State

Network influences on dissemination of evidence-based guidelines in state tobacco control programs – Health Education and Behavior. Analyses of tobacco control networks in eight states found that evidence-based guidelines were most effectively disseminated when tobacco control partners had existing relationships with one another.

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National

Smokers' and nonsmokers' beliefs about harmful tobacco constituents: Implications for FDA communication efforts – Nicotine & Tobacco Research. An online cross-sectional survey of 300 American adults found that most participants had heard of seven of the twenty harmful tobacco constituents that FDA has prioritized for communicating with the public, but few respondents had heard of the others, or understood that many constituents were naturally present in tobacco.

New data added to the State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System website – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New interactive maps and 2010 - 2011 Quitline data from the National Quitline Data Warehouse (NQDW) have been added to the STATE System. Interactive maps are available for adult and youth current cigarette use, cigarette excise tax rates, preemption and smokefree indoor air legislation for all U.S. states across multiple years. This is the first time quitline data are available on quitline services and callers; detailed reports can also be generated on service utilization and quitline follow-up.

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International

Tobacco use in Africa: Tobacco control through prevention – American Cancer Society. This report highlights the trend of increasing tobacco use in Africa that is likely to continue due to economic development and sustained population growth unless evidence-based prevention methods are enacted.

Healthcare provider screening for tobacco smoking and advice to quit — 17 countries, 2008–2011 – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). This report examines the proportion of tobacco smokers in 17 countries responding to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) who saw a healthcare provider in the past year and who reported that a healthcare provider asked them about smoking and advised them to quit. Data show major differences in provider tobacco screening rates, which also vary by gender, age, and other factors in some countries.

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