Second Hand Smoke

• Lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke increases risk of lung cancer mortality
• Secondhand smoke linked to cognitive deficits in children
• Diabetes linked to passive smoking
• Secondhand smoke and heart disease risk
• ETS exposure linked to pneumoniae infection in children
• Asthmatic children remain exposed to ETS
• Irish pub air quality study conducted by Harvard University School of Public Health
• Customers in "non-smoking" sections exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke
• ETS health hazard for food service workers
• Madison bartenders breathing easier
• Hookah Bars and Clean Indoor Air Laws fact sheet
• Smoke-free apartment and condominium fact sheets
• New TobaccoScam ads on link between ETS and breast cancer and on smoke-free restaurants
• Kentucky citizens not getting secondhand smoke message
• Support for smoke-free ordinances remains strong in Minnesota
• Washington state Department of Health Campaign earns 2005 bronze award of excellence for educational TV Campaign
• West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources revises position statement on Clean Indoor Air regulation
• Government Campus/Prison Smoke-Free Policies
• Hospital Smoke-Free Policies
• Outdoor Smoke-Free Policies
• College/School Smoke-Free Policies
• Smoke-Free Dining
• Smoke-Free Dwellings
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Youth Prevention

• Teens’ experiences of and attitudes towards addiction and smoking cessation
• Impact of home smoking rules on smoking patterns among adolescents and young adults
• Adolescents intensely react to fear messages
• Variable affecting self-reported exposure to pro-tobacco messaging
• Impact of anti-industry ads on high-risk teens
• Evaluation of antismoking ads finds those focusing on youth suffering works
• Newspaper coverage of youth tobacco issues
• Influence of friends, family, and older peers on smoking among elementary school students
• Retail tobacco outlet density and youth cigarette smoking
• Effect of retailer inspections on sales of tobacco to youth
• Development of smoking media literacy scale for adolescents
• Peer influence, images of smokers, and beliefs about smoking among preadolescent nonsmokers
• Smoke Free Movies launches ad campaign
• ANR announces new Young Adult section on website
• NCI bulletin on flavored cigarettes
• Canadian website exposes retailers who sell tobacco to minors
• Kick Butts Day recognized throughout the country
• CVS implements procedures to reduce sales of tobacco to minors
• Morph photos help teens stop smoking
• SAMHSA data shows decreases in youth tobacco use
• College students smoking hookahs in increasing numbers
• Disney challenged on Marlboro connection and smoking in its youth-rated movies
• Alabama youth campaign to make city restaurants smoke-free
• University of Miami sponsors unique awareness program for youth
• Sale of tobacco to minors down in Indiana
• Iowa youth demonstrate cost of tobacco
• Mississippi students warned about flavored tobacco
• Montana employee recognized for refusing to sell tobacco to a minor
• NYC high school students smoking less
• Staten Island youth create films to prevent smoking
• North Carolina teens smoking less
• North Carolina mock legislature debates tobacco bill
• North Carolina students voice opinions regarding school board smoking policy
• Ohio youths speak out against tobacco
• Pennsylvania high schools’ anti-tobacco ads to be aired on MTV
• National conference on teen smoking held in Seattle
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Disparities

• Tobacco use among racial and ethnic population subgroups of adolescents in the U.S.
• Smoking causes disproportionate number of lung cancer deaths in Asian American men
• Correlates of household smoking policies among Chinese Americans
• Smoking and alcoholism co-mordbidity among Plains American Indians
• HIV infection and tobacco smoking behavior
• ANR developes web page for women
• First-of-its-kind handbook covers broad range of public health issues facing sexual minorities
• Univision produces television and website aimed at Hispanic youth
• Latin American Cancer Research Coalition holding conference on social marketing and accepting applications for internships
• CDC examines health measures in U.S. immigrants
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Cessation

• Remedy market may promote related risky behavior
• Older and younger smokers quit for different reasons
• Effectiveness of comprehensive tobacco control programs confirmed by cessation data
• Telephone quitline programs most successful
• Placement of anti-smoking ads and calls to quitlines
• Television ads effective in helping young smokers quit
• NYC study shows that multi-faceted quit programs are effective
• Child health care providers can help parents quit
• Graphic Canadian cigarette warning labels influence behavior
• Nicotine vaccine shows promise
• TobaccoCME.com reviewed by panel of experts
• National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit website on Medicaid and tobacco treatment coverage
• Laser therapy investigated as tool for stopping smoking
• Florida’s Santa Rosa County to promote smoke-free pregnancy
• Indiana quitline now open
• Indiana mothers struggle to quit smoking
• Kansas college support group helps women quit smoking
• North Dakota Quitline offers audio library
• New ad campaign in Utah highlights more immediate consequences of smoking
• Expert at Virginia Forum on Youth Tobacco Use compares tobacco to virus
• University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention receives grant to study impact of National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
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Legislative Watch

