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NCI's CIS Celebrates 30 Years

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Map of CIS Regional Offices

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CIS Publications Ordering Service Delivers Needed Materials

CIS Partners with CNP

RFA Released for CIS Research Grant

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Mary Anne Bright

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Why I Am an Information Specialist

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Map of CIS Regional Offices

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For more information on CIS regional offices, go to http://cis.nci.nih.gov/community/Regions/regions.html.

More CIS Facts
February 1976: The first CIS call is taken (Florida)

Mid-1980s: CIS begins using Physician Data Query, NCI's comprehensive cancer database; the Publications Ordering Service is launched; e-mail is introduced into day-to-day operations; and CIS launches a community outreach component

2000: Smoking cessation call centers become a permanent service

2002: The NCI Smoking Quitline number,1-877-44U-QUIT, is implemented

2004: In accordance with the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines Initiative, 1-800-QUITNOW is established

2005: CIS is awarded 15 base contracts to operate the CIS Partnership Program, and 4 of those contracts are also awarded call centers

In FY 2005, via all access channels to CIS, 4,256,912 inquiries were received.
Key Regional Partnership Offices with a Call Center Regional Partnership Offices Northwest Northwest Office with Call Center California California Office Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Office Pacific (not shown: Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa Pacific Office North Central North Central Office Heartland Heartland Office with Call Center South Central South Central Office Midwest Midwest Office Mid-South Mid-South Office New England New England Office New York New York Office with Call Center Atlantic Atlantic Office Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Office Southeast Southeast Office Coastal (not shown: U.S. Virgin Islands) Coastal

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