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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
June 2013

Study confirms deposits of toxic chemicals in thirdhand cigarette smoke
Aggressive behavior linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood
A smoking ban in all Related Companies rental properties
New fact sheet: Disclosure of smoking policies in multi-unit housing
Oregon bans smoking in cars with kids (OR)
Indoor smoking ban: Lawmaker says he's been promised a committee vote on his bill (PA)
France to ban electronic cigarettes in public (France)
Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places (Italy)
Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law (Russia)
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Tobacco tax may give boost to e-cigarettes (MN)
Federal tobacco tax hike would reduce smoking, raise revenue and benefit lower-income Americans, new report finds
Cigarette makers confirm price increases
Cheaper chew? Kentucky's tax on chewing tobacco set to drop (KY)
Massachusetts tobacco tax increase will save lives, protect kids (MA)
Understanding tobacco industry pricing strategy and whether it undermines tobacco tax policy: the example of the UK cigarette market (United Kingdom)
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Report: Policy tool for minimizing public health and environmental effects of cigarette waste
California Senate votes to regulate e-cigarettes (CA)
Illinois Senate approves electronic cigarette ban for minors (IL)
Employers get leeway on health incentives
Fact sheet: Impact of sequestration and other budget changes on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UK to start regulating e-cigarettes as medicines (United Kingdom)
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Fewer tobacco products, but not alcohol, in movies
Anti-tobacco policy in schools: upcoming preventive strategy or prevention myth? A review of 31 studies
By the beach, the sidewalk, and the concert stage: truth® youth smoking prevention campaign kicks off 2013 annual summer tour
Group targets teens with texts about smoking
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Depressive symptoms among heavy cigarette smokers: The influence of daily rate, gender, and race
NACCHO online learning collaborative: "Roots of Health Inequity"
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Quit-smoking treatments safe, effective: Review
New Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendations
SmokefreeVET – A text messaging program to help veterans stop smoking
Facebook app from CDC: Be Smoke-Free – You Matter To Me!
The cost—effectiveness of call-back counseling for smoking cessation (Australia)
Rodeo "SWAP to STOP" sets up trading post to reduce tobacco use (Canada)
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State Supreme Judicial Court upholds award for compensatory damages but strikes down punitive award (MA)
Vermont judge orders R.J. Reynolds to pay $8.3 million in penalties and stop deceptive advertising (VT)
Legal Update, the newsletter of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
Guide to online resources for researching individuals and organizations
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FDA announces first decisions on new tobacco products through the substantial equivalence pathway
Public workshop and request for comments: Electronic submission of tobacco product applications and other information
Scientific workshop and request for comments: Tobacco product analysis
Proposed rule and comment opportunity: Requirements for the submission of data needed to calculate user fees for manufacturers and importers of tobacco products
Opportunity for public comments: Prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavoring of cigarettes and cigarette smoke
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Report: U.S. adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
It's Camel's 100th Birthday: A Century of Death and Disease Is Nothing to Celebrate
Primary and dual users of little cigars/cigarillos and large cigars: Demographic and tobacco use profiles
Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds
Americans miss mark on many healthy behaviors
Is Big Tobacco back as a big advertiser?
Canada's war on smoking turns 50 (Canada)
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Webinar: Menthol in Tobacco Products: What Local Health Departments Can Do
NACCHO Annual 2013
Webinar: Checking in on Quitline Sustainability Efforts: Painting the Picture with 2012 Annual Survey Data and Current Practices
Scientific workshop on tobacco product analysis
National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
NALBOH Annual Conference: Responsible Governance for a Brighter Public Health Future
Webinar: Movement toward Quitline Electronic Referral: A Progress Report
Seventh Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco
Webinar: New Developments in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)
2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
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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Tobacco use prevention - State public health approaches for ensuring quitline capacity
Community Transformation Grants Capacity Building
Prevention Research Centers Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers – financed in part by 2012 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement
Public health law research: Making the case for laws that improve health
Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities
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