Special Events of Interest

November

The American Cancer Society is marking the 36th Great American Smokeout on November 17...  by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.

Cigarette smokers are encouraged to quit smoking for at least 24 hours in the hope they might stop smoking.

The likelihood of permanently quitting smoking is increased when effective therapies are used, such as physician assistance, pharmacologic treatment, and behavioral counseling. Additional information about the Great American Smokeout is available at http://www.cancer.org/ or by telephone, 800-227-2345.

December 19th thru 30th

Offices closed - Texas STEP, as a part of Texas State University-San Marcos, will be closed in accordance with the University's Holiday and energy conservation schedule.

January 2nd

Offices open - Texas STEP, as a part of Texas State University-San Marcos, will re-open, after having been closed in accordance with the University's Holiday and energy conservation schedule.

March 2012

Mark your calendar for the next 

Kick Butts Day, 

Kick Butts Day is back, with new opportunities to take action in 2012!

Thousands of youth in every state and around the world will STAND OUT … SPEAK UP … and SEIZE CONTROL AGAINST BIG TOBACCO.

Kick Butts Day is a day of activism that empowers youth to take action against tobacco use at more than 2,000 events from coast to coast.

From the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

World No Tobacco Day

Theme: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day.

2012 Texas Teen Tobacco Summit & Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference

The 2012 Texas Teen Tobacco Summit and Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference