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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Vital Signs: Nonsmokers’ Exposure to Secondhand Smoke — United States, 1999–2008 » Secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke causes heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults and sudden infant death syn...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2009 » Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States, causing a...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 CDC Releases New Tobacco Vital Signs Program » The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) would like to tell you about an important new program at CDC called CDC Vital Signs...
Monday, September 6, 2010 “Coming Out about Smoking: Tobacco Use in the LGBTQ Young Adult Community.” » This new report by the National Youth Advocacy Coalition explores the reasons why sexual minority youth smoke and suggests...
Monday, September 6, 2010 Helpful insights into reducing tobacco-related disparities among those living in poverty » Two documents from Washington State Tobacco Prevention and Control Program that provide helpful insights into reducing tob...
Monday, September 6, 2010 Online Recruitment of Targeted Populations » Lessons Learned From a Cessation Study Among Korean Americans (KA). Social Marketing Quarterly (September 2010). T...
Monday, September 6, 2010 African American Primary Care Physicians' Perceptions and Practices Regarding Smoking Cessation » Journal of the National Medical Association (July 2010). An examination of African American primary care physicians' perc...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Preview webinar of ALA's forthcoming release - Smoking Cessation: the Economic Benefits » On Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 the American Lung Association will release new state-by-state data on the economic benefi...
Thursday, August 26, 2010 CDC MMWR -- Embargoed Until Noon (EDT) Today, Thursday, August 26, 2010 » The following information is EMBARGOED until Noon (EDT) today, Thursday, August 26, 2010. Below please find an...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expanded Medicare coverage » HHS Announces Medicare Expands Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Counseling The U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi...
Monday, August 23, 2010 Candidate Education Materials from SmokeFree Wisconsin » SmokeFree Wisconsin held a webinar with Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids on Aug. 17th, 2010 about messaging tactics for educ...
Monday, August 23, 2010 Detroit Housing Commission adopts SF policy » The Detroit Housing Commission — Michigan’s largest public housing authority — adopted a smoke-free policy for all its mul...
Monday, August 23, 2010 CDC MMWR -- Was Embargoed Until Noon (EDT) , Thursday, August 19, 2010 » The following information was EMBARGOED until Noon (EDT) , Thursday, August 19, 2010. Attached please find an embar...
Monday, August 23, 2010 State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Update » The State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System is an electronic data warehouse containing up-to-date...
Thursday, August 12, 2010 FDA Announces Remaining Tobacco Retailer Compliance Training Sessions » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products will hold the remaining four of five live training...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 New York Talks About New Health "Shock" Ads » Violent and shocking images are being used in public service announcements (PSAs). This extreme genre of advertising is re...
Thursday, August 5, 2010 Apply for Affordable Care Act Funds » As part of the overall effort to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and chronic disease risk factors, the Centers for D...
Friday, July 30, 2010 Federal Judge Deals Blow to Efforts by Senecas to Continue Internet Tobacco Sales » The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2...
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Point of Purchase Tobacco Marketing » There has been a recent surge of interest about possible state and local initiatives to restrict and regulate point-of-pur...
Friday, July 23, 2010 Oregon Requires Insurers to Offer Tobacco Cessation » Oregon smokers who want to quit may find it a little easier due to some recent developments. For one, state legislators r...
Thursday, July 22, 2010 OSH and FDA Seek Support for New FDA Tobacco Regulations » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working to educate consumers, publ...
Friday, July 16, 2010 HHS Appropriation and Prevention Fund Breakdowns » According to Advocates for a Healthier American, the House Labor/HHS, Education and Related Agencies appropriations subcom...
Friday, July 16, 2010 Comprehensive State-by-State Analysis of Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Released » Partnership for Prevention's ActionToQuit program has released a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of Medicaid coverag...
Thursday, July 15, 2010 Supreme Court Rejects Appeals of Tobacco Ruling » The milestone racketeering verdict against cigarette companies will not be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court, ac...
Monday, July 12, 2010 FDA Requesting Public Input on Tobacco Product Advertising and Promotion » To help it successfully implement the provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA is seek...
Monday, July 12, 2010 Local Smoking Cessation Workshops Coming to Your Communities, Sponsored by Pfizer » Smoking cessation workshops, led by Tobacco Treatment Specialists trained by Mayo Clinic, are coming to communities across...
Friday, July 9, 2010 Organizations Urge FDA to Offer Reasonable and Responsible Regulations of e-Cigarettes » Smokefree Pennsylvania, The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), Consumer Advocates for Smokefree Alternatives A...
Thursday, July 8, 2010 HHS Awards $10 Million in Prevention and Wellness Grants to 10 National Organizations » The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced awards of $10 million to 10 national non-profit org...
Thursday, July 8, 2010 OSH Appoints Dr. Tim McAfee as New Director » As announced this morning by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC): We are pleas...
Monday, July 5, 2010 Unaffected by Smoking Ban, Two Wisconsin Casinos Still Go Smoke-Free » Tribally owned casinos and gaming areas are among the few remaining workplaces where Wisconsin residents can light up, alt...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 New York Smokeshop Files Suit Against PACT Act » There has been a development since the PACT Act took effect yesterday, as outlined in the Buffalo News article below. One...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 American Lung Association Highlights Health Disparity in LGBT Community » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mary Havell American Lung Association 202-715-3459 mhavell@lungusa.org Americ...
Monday, June 28, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Big Tobacco Purposely Lied to and Deceived the Public » FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Christina Saull or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 202-585-3250...
Monday, June 28, 2010 OSH Releases Tobacco Control Surveillance and Evaluation Supplement » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is pleased to announce the Tobacco Cont...
Monday, June 28, 2010 PACT Act Goes Into Effect » Following on the heels of the FDA final rule going into effect on June 22, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Ac...
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