In Oregon, people with lower incomes and lower education levels smoke at more than three times the rate of those with greater resources. The Tobacco Control Integration Project (TCIP) is taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach to reducing this tobacco-use disparity by advancing policies and systems changes at the service-delivery level. TCIP brings what the state's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program (TPEP) knows about tobacco control to the Oregonians who need it most.

"Place Matters: Working Together to Create Healthy Communities" Conference, November 1-3, 2010, Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, 1401 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon.

The environments where we live, work, play, learn and receive health care influence our physical and mental health. Please come and join others from the Pacific Northwest to share ideas, learn from experts in the field, celebrate successes and identify opportunities to partner and collaborate on the best ways to make our communities healthy for everyone.

Registration: $50 for conference participants; $25 for students and seniors. Click HERE to Register.

Oregon's community hospitals are playing an active role in reducing the toll of tobacco - A recent review indicates that two-thirds of Oregon hospitals are now 100% smokefree. See which hospitals measured up:

The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line is a free telephone service available to all Oregon residents who want to stop using tobacco. The Quit Line offers you free quitting information, one-on-one telephone counseling, and referrals for you or a loved one.