to quit is ranked as one of the top three most cost effective preventive services-meaning it provides better value for the dollar - than waiting to treat smoking related diseases, please utilize the training and publicize it to others for their use with the goal of reducing Michigan's tobacco burden.