Secondhand Smoke

• The economic impact of smoke-free laws on restaurants and bars in nine states
• Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children aged 3-19 years with and without asthma in the United States, 1999-2010
• Thirdhand smoke: A select bibliography of recent studies
• Thirdhand tobacco smoke: A tobacco-specific lung carcinogen on surfaces in smokers' homes
• No-smoking law in Colorado casinos led to fewer ambulance calls (CO)
• Policies to Restrict Secondhand Smoke Exposure: American College of Preventive Medicine position statement
• Anti-smoking battle moves outdoors; bans increase
• New smoke-free housing resources for California communities with rent control laws (CA)
• Michigan businesses forced to go smoke-free seeing positive results (MI)
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Tobacco Pricing

• Cigarette taxes linked to binge drinking
• Mass. tax increasing for gas, cigarettes; national average of state tobacco taxes increases to $1.53 per pack (MA)
• N.H. cigarette tax going up dime (NH)
• Poll: Strong support for early childhood education funded by cigarette tax
• Australian smoking rate to beat U.S.'s on tax (Australia)
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Other Policy

• Learn how to keep pharmacies tobacco free and model ordinance: Tobacco retailer licensing
• Interactive tobacco map provides latest data on state smoking laws
• Massachusetts bill would ban e-cigarette sales to minors (MA)
• NC law takes effect banning e-cigarettes to minors (NC)
• Mayor Emanuel asks Board of Health to take action aimed at curtailing menthol cigarette use among Chicago youth
• Report shows majority of states falling short on policies to fight and prevent cancer
• Panel backs lung cancer screening for smokers
• Introduction effects of the Australian plain packaging policy on adult smokers: a cross-sectional study (Australia)
• USTR abandons plan to protect tobacco control measures under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
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Youth Prevention

• New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation: Interventions can prevent smoking by children and teens
• Use of conventional and novel smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adolescents
• Kids more likely to smoke if older sibling smokes, or if parent smoked as a teen
• In all flavors, cigars draw in young smokers
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• New study details pervasiveness of little cigars and cigarillos in African American neighborhoods
• Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: Mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices
• SOPHE journal supplement highlights tobacco disparities among Asian American and related communities
• Celebrating smokefree casinos video: Jay's Story
• Mid-state jail turns to electronic cigarettes to raise money (AL, KY, TN)
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Cessation

• Do people serve as cues to smoke?
• Quality improvement initiative issue paper: Quitline referral systems
• Most U.S. smokers want to quit, have tried multiple times
• Dimensions: Tobacco free toolkit for healthcare providers
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Legal

• Analysis of legal and scientific issues in court challenges to graphic tobacco warnings
• Coral Springs family awarded $37.5 million in suit against tobacco company (FL)
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FDA Announcements

• FDA issues new warning letters
• FDA releases report from independent evaluation of menthol as a cigarette flavor, invites public comments
• Scientific workshop and request for comments: Tobacco product analysis
• FDA discusses banning online sales of e-cigarettes
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Data/Reports

• Tobacco cessation and control a decade later: American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement update
• Effects of the economic crisis on smoking prevalence and number of smokers in the USA
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Save the Date

• Webinar: Demystifying Lung Cancer Screening
• International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco
• Tackling Tobacco in Behavioral Health Settings Training
• Webinar: New Developments in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)
• Webinar: E-cigarettes: The vapor this time?
• Point of Sale Training Institute
• 2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
• Beyond the 5 A's: Improving Cessation Interventions Through Strengthened Training
• Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
• Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
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Job Announcements

• Tobacco Epidemiologist
• Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation
• Youth Action Assistant
• Public Health Policy Campaign Manager
• Youth Activism Coordinator
• Staff Services Manager I / Public Relations Strategist
• Tobacco Office Chief
• Director of the National Coordinating Center
• Brand Manager (Teen Hip Hop Campaign)
• Health Program Manager I
• Director/Senior Research Specialist, Economic and Health Policy Research
• Regional Campaign Manager - Southern US - Tobacco Focus
• Senior Adolescent Health Scientist
• Research Group Manager
• Associate Director, Federal Government Relations
• Country Director — Indonesia
• Policy Director
• Country Director
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Requests for Proposals

• Food and Drug Administration Request for Proposals: Tobacco retail inspections
• National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity Announcements: Behavioral and social science research on understanding and reducing health disparities
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Awards

• Nominate a deserving colleague for Community Leadership Award
• 2013 nominations open - Unsung heroes of public health awards
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Other Announcements

• Deadline extended: Looking for real people to appear in ad campaign about the health effects of smoking cigarettes
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