Secondhand Smoke

• Relation of prenatal smoking exposure and use of psychotropic medication up to young adulthood
• Relationship of maternal snuff use and cigarette smoking with neonatal apnea
• Colleges tell smokers, 'You're not welcome here'
• Calif. Governor signs smoke-free rental housing bill (CA)
• Analyses of the impact of Ohio's Smoke-free Workplace Act (OH)
• Oklahoma restaurants can get paid for going smoke free (OK)
• Lawmakers delay enforcement of indoor hookah ban (UT)
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Tobacco Pricing

• California program collects $1.6 million in internet cigarette taxes (CA)
• Ballot initiative would quintuple Missouri cigarette taxes (MO)
• Bill would raise taxes on all types of tobacco
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Other Policy

• New fact sheet from Public Health Law and Policy: Electronic cigarettes
• Medicaid clients to get help to quit smoking (CT)
• Illinois law helps people quit smoking (IL)
• Joint Commission adopts new tobacco cessation performance measure
• US ban proposed on electronic cigarettes on planes
• UN launches global campaign to curb death toll from noncommunicable diseases
• Plain packaging legislation passes Lower House (Australia)
• Indonesia fails to convince WTO on U.S. clove-cigarette ban (Indonesia)
• Village-wide tobacco ban in Enpein Powe: First of its kind in the FSM (Micronesia)
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Youth Prevention

• Effects of physical activity on teen smoking cessation activity
• New study shows significant rise in cigar use among young adults
• Youth drug use in Indiana: Upward trend in smokeless tobacco (IN)
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• Interpretations of cigarette advertisement warning labels by Philadelphia Puerto Ricans
• New fact sheet from Legacy describes health disparities and trends in smoking prevalence
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Cessation

• The effect of smoking cessation counseling in pregnant women: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
• Free EX® smoking cessation resources available for Great American Smoke Out
• New cessation texting program from National Cancer Institute
• New online tobacco cessation tool available in Kansas (KS)
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Legal

• New resource: Tobacco Control and The Takings Clause
• Judge keeps alive lawsuit by KY tobacco company challenging DC law banning cigar wrapper sale (DC)
• Defense victory in Ojeda Engle tobacco trial (FL)
• Award swells in tobacco lawsuit (MA)
• FDA says judge shouldn't stop cigarette warnings
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• Smokers don't make better lovers: Study
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Data/Reports

• Prevalence of trial of snus products among adult smokers
• New York City smoking rates at all-time low (New York City)
• Adult smoking in N.D. declines (ND)
• New report from CDC: State-specific trends in lung cancer incidence and smoking---United States, 1999-2008
• September 2011 CDC Vital Signs issue: Adult smoking in the U.S.
• Smoking in Canada hits all-time low in 2010 (Canada)
• Smoking rate hits historic low level (Hong Kong)
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Save the Date

• Webinar: Electronic cigarettes: Marketing and potential public health impact
• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
• World Conference on Tobacco or Health
• Promising Practices to Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities: The Power of Communities
• 2012 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
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Job Announcements

• Policy Coordinator / Sr. Outreach Specialist
• Health Educator – Perinatal Programs
• Postdoctoral Fellowships in Tobacco Control Research
• Tobacco Health Program Specialist
• Wellness Integration Services Coordinator
• Public Health Evaluator
• Senior Associate
• Cross Cultural Technical Assistance and Training Program Coordinator
• Senior Biostatistician
• Vice President, Government Affairs
• Program Officer, International Resource Center
• Health Communications Coordinator
• Research Scientist II (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Research Scientist I (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Health Program Specialist I
• Project Manager
• Director, Africa
• Advocacy Director, Head of Russia/Ukraine Programs
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Requests for Proposals

• Virginia Youth Tobacco Prevention Program Grant Opportunity
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Awards

• Model Practices applications are being accepted for this fall
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Other Announcements

General:

• HHS launches 5-year "Million Hearts" campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes
• Community Transformation grant awards announced
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FDA Announcements:

• New postings to the Federal Register: FDA requests comments from the public
• Communication tools on Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) webpage
• New materials available on CTP website from recent Stakeholder Discussion sessions
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