[HealthyTribes] CDC Feature, New Video, and More for GASO

[Heiberg Holly]

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From: Girard Karen E 
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:37 AM
To: Heiberg Holly; LONGORIA Luci; Moseley Katarina


Dear Colleague:
This week, CDC reaches out to smokers with an engaging personal quitter story and practical tips to encourage people to stop smoking on Thursday, November 21, during the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. We hope these resources can help you support people in your own community who want to quit.
Please share this email with your tobacco control partners so that they can use our materials, too. All materials are found on our November<http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/calendar/nov/gaso/index.htm> Media Calendar page, including links<http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/calendar/nov/gaso/index.htm> to the CDC feature article, quitting resources, and social media tools.
Sincerely,
CDC's Office on Smoking and Health
CDC Feature Article: The Rewards of Quitting Smoking Start Today<http://www.cdc.gov/features/greatamericansmokeout/>  (Espagñol<http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialescdc/dianofumar/>)
This article:

·         Presents rewards and surprises that can start on the first day of a quit attempt:

o   Readers will learn that a craving only lasts 3 to 5 minutes.

o   They'll learn to recognize their own smoking triggers-even just seeing a gas-station cigarette ad on the drive to work-and how to outsmart them.

o   They'll find helpful, free quitting resources.



·         Shares the story of Tiffany, one of CDC's Tips From Former Smokers<http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/> campaign participants:

o   Tiffany was only 16 when her mother died of lung cancer. Seeing her own daughter grow older brought back that pain and inspired Tiffany to successfully quit smoking. Tiffany's new "How I Quit Smoking" video, in which she shares her own quit tips, is embedded within the article.
Buttons
A Great American Smokeout Web button<http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/buttons/gaso/index.htm> is available in a variety of sizes. States and partners can upload this button to their Web sites to help promote the 2013 Great American Smokeout and to link users to related content on this Web site.

Like, Follow, and Subscribe! Social Media Engagement To take advantage of all the activities we have on our social media profiles, like and follow @CDCTobaccoFree on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cdctobaccofree> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/CDCTobaccoFree> and subscribe to the Smoking & Tobacco Use playlist on YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL184B81EA3136E9FE&feature=plcp>. Doing so will enable you to receive and share status updates and profile updates as they are posted.