Secondhand Smoke

• Cigarette butts near building entrances: What is the impact of smoke-free college campus policies?
• Secondhand tobacco smoke: An occupational hazard for smoking and nonsmoking bar and nightclub employees
• ANRF's updated smoke-free lists and maps now online
• Tribes develop tobacco-free policy implementation guides
• Secondhand smoke costs Indiana more than $1 billion a year, study says (IN)
• 71% of Washington voters oppose special rule to allow cigar smoking in bars and restaurants (WA)
• Senator looks to clear air in bars, restaurants, public places (AL)
• California allows smoking bans in apartments (CA)
• Statewide smoking ban proposed (IN)
• Oklahoma state senator hopes to give communities more control over smoking standards (OK)
• Lawmakers seek to ban smoking in cars with children (WA)
• Did smokefree legislation in England reduce exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smoking adults? (England)
• 600,000 people kick the habit in first year of Spain's extended smoking legislation (Spain)
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Tobacco Pricing

• Use of price-minimizing strategies by smokers and their effects on subsequent smoking behaviors
• Legislators hoping to increase cigarette tax (AL)
• Florida legislator wants $1 cigarette tax increase in exchange for lower driver fees (FL)
• Idaho cigarette tax debates may rise from ashes (ID)
• New York Governor takes aim at loose tobacco (NY)
• Tax on cigarettes, plastic bags fails in Virginia House (VA)
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Other Policy

• The return on investment of a Medicaid tobacco cessation program in Massachusetts (MA)
• American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2012 report released
• Three new products from TALC: Limiting "teen-friendly" cigars and more through tobacco retailer licensing
• NALBOH factsheets available on evidence-based tobacco control programs and policies
• New fact sheet on DOJ racketeering case, U.S. v. Philip Morris
• Orange Bowl scraps planned 3-year sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars
• Lawmaker seeks ban on selling hookah pipes to those under 18 (AZ)
• Health advocates criticize Governor for shifting tobacco funds (ME)
• Missouri senator seeks new age limit on tobacco sellers (MO)
• Utah to explore penalties for smokers on Medicaid (UT)
• England bans cigarette displays in stores (England)
• Graphic images to appear on tobacco packaging from February 2013 (Ireland)
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Youth Prevention

• Targeted smoking cessation messages for adolescents
• Iowa launches Facebook page to prevent youth addiction (IA)
• New Hampshire stores sold fewer tobacco products to children in 2011 (NH)
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• Adult health behaviors over the life course by sexual orientation
• A systematic review of the etiology of tobacco disparities for sexual minorities
• How is tobacco treatment provided during drug treatment?
• Promoting smoke-free environments and tobacco cessation in residential treatment facilities for mental health and substance addictions, Oregon, 2010 (OR)
• New website available from the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
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Cessation

• Help smokers quit whether they want to or not: Study
• National survey: One in ten smokers reported they have concealed their smoking from healthcare providers and guide for healthcare providers on cessation counseling
• Nicotine patches, gum won't help smokers quit long-term: Study
• New systematic reviews and findings on tobacco cessation added to the Community Guide
• Online social networks and smoking cessation: A scientific research agenda
• Parental smoking cessation to protect young children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• The relation between media promotions and service volume for a statewide tobacco quitline and a web-based cessation program
• Starting smoking cessation medication earlier may make it easier to quit
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Legal

• New Jersey files suit against New York roll-your-own tobacco seller (NJ)
• Several US states weigh in on cigarette label suit
• Judge won't delay decision in tobacco case
• Philip Morris accused of trickery in attempt to flout tobacco packaging legislation (Australia)
• Indonesia will not appeal WTO ruling on US tobacco ban (Indonesia)
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Tobacco Industry News

• Up in smoke: Tobacco industry outlook
• Altria Group launches tobacco rights website
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Health Effects of Tobacco

• Study finds e-cigarettes affect airways, and quickly
• Tobacco industry studies on cigarette additives safety may be misleading
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Data/Reports

• New report from SAMHSA: Recent trends in menthol cigarette use
• Smokeless and flavored tobacco products in the U.S.: 2009 Styles Survey results
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Save the Date

• FDA Tobacco Regulation Webinar
• Webinar: Policy options for restricting tobacco sampling and couponing
• Webinar: Saving Money—the Massachusetts Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Benefit
• Webinar series: Addressing tobacco use in homeless populations
• Through with Chew Week / Great American Spit Out
• Webinar: Putting the Tobacco Industry's Words to Work for You
• FDA Center for Tobacco Products Research Program: Expanding the Research Base for Tobacco Product Regulation
• World Conference on Tobacco or Health
• 17th Annual Kick Butts Day
• NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health
• 2012 National Health Promotion Summit
• Promising Practices to Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities: The Power of Communities
• A PROMISE National Conference: Reclaiming the Health of our Tribal Nations
• National Association of Local Boards of Health Conference: Celebrating Achievements, Shaping the Future
• NAQC Conference 2012: Quitline Innovation and Sustainability: Exploring Strategies and Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times
• 8th annual National LGBTQ Health Equity Summit - Bridging the Gap: Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control
• NCTOH pre-conference workshops from the Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change
• 2012 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
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Job Announcements

• Health Surveillance Specialist
• Director, Rhode Island Tobacco Control Network
• Health Behavior Faculty Positions - International Tobacco Control
• Tobacco Cessation Coordinator
• Coordinator, Lung Health Initiatives
• Associate Director, Youth Advocacy
• Director, State Communications
• Institute Associate
• Tobacco Control Researcher
• Division Director, Community Health / Director
• Ellen R. Gritz Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tobacco Control
• Africa Program Officer
• Tobacco Policy Coordinator
• Citywide Communications Manager
• Project Associate, The 84 Movement
• Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Director of Programs
• Viet Nam Policy Consultant
• Evaluator--Tobacco Prevention and Control
• Cross Cultural Technical Assistance and Training Program Coordinator
• Program Officer, International Resource Center
• Research Scientist II (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Research Scientist I (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Health Program Specialist I
• 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

• Funding Opportunity Announcement: Administrative Supplements to NIH-Funded Program Projects/Center Grants: Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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Awards

• Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications
• Nominations for the 2012 Youth Advocate of the Year Awards
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Other Announcements

General:

• Registration is open for TTAC's Web-based courses
• Call for Papers for a special journal issue on Movies, Entertainment Media, and Tobacco-Related Disparities
• National Leadership Academy for the Public's Health
• 2012 California Cross-Cultural Tobacco Control Leadership Training
• Pfizer Seeking Nominations for External Review Panel Members
• Call for Papers: Health Promotion Practice
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FDA Announcements:

• Menthol: Update on FDA's Review of the Science
• FDA Center for Tobacco Products update
• Fact sheet: FDA's Tobacco Retail Compliance Inspection contracts and SAMHSA's State Synar Program
• FDA weighs safety of tobacco lozenges, strips
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