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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
May 2013

Smoke travels to non-smoking hotel rooms, study shows
Smoke-free rules and secondhand smoke exposure in homes and vehicles among US adults, 2009–2010
Senate OKs smoking ban outside state office buildings (LA)
Smoking ban rollback wins first vote (NC)
New York expands no smoking zones in state parks (NY)
E-cigarette users out of luck in Ohio's casinos (OH)
Gov. signs anti-smoking/local control legislation (OK)
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Cigarette price-minimization strategies by U.S. smokers
Poll: 70 percent of Connecticut voters support raising the tax on cigarettes (CT)
California mulls $2 tax for cigarettes (CA)
Minnesota legislature passes tax bill (MN)
Senators Lautenberg, Durbin, Harkin, and Blumenthal introduce legislation to stop tobacco smuggling, close tobacco tax loopholes, and increase federal tobacco taxes
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Responses of young adults to graphic warning labels for cigarette packages
Smoking prevention in schools: Does it work?
Pro-tobacco influences and susceptibility to smoking cigarettes among middle and high school students—United States, 2011
Not a 'pretty sight' - New "ugly truth®" campaign presents a no-win proposition
Smokeless tobacco use among U.S. kids and teens has leveled off
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Use of electronic cigarettes among state tobacco cessation quitline callers
CDC announces tips from former smokers 'Talk With Your Doctor'
Mississippi leadership academy for wellness and smoking cessation (MS)
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Reconsidering the legality of cigarette smoking advertisements on television public health and the law
Jury backs 1 of 6 claims in lawsuit against Big Tobacco in Kanawha County (WV)
Leading health groups urge state AGs to investigate R.J. Reynolds' new magazine ads for Camel cigarettes
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Opportunity for public comments: Prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavoring of cigarettes and cigarette smoke
FDA tobacco chief says health community grappling with idea that some products are less risky
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Experts propose strategies to reduce, end tobacco use
FTC reports first increase in tobacco marketing since 2003, underscoring need for continued vigilance in fighting tobacco use
CDC updates Winnable Battle targets for reducing tobacco use
Antismoking messages and intention to quit — 17 countries, 2008–2011
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World No Tobacco Day
Webinar - The FDA and Tobacco: Past, Present and Future
Summit on Tobacco Policy II
Webinar – You Don't Say? Tobacco & the First Amendment
Webinar - Think Globally, Act Locally: The Global Tobacco Pandemic
Webinar - The Tobacco Control Act Four Years Later: Living Up to its Promise?
Webinar - Menthol in Tobacco Products: What Local Health Departments Can Do
NACCHO Annual 2013
National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
NALBOH annual conference: Responsible Governance for a Brighter Public Health Future
2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
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Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities
Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement
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Register for the Logic Model Essentials course
Revised version of Tobacco 101 has launched!
Deadline extended for call for abstracts: Best Practices, Research, and Relationships – Oklahoma's Investment in Tobacco Control
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