Secondhand Smoke

• Toxin detected after one shift in smoky bar: study
• Mother’s secondhand smoke exposure linked to psychological problems for kids
• Reduced secondhand smoke exposure after implementation of a statewide ban – New York, 2003-2004
• Irish smokefree law has reduced smoking in the home
• New strengthened international standards for indoor air quality
• Colorado celebrates one year of smoke-free workplaces
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Youth Prevention

• Inhaling from just 1 cigarette can lead to nicotine addiction
• Convenience stores that sell gas most likely to sell cigarettes to kids
• UGA study explains why anti-smoking ads backfire or succeed
• ‘Hairspray’ gets a cig-nature rating
• Disney is the latest to say smoking, cinema don’t mix
• Youth audience segmentation strategies for smoking prevention mass media campaigns based on message appeal
• The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) posts new Kool-sponsored events
• The American Legacy Foundation launches its 2007 truth ® tour
• Does hip hop promote smoking?
• Smoke Free Movies launches advertisements criticizing MPAA guidelines
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Disparities

• Disparities in smoking between the lesbian, gay and bisexual population and the general population in California
• Understanding tobacco use among Filipino American men
• Prevalence of American Indian adolescent tobacco use: 1993-2004
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Cessation

• Non-smoking spouse, smoke-free workplace help quitters win
• Interventions during hospital stays can help motivate smokers to quit
• Young smokers want to quit, but don’t seek proven treatment
• Reducing smoking – mixed messages and poor markers
• The rise and fall of tobacco control media campaigns, 1967-2006
• Exposure to smoking cessation product ads helps smokers quit
• Smoking cessation advice from healthcare providers – Canada, 2005
• Ready to quit smoking? The state of Indiana wants to help.
• Oklahoma: First step to booting tobacco habit is a call away
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Legislative Watch

• Poll: Most Americans back FDA tobacco regulation
• Fred Thompson: The Phillip Morris candidate
• Cigarette pack warning may get scarier
• Illinois: Blagojevich signs statewide indoor smoking ban
• Michigan House committee approves smoking ban bill
• Pennsylvania: Statewide smoking ban snuffed out until fall
• South Carolina state prisons to ban smoking on January 1
• North Carolina assembly bans smoking
• Massachusetts: Bill aims $35 million at smoking cessation
• It’s official: “smoke-free” means just that
• European Union consumer chief wants “fire-safe” cigarettes
• German lawmakers approve no-smoking rules for federal buildings
• Canada to ban smoking in prisons
• Singapore extends smoking ban to pubs, nightclubs
• Smoking ban altered in Portugal
• Afghanistan begins campaign to cut smoking
• Mexico City faces smoking ban
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Lawsuits

• Challenge to Maine tobacco law will be heard
• Maine: Court brushes aside state appeal for full tobacco settlement
• Canada: Curbs on tobacco ads upheld
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Excise Taxes

• Senate panel backs youth health plan
• Connecticut cigarette tax increase is a victory for kids and taxpayers
• Illinois: Senate committees OK cigarette tax, health plan
• New report shows Wisconsin can save lives and taxpayer money by increasing cigarette tax
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Tobacco Industry News

• R.J. Reynolds wins ruling on Star Scientific patents
• Tobacco industry “Youth Smoking Prevention” programs to undermine meaningful tobacco control in Latin America
• Imperial agrees to acquire Altadis SA for $17 billion
• Philip Morris International will acquire additional 30% stake in Mexican tobacco
• Philip Morris Philippines to invest $20 million in Subic warehouse
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• New findings back smoking-stillbirth link
• More muscle for the argument to give up smoking
• Studies show smoking leads to increased hearing loss
• Early smoking boosts women’s breast cancer risk
• Smoking may bring on early menopause
• Gene variations directly link to increased lung cancer risk
• Prevent smoking to reduce risk of erectile dysfunction
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Data/Reports

• WHO: Smoking could kill 1 billion this century
• Canada: Youth smoking rates at lowest rates ever
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Other Resources

• Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR) Foundation updated smokefree lists
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids updates tobacco tax factsheets
• Joint Policy Action Steps toward Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
• CDC releases Advancing the Nation’s Health: A Guide to Public Health Research Needs, 2006-2015
• The National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention launches new website
• Effect of smoke-free laws on bar value and profits
• Do you have tailored materials for LGBTs?
• State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Update
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Save the Date

• 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit
• 5th annual National LGBTI Anti-Tobacco Summit
• 2007 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) Users’ Workshop
• 4th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
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Requests for Proposals/Job Announcements/Awards

• American Legacy Foundation announces truth® or Consequences Youth Tobacco Prevention Grants Program
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant opportunity: Tobacco Policy Change
• New award for international tobacco industry documents
• Bernadette Toomey, New American Lung Association President & CEO
   
  Jobs:
• Communications Specialist, Senior
  University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Tobacco Prevention Program Coordinator
  Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
  Helena, MT
• Smoking Cessation Health Educator/Supervisor
  Breathing Freedom North Lawndale Smoking Cessation Program
  Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI), Chicago, IL
• Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
  Rhode Island Department of Health
  Community Health and Equity
  Providence, RI
• Staff Attorney I or II
  Public Health Law and Policy
  Oakland, California
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