NAQC Newsroom: Tobacco Control

COVID-19 Resource Compilation.

Friday, May 15, 2020  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

NY Times Articles

COVID TV PSA From CTFK

COVID-19 and Tobacco Policy and Communications Toolkit from Action on Smoking and Health providing a summary of current research, policy options, and communications resources.

Truth Initiative Tip Sheet: COVID-19 and How to Help Tobacco Users Quit and Stay Quit When Stress SkyrocketsDownload the tip sheet to learn 5 important things to keep in mind to support employees who are planning to quit, in the process of quitting or are trying to remain tobacco-free during this time of high stress and anxiety.

The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors published a fact sheet highlighting precautions people with chronic conditions should take to protect themselves from COVID-19.

National Behavioral Health Network: Resource Digest and Fact Sheet on COVID-19, Tobacco Use and Behavioral Health.

New CDC Tobacco-Related Comment and FDA Commentary in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH).
Flavors Are a Major Driver of the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
The OSH comment is available at: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305670
 
Youth E-Cigarette Use and the Food and Drug Administration’s Multifaceted Approach
The FDA commentary is available at: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305680.