Second Hand Smoke

• Study tallies annual cost of second hand smoke
• CDC provides updated report on levels of secondhand smoke byproducts
• Second hand smoke causes as much damage to fetuses as maternal smoking
• Public support for smoke-free legislation on the rise
• ASHRAE makes statement on ventilation system abilities
• KFC and Pizza Hut ban smoking in restaurants nationally
• Union Pacific Railroad prohibits smoking on property
• Florida court orders payment to smoking neighbor
• Effect of smoking ban on nicotine levels among hospitality workers in Lexington, KY examined
• Maine tenants to get help finding smoke-free housing
• Boston couple evicted for excessive smoking
• Blackfeet Tribe prohibits tobacco use in all public buildings
• North Carolina speedway to offer non-smoking section
• New interactive map lists Washington smoke-free restaurants
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Youth Prevention

• Kids don’t think tobacco is addictive
• Cigar use more prevalent among teens
• Tobacco ads eliminated from school magazines
• 7-Eleven reaches agreement to reduce underage tobacco purchases
• State anti-tobacco ads reduce youth smoking
• Candy-flavored cigarette resource available
• Several states show marked decreases in youth smoking rates
• California and Hawaii show high rates of compliance on sale of tobacco to minors, while Kansas launches initiative to tackle underage sales by retailers
• Mississippi offers faith-based grants for tobacco education
• Vermont launches program to shield young children from smoke
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Disparities

• Minority groups join forces to fight tobacco industry
• Legacy Foundation Grants awarded
• RJR - KOOL launches new campaign targeting African Americans
• Marketing disease to Latinos
• Wisconsin program helps Hmong community members quit
• Acculturation affects smoking status among Hispanic Americans
• Canadian researchers examine effects of acculturation and peer influences on tobacco use among European and Asian youth
• Study examines cancer deaths linked to tobacco among African-American
• Black college students have lower smoking rates
• Tobacco advertising more prevalent in low socioeconomic communities
• Research on smoking in LGBT community launched
• Role of menthol in health disparities between White and Black smokers examined
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Cessation

• Public confused about nicotine replacement therapy
• Effect of social norms on cessation
• 74 percent of insurance plans cover cessation
• Baby-Beep program at University of Missouri to help pregnant women quit
• Doctors not following through on offering assistance with cessation
• ACS working with insurance company to help clients quit
• Kansas and ACS partner for state Quitline
• Kentucky introduces Quitline
• Minnesota to open six cessation clinics
• Missouri introduces Quitline
• North Carolina introduces quitline
• Ohio partners with health plans to help residents quit
• Oklahoma changes quitline number
• State employees in South Carolina to receive cessation services
• Washington quitline calls erupt with “Stick it to Kick it” promotion
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Legislative Watch

• American Legacy Foundation vindicated in long legal battle with Lorillard
• DOJ asks Judge for liability ruling and legal expenses
• Vermont Attorney General leads lawsuit against RJR
• California files lawsuit against U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
• The Competitive Enterprise Institute files federal lawsuit
• Senior group files lawsuit against tobacco companies
• Smoke Away and doctor fined for false and deceptive advertising
• Smoking bans on beaches becoming increasingly common
• Department of Justice Lawsuit Update
• MMWR issue reports on state-wide smoke-free legislation in private sector
• Technical Assistance Legal Center publishes report disputing constitutional right to smoke
• Alabama Attorney General overturns preemption
• California prisons do not see increase in violence after ban
• Proposed amendment would guarantee tobacco funding in Florida
• Illinois governor overturns preemption
• Georgetown and Louisville, KY pass smoking bans
• Lafayette, LA ban restricted by state law
• Smoke free ordinances go into effect for several Michigan counties
• Hennepin County, MN reviews smoking ban
• Proposed legislation to ban smoking in cars
• New Jersey bans smoking in dorm rooms
• Many school districts in North Carolina are smoke-free
• North Carolina smoking legislation viewed as weak
• State-wide smoking ban in North Dakota and local ban in Grand Forks go into effect
• Ohio’s fund for Tobacco Control and Prevention may lose $216 million
• No anti-tobacco legislation passed in Oregon
• Rhode Island violated sovereignty of Indian Tribe in raid
• Preemption continues in Tennessee
• Washington state smoking ban on ballot in November
• Washington state restricts smoking in home when children present
• Mercer County, WV bans smoking
• Madison and Appleton, WI go smoke-free
• Wisconsin preemption bill moves to Senate
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Excise Taxes

• Internet sales result in loss of tax revenue to states
• July 1st - Tax increases took effect in four states (NH, OH, VA, WA)
• Updates on taxes in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
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Other News

• Smokeless tobacco linked to heart disease
• Media coverage of tobacco analyzed
• Smokers believe that some tobacco products are less harmful
• Tobacco industry continues to increase spending on marketing
• Gallup: Americans Responsible for their health
• Researchers measure menthol levels in U.S. cigarettes
• American Lung Association data and statistics on lung disease and smoking
• Key outcome indicators guide now available on OSH website
• 2004 U.S. smoking data released by NCHS
• CDC reports on productivity losses due to smoking
• ALA to release SLATI Mid-Term Report
• Special supplement address individual and human rights and the tobacco control movement
• Myths that undermine tobacco control
• DHL agrees not to deliver cigarettes to individuals
• GlaxoSmithKline teams up with NASCAR
• Tobacco Control treaty lost in the Senate
• Adding tobacco control to faith based commitments
• Man who discovered link between tobacco and cancer dies at age 92
• Peter Jennings dies at age 67 from lung cancer
• Dana Reeve diagnosed with lung cancer
• Alabama Tobacco Control Program Welcomes New Staff Member
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Save the Date

• TTAC Regional Sustainability Workshops
• Conference call with North American Quitline Consortium
• Healthy States Web Conference: No Ifs, Ands or Butts: Proven Anti-Smoking Strategies for States
• Clearing the Air Institute
• 4th National Latino Conference on Tobacco Prevention and Control: Marketing Disease to Latinos: Advocating for Social Change
• Tobacco Treatment Specialist Core Certification Training
• Community Health Assessment Conference
• Policy Advocacy Workshop: Time Tested Tools and Strategies
• National Conference Tobacco, Comorbidity and Stigma
• Certified Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialist (CTTS) Training
• Spit Tobacco Summit
• 3rd National Prevention Summit
• The 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
• 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
• 2006 International Cancer and Tobacco Control Conferences
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Requests for Proposals/Job Announcements

• RFP for Evaluation of the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission’s Smokers’ Help Line
• Grants to Research 'Reduced Risk' Tobacco Products
• National Field Director, National Coalition for LGBT Health
• Research Fellow, American Legacy Foundation
• Director of Quitline-National Cancer Information Center, American Cancer Society Quitline, Austin, TX
• Analyst IV - Program Consultant, California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section, University of California, San Francisco
• Tobacco Prevention and Education Program Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Services
• Project Director, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control, National Association of Local Boards of Health
• Director of Cancer Control Partnership Initiatives, American Cancer Society - New England Division, Cancer Information Service of New England
• Director of Policy Development and Advocacy, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Tobacco Control
• Director of Medical Services, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Tobacco Control
• Director of Cessation, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Tobacco Control
• Special Assistant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Tobacco Control
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