Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids releases two reports detailing tobacco industry marketing expenditures
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has released two new factsheets that estimate the amount of money the tobacco industry spends on marketing in each state. While the tobacco companies don’t report their expenditures by state, CTFK allocated the state totals based on cigarette packs sold per state. States continue to be massively outspent, by a ratio of 22 to 1 nationwide. The first factsheet compares what the tobacco industry spends in each state to what the state spends on tobacco prevention and cessation. The second factsheet highlights state-specific tobacco company marketing data from 1998 to 2005.

The National Cancer Institute Presents Greater than the Sum: Systems Thinking in Tobacco Control
The National Cancer Institute presents the 18th monograph in the Tobacco Control Monograph Series, Greater than the Sum: Systems Thinking in Tobacco Control. This monograph describes key lessons from the first two years of the Initiative on the Study and Implementation of Systems (ISIS). The ISIS project, funded by the National Cancer Institute, was one of the first major coordinated efforts to explore the application of systems thinking approaches and methodologies to public health. For more information about the Tobacco Monograph Series click here and click here to access the 18th monograph and a communication kit to help you share this resource.

Secondhand smoke and casinos: A law synopsis by the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
This synopsis examines the benefits of establishing smokefree environments in casinos, various approaches for creating smokefree casinos, and the potential legal liability for casinos that expose their employees and others to secondhand smoke. Section I reviews smokefree workplace laws and relevant policy concerns (health and safety, economic impact, state laws, legal challenges). Section II discusses the legal options available to casino employees exposed to workplace secondhand smoke (federal employer liability/Jones Act, workers compensation law, disability rights laws, common law claims, class action lawsuits). Section III reviews the intersection between smokefree laws and Native American sovereignty in tribal casinos.  To view the report, click here.

Construction sites are workplaces, too
A training guide designed to assist tobacco control groups in developing tobacco compliance campaigns for construction worksites was recently released. It provides a thorough how-to for conducting tobacco compliance campaigns regarding California labor code bans on smoking in enclosed workplaces and with project bans at outdoor worksites. It discusses California law, steps and challenges in developing a compliance campaign, as well as provides guidance in conducting a labor-management workshop. It features tips for success, checklists, a sample meeting agenda, and case studies. To read the compliance guide, click here.

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