• Scotland and Uruguay go smoke-free
• Ontario bans all tobacco promotional decor
• Canadian Health Minister calls for total tobacco ban
• Fundamentals of Smoke-free Workplace Laws guide
• State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues available
• ANR Foundation releases quarterly update of smoke-free municipalities lists and maps
• Tradeshow booth and brochure available to encourage implementation of smokefree venues
• Alabama legislature delays committee action related to amendment
• Arkansas governor signs statewide smoke-free bill
• Arkansas legislature passes smoke-free car bill
• San Francisco passes smoke-free ordinance for public transportation
• Strictest smoking ban in nation goes into effect in Calabasas
• Colorado passes smoke-free workplace legislation
• Colorado ordinance does not infringe on rights of American Indians
• D.C. police ordered not to enforce smoke-free law
• Florida pushes to clarify language in Clean Indoor Air Act
• Florida House committee approves bill that repeals requirement for mandatory financial reviews
• Florida anti-tobacco funding measure draws no opposition
• Tobacco control bills pass Hawaii House
• Illinois governor deciding on expanded smoke-free legislation
• Three Illinois cities pass ordinances
• Georgetown, Kentucky attempting to change ordinance
• Maine Senate changes mind about smoking in private clubs
• Howard County, Maryland reconsiders smoke-free bill
• New Massachusetts health care bill may charge smokers more for insurance
• Andover resident promotes fine by entertainment industry
• Smoke-free bill stalled in Michigan legislature
• St. Paul ordinance goes into effect
• Starkville, Mississippi adopts smoke-free ordinance
• Mississippi bill for tobacco payment vetoed
• Nebraska legislature proposes bill to target anti-smoking advocate
• Nevada voters strongly support smoke-free policies
• New Hampshire Senate defeats smoke-free workplace bill
• New Jersey smoke-free law goes into effect
• New Jersey ordinance might extend to 25 feet from entrances
• New Jersey increases tobacco buying age to 19
• Santa Fe to expand smoking ban
• Smoking age raised in Nassau County, NY
• Passing of smoke-free law left to Ohio voters
• Efforts to expand Oregon’s smoking ordinance gearing up again
• Philadelphia restaurant workers ask council to clear their air
• Puerto Rico Governor signs Caribbean’s toughest smoking ordinance
• Proposed bill would ban smoking in South Carolina restaurants
• Tennessee statewide smoke-free bill passes Senate committee
• Beaumont and Laredo pass smoking ordinances
• Utah governor signs Clean Indoor Air Act
• Utah legislator considers extending smoking ban to cars
• Two Vermont towns asked to ban tobacco
• Virginia rejects smoke-free bill
• Virginia Governor vetoes measures related to tobacco foundation appointments
• Washington state legislature opposes hiring preference for nonsmokers
• Wisconsin considers statewide clean indoor air ordinance
• Madison city council allows smoking in cigar bars and smokeless tobacco in public areas
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Lawsuits

• RJ Reynolds and Lorillard put MSA payments into disputed payment accounts prompting lawsuits by several states
• Supreme Court declines Philip Morris appeal in individual smoker case
• Supreme Court refuses to hear case against California anti-tobacco ads
• Arkansas Supreme Court rules that revised law regarding wholesale cigarette sales is constitutional
• California appeals court upholds punitive damage award against Philip Morris
• Lawsuit considered by opponents of Colorado smoke-free air ordinance
• Florida jury finds Liggett not responsible for death
• Florida physician still waiting for outcome of lawsuit against RJ Reynolds
• Judge rules that Georgia’s participation in MSA prohibits punitive damages
• Illinois Supreme Court still undecided on whether to rehear ‘light’ cigarette case
• Tobacco companies try to overturn $591 million landmark verdict in Louisiana
• Massachusetts Supreme Court allows smoking bans in private clubs
• Minnesota 2003 cigarette fee for small manufacturers upheld
• Missouri jury clears tobacco companies
• NY supermarket chain sues tribes over untaxed cigarettes
• Class action lawsuit regarding low-tar cigarettes filed in Brooklyn
• Oregon Supreme Court upholds punitive damage award against Philip Morris
• Virginia court reinstates Philip Morris lawsuit
• RJ Reynolds sues Washington state over cigarette promotions ban
• Tobacco Control Legal Consortium’s February/March Legal Update now available
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Excise Taxes

