Health Promotion Clearinghouse

Location: Nationwide

The next National Non-Smoking Week will be held January 15-21, 2012.

The theme is: “Breaking up is hard to do.”

National Non-Smoking Week (NNSW) has been observed for more than 30 years. It is one of the longest running and most important events in Canada’s ongoing public health education efforts. Established in 1977 by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (CCTC) its goals are:

• to educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking
• to prevent people who do not smoke from beginning to smoke and becoming addicted to tobacco
• to help people quit smoking
• to promote the right of individuals to breathe air unpolluted by tobacco smoke
• to denormalize the tobacco industry tobacco industry marketing practices tobacco products and tobacco use and
• to assist in the attainment of a smoke-free society in Canada.

Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
1-800-267-5234
info-services@cctc.ca

During this two-day workshop, you will learn about how to collaborate with stakeholders, policymakers and practitioners to build their considerations into your research program before you even begin. You will learn how to develop comprehensive research-use strategies and plain language communication products to position your findings for the greatest impact. You will move beyond the “publish or perish” tradition toward fostering the relationships and networks often required to develop cross-sector solutions to complex problems. And you will begin to see how the feedback gathered from partners will help ensure your research remains relevant over time.

Two-day Workshop

Workshop Topics

• Identifying and establishing relationships with potential partners who can put your research to best use
• Creating a research-use strategy
• Developing plain language communication products
• Breaking down barriers to collaboration
• Using feedback effectively