Center for Tobacco Independence

1.0 CHES Credit & 1.0 CME Credit Available Presenter: Derek Bowen, MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Stigma is the public’s effect of marking disgrace of a certain quality within a targeted community. People who use tobacco are faced with stigma and the challenges it brings day by day, and it leaves a great impact on the individual’s quality of life, mental health, and likeliness to stop using tobacco further down the road. Within the webinar, we will discuss different types of stigmas, the…

Presenter: Keith Walker; LCSW, NCNTT of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Register – 1.0 CHES & 1.0 CME Credits Available This webinar will explore smoking prevalence and increased health risks associated with smoking and vaping, with a specific focus on lung health. We will examine the links of tobacco use with COPD, lung cancer, and asthma. We will discuss the benefits of becoming tobacco free for individuals with smoking related lung health issues. We will offer beneficial resources for providers for treating…

Presenter: Edward J. Perka, Jr., CASAC, NCNTT of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence 1.0 CHES Credit Available for Live Webinar Since the release of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health in 1964, smoking has become ever more concentrated among populations with lower income. Currently, the highest income Americans smoke at less than half the rate of those with the lowest income. Individuals who smoke and are low income disproportionately suffer from smoking-related disease such as cancer, stroke, heart disease…