• Updates on taxes in Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.
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Tobacco Industry News

• Phillip Morris continues to profit from selling cigarettes to kids
• Tobacco companies make $4.1 billion from Hollywood films depicting smoking
• Incomplete disclosure of tobacco industry funding of studies on secondhand smoke
• Sharp declines in smoking in U.S.
• Advertising for low nicotine cigarettes gives smokers false sense of safety
• Tobacco companies increase point-of-purchase promotions since MSA
• Cigarette company coupons reach targeted groups, especially young adults
• Tobacco industry uses judicial seminars to influence rulings
• Briefing available on tobacco industry payment to former head of the National Academy of Sciences
• New protocol developed to track media coverage of tobacco-related issues
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute releases birthday podcast for Marlboro
• 2005 Tobacco Yearbook Data Tables
• Report on global tobacco use
• RJ Reynolds associated with Miss America
• NASCAR drivers speak out against smoking
• WebMD drops Philip Morris advertising
• Reynolds American enters smokeless tobacco category
• Altria Group may split into three separate companies
• Chicago smoking bar backed by big tobacco
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• Researchers find pesticides in cigarette smoke
• Smoking increases risk of impotence
• Smoking causes premature death
• Smoking doubles risk for root canal treatment
• Smoking increases risk of cervical cancer
• Smokers at risk for blindness
• Pregnant women who smoke increase risk of asthma in daughters
• Colon cancer occurs earlier in smokers and drinkers
• Tar levels seven times higher in marijuana than cigarettes
• Auburn University employees who use tobacco must pay more for health insurance
• California Cancer Facts and Figures 2006 available
• Wisconsin burden of tobacco report released
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Other News

• Taste gene may play role in tendency to smoke
• Reasons why Europeans smoke more than Americans
• Actors in the U.K. must put out cigarettes
• Tobacco research institute formed
• Fire-safe cigarettes coalition formed
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State Program News

• Fact Sheet: States need to invest in tobacco prevention programs
• Colorado Treasurer wants to cash in on tobacco tax
• Audit shows that Missouri needs to spend more on tobacco control
• Rhode Island Governor proposes cutting half of state’s tobacco control funding
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Save the Date

• National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines: 2006 Regional Meeting
• SOPHE 2006 Midyear Scientific Conference: Betting on Health Education - Increasing the Odds for Collaboration
• Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center Conferences
• Maine Smoke-free Housing Conferences
• 24th National Conference on Health Promotion and Health
• Putting the Tobacco Industry’s Words to Work for You
• State-of-the-Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control
• The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century: 5th Annual Partnership Conference
• Help Your Patients Quit Smoking: Become a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialist 5-DAY TRAINING
• Social Marketing for the Latino Community
• 16th Annual Conference on Social Marketing in Public Health
• 2006 International Cancer and Tobacco Control Conferences and CDC Cancer Partners Summit
• NACCHO ANNUAL 2006 Conference: "The Local Health Department Story: Know it. Live it. Share it."
• CDC’s 2006 National Health Promotion Conference
• The 3rd Annual Spit Tobacco Summit: Advancing Understanding and Building Collaboration
• 2006 CDC/OSH National Tobacco Control Program and Evaluation Meeting
• SOPHE Annual Meeting
• APHA 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition
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Requests for Proposals/Job Announcements

• Bank of America Community Awards
• Tobacco Policy Change grants from RWJF
• Director of Partnership Development, Bureau of Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Tobacco Control Fellowship, Center For Tobacco Control Research and Education
• Cessation Associate, Bureau of Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Deputy Director of Cessation, Bureau of Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Queens County Project Coordinator, Bureau of Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• AmeriCorps*VISTA Youth Empowerment Coordinators, Montana Department of Public Health, Prevention Resource Center
• Senior Research Associate, American Legacy Foundation
• Health Services Consultant III, Washington Department of Health
• Policy & Advocacy Manager, Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living, Louisiana Public Health Institute
• Grants and Contracts Manager, Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living, Louisiana Public Health Institute
• Tobacco Prevention Project Policy Coordinator, Community Wellness & Prevention Project, Contra Costa Health Services
• Public Health Program Manager II, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Senior Media Manager, Arizona Division of Public Health Services/Office of Tobacco Education and Prevention Program
• Training and School Programs Liaison (Principal Health Contributor 1), Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program
• Open Rank, Tenure-Track Faculty Positions Related to Tobacco, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Program Manager, Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program
• Tobacco Prevention & Control Specialist, Substance Abuse Division, Wyoming Department of Health
• Temporary Intake Specialist, Smoking Cessation Call Center, American Legacy Foundation
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