Secondhand Smoke

• Secondhand exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettes
• The effect of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act on food services and drinking places sales and numbers, 1998-2011
• Impact of smoke-free policies on restaurants and bars project resources
• South Dakota smoking ban: Three years later (SD)
• N.H. smoking ban could be broadened (NH)
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Tobacco Pricing

• Model legislation establishing a minimum retail sales price for cigarettes (and other tobacco products)
• States target electronic cigarettes for revenue potential
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Other Policy

• States found to shift funds from antismoking efforts
• New York state Tobacco Education Task Force recommendation is accepted by U.S. Medical Licensing Board
• Tax, state ban help snuff smoking in Iowa (IA)
• Chicago snuffs out sales of menthol cigarettes near schools (IL)
• Global health 2035: A world converging in a generation
• Britain reconsiders cigarette packaging regulation (United Kingdom)
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Youth Prevention

• Monitoring the Future survey data: Teen smoking continues to decline in 2013
• E-cigarettes and youth: An examination of the public health and policy concerns over increased rates of youth use and exposure to e-cigarettes
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• Everyday discrimination is associated with nicotine dependence in African American, Latino, and White smokers
• Out smoking on the big screen: Tobacco use in LGBT movies, 2000–2011
• Leading Health Indicators infographic: Tobacco
• How to better help your homeless clients quit tobacco: Recommendations for state tobacco programs and health care delivery systems
• A practitioner's guide for advancing health equity: Community strategies for preventing chronic disease
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Cessation

• A content analysis of popular smartphone apps for smoking cessation
• Cardiovascular events associated with smoking cessation pharmacotherapies: A network meta-analysis
• "Beyond the 5 A's" smoking cessation training resources
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Legal

• Racketeers at the table: How the tobacco industry is subverting the public health purpose of tobacco regulation
• Tobacco firms' strategy limits poorer nations' smoking laws
• Intellectual property chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, tobacco, and public health
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FDA Announcements

• Civil money penalties and no-tobacco sale orders for tobacco retailers: FAQs
• Webinar recording and slides available: "20 Years Later – Returning to FDA to Regulate Tobacco"
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Data/Reports

• Return on investments in public health: Saving lives and money
• America's Health Rankings 2013: Annual report highlights declines in smoking rates
• WHO European tobacco control status report 2013
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Other Tobacco Products

• Electronic nicotine delivery system (electronic cigarette) awareness, use, reactions and beliefs: A systematic review
• Philip Morris to enter e-cigarette business
• Some airports give green light to e-cigarettes
• Los Angeles City Council votes to regulate e-cigarette sales in L.A. (CA)
• New York City Council bill aims to limit use of e-cigarettes as their popularity grows (NY)
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Save the Date

• Beyond Four Walls: Smoke-free Places webinar
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America 24th National Leadership Forum
• Kick Butts Day
• Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
• Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
• Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, IX
• American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition
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Job Announcements

• Senior Program Analyst, Chronic Disease Prevention
• Policy Fellowship
• Epidemiologist 3 (Chronic Disease Unit Supervisor)
• Smokefree Bars Campaign Manager
• Research Group Manager (LGBT Young Adult Research)
• Research Manager (LGBT Young Adult Research)
• Manager, Youth Activism
• Director, Global Public Health Advocacy Initiative
• Network Program Associate
• Community Coalition and Youth Leadership Coordinator
• Advocacy Coordinator
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Focus on communication to vulnerable populations
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Focus on FDA regulation of tobacco and communication
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Focus on risk communication messages for novel tobacco products
• Associate Director, Programs
• Associate Director of Training and Capacity Building
• Director, Global Public Health Advocacy Initiative
• Senior Associate, Tobacco Prevention
• Public Policy Attorney
• Program Assistant
• Program Manager
• India States Manager (New Delhi, India)
• Associate Director of International Communications
• Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation
• Staff Services Manager I / Public Relations Strategist
• Director/Senior Research Specialist, Economic and Health Policy Research
• Senior Adolescent Health Scientist
• Research Group Manager
• Country Director — Indonesia
• Policy Director
• Country Director
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Awards

• Call for nominations: Youth Advocates of the Year Awards
• Call for nominations: Benjamin Chu Awards
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Other Announcements

• 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health
• Needs assessment on tobacco cessation coverage and health systems change
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