FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2015 Wisconsin 4th in Nation in Quit-Smoking Attempts Study Shows Demand is High for Help to Quit MADISON—A new CDC report shows Wisconsin is among the states with the highest percentage of residents who have tried to quit smoking. Those smokers may benefit from knowing that there is free help at …
The Wisconsin Cancer Council has named UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit to its leadership team for a one-year term in 2016. Adsit joins a diverse group of 16 members chaired by Dr. Patrick Conway, Radiation Oncologist with Gundersen Health System. The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and its partnership arm, the Wisconsin Cancer Council, work …
The Wisconsin Nicotine Treatment Integration Project (WiNTiP) on September 14 filmed a day’s worth of videos in preparation for a new online training tool. The interactive site will teach clinicians how best to assist patients with behavioral health issues to quit tobacco use. WiNTiP staff worked with DoIT to film a series of panel discussions …