Secondhand Smoke

• Community characteristics associated with smokefree park policies in the United States
• Engaging in secondhand smoke reduction discussions with parents of hospitalized pediatric patients: A national survey of pediatric nurses in the United States
• Lawmakers weigh smoking ban at beaches and parks (NJ)
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Tobacco Pricing

• New guides help states and communities achieve evidence-based tobacco policies
• Black market tobacco sales hurt New York businesses (NY)
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Other Policy

• Understanding the emergence of the tobacco industry's use of the term tobacco harm reduction in order to inform public health policy
• How does the tobacco industry attempt to influence marketing regulations? A systematic review
• CVS Caremark, No. 2 drugstore chain, will end all tobacco sales
• Public health organizations urge drug stores and other retailers to stop selling tobacco products
• Ten-year study by international research team shows need for U.S. to strengthen efforts to reduce tobacco use
• A prescription for health: Tobacco free pharmacy resources
• New resources: Restricting sales of flavored tobacco products
• Age to buy cigarettes could soon change in Colorado (CO)
• Ohio Gov. Kasich proposes to fight tobacco addiction (OH)
• Analysis: 4,700 fewer smokers in Utah if legal age is raised to 21 (UT)
• Report: Countries should speed adoption of laws to control tobacco epidemic and prevent 1 million deaths per year
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Youth Prevention

• Perceptions of addiction, attempts to quit, and successful quitting in nondaily and daily smokers
• Young adults' behavioral intentions surrounding a potential menthol cigarette ban
• Louisiana hosts summit on the 50th Anniversary of the Surgeon General's Tobacco Report
• Go Tobacco-free program assists college campuses in adopting policies (KY)
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations

• DOD opens public voting for videos discouraging tobacco use
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Cessation

• Change in mental health after smoking cessation: Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Smokers who report smoking but do not consider themselves smokers: A phenomenon in need of further attention
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Legal

• Tobacco companies challenge New York City coupon ban (NY)
• Viacom pushes to get anti-tobacco ads on MTV, BET
• Attorneys General call on Trade Representative to preserve tobacco regulation
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FDA Announcements

• FDA launches its first national public education campaign to prevent, reduce youth tobacco use
• FDA issues first orders to stop sale, distribution of tobacco products
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Data/Reports

• Updated: Smoking & tobacco use factsheets
• CDC launches latest graphic anti-smoking campaign
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Other Tobacco Products

• Tobacco on the web: Surveillance and characterization of online tobacco and e-cigarette advertising
• Marlboro maker Altria taking e-cigs nationally
• Democratic leaders urge state attorneys general to bring e-cigarettes under Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
• Iowa House passes ban on e-cigarettes for minors (IA)
• Lawmakers OK ban on e-cigarette sales to kids (OH)
• Dems push Capitol e-cigarette ban
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Save the Date

• Kick Butts Day
• Webinar: MPOWER: Use in Tribal Communities
• CS2day Webinar: Strengthening Partnerships between Community Health Centers and Quitlines
• Webinar: Kill the Butts! Policy Options for Reducing Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Waste
• Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
• 21st Annual Nicotine Dependence Conference
• Counter Tools Training Institute: Getting Started at the Point of Sale
• Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities
• National Minority Research Symposium on Tobacco & Addictions
• National Conference on Tobacco and Behavioral Health
• Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, IX
• American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition
• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition
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Job Announcements

• Sponsor Funded Professional - Assistant Project Director
• Director of Digital and Grassroots Strategy
• Program Officer
• Assistant Project Director
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship – 2 positions available
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship -
  Tobacco Communication Research – two positions available
• Tobacco Cessation Manager
• Communications & Development Assistant
• Post-Doctoral Fellow -
  Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Regulatory Science Scholars Program
• Assistant or Associate Professor (3 positions available)
• Director, Research
• FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship
• Senior Program Analyst, Chronic Disease Prevention
• Policy Fellowship
• Research Group Manager (LGBT Young Adult Research)
• Research Manager (LGBT Young Adult Research)
• 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
• Program Assistant
• Program Manager
• Director/Senior Research Specialist, Economic and Health Policy Research
• Senior Adolescent Health Scientist
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Requests for Proposals

• Request for Proposals: State tobacco retail inspection
• Grant funding opportunity: Global Bridges request for proposals
• Call for proposals: Health Impact Project
• Call for proposals: Public health law research: Making the case for laws that improve health
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Awards

• Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarships for outreach and health communications to reduce tobacco use among priority populations
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Other Announcements

• 50th anniversary Surgeon General's report photo sharing initiative
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