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Dec 16, 2022

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Mays Cancer Center and The University of Texas San Antonio’s Joint Great American Smoke Out and Eliminate Tobacco Use Day Celebration

The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and Wellbeing Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio co-hosted an event at UTSA’s main campus in observance of the Great American Smokeout and Eliminate Tobacco Use day on November 17.

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Dec 16, 2022

Lee College’s Eliminate Tobacco Use Day Seminar

As part of Eliminate Tobacco Use Day (November 17, 2022), Lee College was proud to host a presentation through The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with speaker O'Neak Henigan.

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Dec 16, 2022

University of Texas at El Paso Hosts a Successful Eliminate Tobacco Use Resource Fair

University of Texas at El Paso’s Student Health and Wellness Center kicked off November with an Eliminate Tobacco Use Resource Fair! The event hosted on November 1st was organized by interns in the Public Health Program at UTEP which aligns with the program’s responsibility, competencies, and sub-competencies.

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Sep 13, 2022

UT Tyler Welcomes Students Back the Healthy Way

To kick off the start of the school year on Monday, August 22, the Peers Against Tobacco (PAT) student team at The University of Texas at Tyler participated in an on-campus event where they provided outreach materials, prevention and education resources to 75 students.

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May 03, 2022

Eliminate Tobacco Use at National Association of Student Personnel Administrators 2022 Conference

Jennifer Cofer, director of the EndTobacco Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, recently led a session titled “A Framework for Institutions of Higher Education to Eliminate Tobacco Use” at the 2022 Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Annual Conference.

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Oct 12, 2021

This Is Quitting: Free Materials and Resources to Help Students Quit Vaping

The University of Texas MD Anderson Center partnered with Truth Initiative to offer free communication materials for Texas institutions of higher education to help students quit vaping. This is Quitting materials feature the VAPEFREETX texting line where campus community members aged 13-24 can get free text-based support. Outside Texas, youth can receive support by texting DITCHVAPE.

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