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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 What is the Difference Between Commercial Tobacco and Sacred Tobacco? » Tobacco has a central role in many indigenous communities, making it paramount to distinguish its sacred use from commerci...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 ASTHO Launches Menthol Capacity Building Site » ASTHO announced the launch of the Menthol Capacity Building web page. As a direct result of the ASTHO and CDC/...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Prioritizing Mental Wellbeing Along the Cancer Care Continuum » The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control (NBHN) has just finalized and publ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 The American Lung Association Tobacco Cessation Coverage Resources » The American Lung Association has released several additional tobacco cessation coverage resources. A new memo and accompa...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Truth Initiative Vaping Lingo Dictionary » The Truth Initiative has developed a resource that provides a list of popular products, as well as terms and phrases that...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Are Kids Using Nicotine in the Classroom? What to Look for and How to Talk About Risks » As students return to the classroom this fall, they’ll be excited to show off new clothes, sneakers, and electronics – and...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 State and Local Policies to Reduce Flavored Tobacco Use: Reversing the Tobacco Tipping Point Among H » This comprehensive report & infographics by the Nuestras Voces Adelante Network Program reveals the alarming increase...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11 Leading Organizations Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold FDA’s Marketing Denial Orders for Flavore » Eleven leading medical, public health and community organizations have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court u...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 New Lung Association Anti-Youth Vaping Campaign Launches » American Lung Association launches a new youth vaping campaign, “ You’re the Best Person .” This public s...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Updated 2024 version of The Learning about Healthy Living Manual » An updated 2024 version of The Learning About Healthy Living: Tobacco and You (LAHL) treatment manual is a...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 WHO Clinical Treatment Guideline for Tobacco Cessation in Adults » The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first comprehensive g uideline on tobacco cessation...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Impact of Chevron Ruling on Public Health » In the recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old legal prec...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Nearly Half of all Cancer Deaths in the U.S. are Preventable — and Smoking is a Leading Risk Factor » A new study by the American Cancer Society found that 44% of all cancer deaths among U.S. adults were attr...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Supporting Tobacco Cessation in the Black Community » Despite the relative decline in U.S. commercial tobacco use, Black Americans still face disproportionate commercial tobacc...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Text Message Program from Truth Initiative Helps Teens Quit E-cigarettes » Teens enrolled in Truth Initiative’s text message-based quit-vaping program were 35% more likely to quit vaping nicotine w...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 How Celebrity-branded and Tech-forward E-cigarettes May be Contributing to Youth Nicotine Use » In the growing e-cigarette marketplace, celebrity brands and tech-forward designs may be contributing to youth uptake of t...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 ASTHO TRL Policies » States and municipalities are adopting tobacco retailer licensing (TRL) laws, requiring stores to obtain licenses to sell...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Zyn Rewards Program Follows Big Tobacco’s Marketing Playbook » Amid a dramatic increase in popularity, surging sales, and social media buzz, the flavored oral nicotine pouch brand Zyn i...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Local Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco and E-cigarette Products » Sales restrictions on all flavored tobacco products are gaining momentum at the local and state level. As of March 31, 202...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Philip Morris Backed Organisation is Targeting UK Smoking Cessation Services » Smoking cessation teams in the UK have been warned against taking funding from a tobacco industry backed organisation that...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Medscape Caves in on Courses Funded by Tobacco Giant Philip Morris, While Medics Fear Global Push In » The medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medi...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 New American Lung Association Podcast on the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative » The American Lung Association has a new podcast episode featuring Dr. Michael Fiore on the Cancer Center Cessation Initiat...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 289,868 New JUUL Labs Documents Available on the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library » The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Industry Documents Library added 289,868 new JUUL Labs documents &...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Menthol Quitting Resources Are Now Available from The New York State Quitline » The New York State Quitline recently launched a new website section and services focused on helping people cut down or alt...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 From Data to Action: National, State & Local Efforts to End Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial To » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, in collaboration with public health partners, released a Preventing Chronic Dise...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Tobacco Control Network (TCN) Menthol Resource » The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is excited to share its newly released resource! By forg...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 E-cigarettes: Facts, Stats and Regulations » While e-cigarette use prevalence has declined significantly since the heyday of JUUL – 10% of high school students reporte...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Updated Resource from The Public Health Law Center on Commercial Tobacco Control Product Pricing » The Public Health Law Center's updated guide, Taxing E-Cigarette Products , offers Tribal, state, and loca...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 DOJ, FDA Illicit E-cigarette Task Force Marks Critical Step in Combatting Youth Vaping Crisis » The announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the creation of a feder...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Celebrating Pride Month and Being Tobacco-Free – Resources from New York State Quitline » For helpful resources for you and your LGBTQIA2S+ clients/patients, visit the New York State Quitline’s interacti...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Video: The Tobacco Industry’s Co-opting of the LGBTQ+ Community » Pride and Prejudice exposes the commercial tobacco industry's targeting of the LGBTQ+ community using historical documents...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 NYS Quitline: New Website on Quitting Menthol Tobacco Products » Roswell Park developed the new menthol website through a grant from the Association of State and Territorial Health Offici...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Addressing Disparities and Increasing the Quality of Tobacco Treatment for African Americans » The National Behavioral Health Network (NBHN) is excited to share our newly released resource titled, Addressing...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 Tobacco Control Network (TCN) Resource » The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is excited to share its newly released resource! By forg...
Sunday, June 23, 2024 CDC OSH: Preventing Chronic Disease Collection - From Data to Action: National, State & Local Effort » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health released a new Preventing Chronic Disease Collection, titled “From Data to Action: Nat...
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