Secondhand Smoke

• New report suggests why risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is greater in babies of mothers who smoke
• Hearing loss linked to passive smoking
• Smoking link to 'criminal' children
• Wisconsin Restaurant Association: Statewide smoke-free law well received by restaurants and customers
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Youth Prevention

• Intrapersonal and interpersonal determinants of smoking status among Asian American adolescents: Findings from a national sample
• Differences in the smoking identities of adolescent boys and girls (Canada)
• Evaluation of the removal of point-of-sale tobacco displays in Ireland (Ireland)
• Effects of dissuasive packaging on young adult smokers (New Zealand)
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• New menthol journal supplement underscores need for federal action
• Smoking characteristics of adults with selected lifetime mental illnesses: Results from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey
• A comprehensive model for mental health tobacco recovery in New Jersey
• Racial/ethnic disparities and geographic differences in lung cancer incidence - 38 states and the District of Columbia, 1998—2006
• New Legacy report on low SES populations
• Break Free Alliance's repository of resources on tobacco control and low SES populations
• Butt out: Homelessness & smoking cessation
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Cessation

• Targeting African American nonsmokers to motivate smokers to quit
• Specialized interventions help Latinos quit smoking
• YouTube as a source of quitting smoking information
• Archived ActionToQuit webinar available: "Two contrary views - unassisted vs. assisted cessation"
• More substance abuse treatment centers are providing nicotine replacement therapy to help patients quit tobacco use
• A randomized controlled trial of proactive telephone counseling on cold-called smokers' cessation rates (New Zealand)
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Policy

• Helping Smokers Quit: State Cessation Coverage 2010 Report
• Lawmaker tries for statewide smoking ban again (IN)
• Ban on flavored tobacco products becomes city law (NY)
• South Dakota smoking ban officially in effect (SD)
• The beginning of the end of the tobacco epidemic: HHS releases its first-ever tobacco control strategic action plan
• More graphic cigarette warnings proposed
• ASTHO updates Tobacco Control Position Statement
• WHO: Global anti-smoking rules agreed upon
• Cigarette package warning labels: International status report
• Australia to restrict internet tobacco advertising (Australia)
• Dutch govt. intends to exempt small bars from smoking ban (Netherlands)
• Poland starts public smoking ban (Poland)
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Legal

• E-cigarette maker accepts California marketing limits (CA)
• Engle progeny cases: Updates (FL)
• Tobacco lawsuit cites long-ago cigarette giveaways (MA)
• New issue of Tobacco Control Legal Consortium's Legal Update available
• Uruguay court dismisses Philip Morris tobacco challenge (Uruguay)
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Excise Taxes

• Health groups aim to boost Idaho cigarette tax (ID)
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Tobacco Industry News

• Group says Camel packs lure the young
• Charter airline gives out free Blu Cigs electronic cigarettes
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• Smoking associated with common adult acne type
• Half a pack of cigarettes a day more than doubles DNA breaks in circulating leukocytes
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Data/Reports

• NYC says smoking deaths drop 17 percent in eight years (NY)
• State-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among adults-United States, 2009
• Prevalence of selected risk behaviors and chronic diseases and conditions - Steps communities, United States, 2006-2007
• Smoking restrictions in large-hub airports, United States, 2002 and 2010
• A Broken Promise to Our Children report: Anti-smoking programs are slashed
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Save the Date

• The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) announces its 2010-2011 Webinar Series
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 17th Annual Meeting
• Reducing Tobacco Use 2011 Conference
• Tobacco Research Intensive Lecture Series
• National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
• NALBOH 2011 Annual Conference
• Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VII
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Job Announcements

• Project Officer
• Senior Program Associate
• Assistant/Associate Professor – Research
• Senior Program Coordinator (Cancer Control Policy Initiatives)
• Advocacy Director, Head of Russia/Ukraine Programs
• Research Analyst
• Brand Manager, Cessation
• Community Mobilization Specialist
• Assistant to Associate Professor, Tenure-Track
• Project Manager
• Program Specialist
• Program Coordinator, Tobacco Control
• Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Director of Research
• Part Time Legal Consultant
• Advocacy Coordinator — China
• Communications Specialist
• Program Manager/Trainer - Tobacco Control Training Center
• Assistant Director of Research
• Part-Time Legal Consultant
• Program Assistant
• Director, Health Systems Development Division
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Requests for Proposals

• FDA Tobacco Retail Inspection Contract: Synopsis of the FY 2011 Solicitation
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Awards

• Julius B. Richmond AAP/FAMRI Visiting Lectureships Program
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 2011 Youth Advocate of the Year Awards
• National award applauds individuals dedicated to localized tobacco control efforts
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Other Announcements

General:

• Registration is now open for TTAC's Web-based courses
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FDA Announcements:

• New Center for Tobacco Products webpage
• FDA seeking public comments on proposed cigarette product warning labels
• FDA Federal Register Notice regarding dissolvable tobacco products
• New podcast and PSA on unpackaged cigarettes and smokeless tobacco: What retailers need to know
• Materials from recent Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) meetings
• CTP releases new information about Stakeholder Discussion Series sessions
• Enforcement Action Plan for Promotion and Advertising Restrictions
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