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The Tobacco Control Network (TCN) is pleased to present the January 2012 edition of the monthly Tobacco Free Press. We hope this newsletter helps you access and use valuable tobacco-related news efficiently. This publication is sponsored in partnership with the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) and the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
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Secondhand Smoke
• Cigarette butts near building entrances: What is the impact of smoke-free college campus policies?
• Secondhand tobacco smoke: An occupational hazard for smoking and nonsmoking bar and nightclub employees
• ANRF's updated smoke-free lists and maps now online
• Tribes develop tobacco-free policy implementation guides
• Secondhand smoke costs Indiana more than $1 billion a year, study says (IN)
• 71% of Washington voters oppose special rule to allow cigar smoking in bars and restaurants (WA)
• Senator looks to clear air in bars, restaurants, public places (AL)
• California allows smoking bans in apartments (CA)
• Statewide smoking ban proposed (IN)
• Oklahoma state senator hopes to give communities more control over smoking standards (OK)
• Lawmakers seek to ban smoking in cars with children (WA)
• Did smokefree legislation in England reduce exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smoking adults? (England)
• 600,000 people kick the habit in first year of Spain's extended smoking legislation (Spain)
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Tobacco Pricing
• Use of price-minimizing strategies by smokers and their effects on subsequent smoking behaviors
• Legislators hoping to increase cigarette tax (AL)
• Florida legislator wants $1 cigarette tax increase in exchange for lower driver fees (FL)
• Idaho cigarette tax debates may rise from ashes (ID)
• New York Governor takes aim at loose tobacco (NY)
• Tax on cigarettes, plastic bags fails in Virginia House (VA)
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Other Policy
• The return on investment of a Medicaid tobacco cessation program in Massachusetts (MA)
• American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2012 report released
• Three new products from TALC: Limiting "teen-friendly" cigars and more through tobacco retailer licensing
• NALBOH factsheets available on evidence-based tobacco control programs and policies
• New fact sheet on DOJ racketeering case, U.S. v. Philip Morris
• Orange Bowl scraps planned 3-year sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars
• Lawmaker seeks ban on selling hookah pipes to those under 18 (AZ)
• Health advocates criticize Governor for shifting tobacco funds (ME)
• Missouri senator seeks new age limit on tobacco sellers (MO)
• Utah to explore penalties for smokers on Medicaid (UT)
• England bans cigarette displays in stores (England)
• Graphic images to appear on tobacco packaging from February 2013 (Ireland)
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Youth Prevention
• Targeted smoking cessation messages for adolescents
• Iowa launches Facebook page to prevent youth addiction (IA)
• New Hampshire stores sold fewer tobacco products to children in 2011 (NH)
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Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations
• Adult health behaviors over the life course by sexual orientation
• A systematic review of the etiology of tobacco disparities for sexual minorities
• How is tobacco treatment provided during drug treatment?
• Promoting smoke-free environments and tobacco cessation in residential treatment facilities for mental health and substance addictions, Oregon, 2010 (OR)
• New website available from the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
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Cessation
• Help smokers quit whether they want to or not: Study
• National survey: One in ten smokers reported they have concealed their smoking from healthcare providers and guide for healthcare providers on cessation counseling
• Nicotine patches, gum won't help smokers quit long-term: Study
• New systematic reviews and findings on tobacco cessation added to the Community Guide
• Online social networks and smoking cessation: A scientific research agenda
• Parental smoking cessation to protect young children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• The relation between media promotions and service volume for a statewide tobacco quitline and a web-based cessation program
• Starting smoking cessation medication earlier may make it easier to quit
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Legal
• New Jersey files suit against New York roll-your-own tobacco seller (NJ)
• Several US states weigh in on cigarette label suit
• Judge won't delay decision in tobacco case
• Philip Morris accused of trickery in attempt to flout tobacco packaging legislation (Australia)
• Indonesia will not appeal WTO ruling on US tobacco ban (Indonesia)
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Tobacco Industry News
• Up in smoke: Tobacco industry outlook
• Altria Group launches tobacco rights website
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Health Effects of Tobacco
• Study finds e-cigarettes affect airways, and quickly
• Tobacco industry studies on cigarette additives safety may be misleading
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Data/Reports
• New report from SAMHSA: Recent trends in menthol cigarette use
• Smokeless and flavored tobacco products in the U.S.: 2009 Styles Survey results
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Save the Date
• FDA Tobacco Regulation Webinar
• Webinar: Policy options for restricting tobacco sampling and couponing
• Webinar: Saving Money—the Massachusetts Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Benefit
• Webinar series: Addressing tobacco use in homeless populations
• Through with Chew Week / Great American Spit Out
• Webinar: Putting the Tobacco Industry's Words to Work for You
• FDA Center for Tobacco Products Research Program: Expanding the Research Base for Tobacco Product Regulation
• World Conference on Tobacco or Health
• 17th Annual Kick Butts Day
• NALBOH's 13th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health
• 2012 National Health Promotion Summit
• Promising Practices to Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities: The Power of Communities
• A PROMISE National Conference: Reclaiming the Health of our Tribal Nations
• National Association of Local Boards of Health Conference: Celebrating Achievements, Shaping the Future
• NAQC Conference 2012: Quitline Innovation and Sustainability: Exploring Strategies and Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times
• 8th annual National LGBTQ Health Equity Summit - Bridging the Gap: Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control
• NCTOH pre-conference workshops from the Multi-State Collaborative for Health Systems Change
• 2012 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
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Job Announcements
• Health Surveillance Specialist
• Director, Rhode Island Tobacco Control Network
• Health Behavior Faculty Positions - International Tobacco Control
• Tobacco Cessation Coordinator
• Coordinator, Lung Health Initiatives
• Associate Director, Youth Advocacy
• Director, State Communications
• Institute Associate
• Tobacco Control Researcher
• Division Director, Community Health / Director
• Ellen R. Gritz Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tobacco Control
• Africa Program Officer
• Tobacco Policy Coordinator
• Citywide Communications Manager
• Project Associate, The 84 Movement
• Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Director of Programs
• Viet Nam Policy Consultant
• Evaluator--Tobacco Prevention and Control
• Cross Cultural Technical Assistance and Training Program Coordinator
• Program Officer, International Resource Center
• Research Scientist II (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Research Scientist I (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)
• Health Program Specialist I
• Director, Africa
• Advocacy Director, Head of Russia/Ukraine Programs
• Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various
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Requests for Proposals
• Funding Opportunity Announcement: Administrative Supplements to NIH-Funded Program Projects/Center Grants: Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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Awards
• Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications
• Nominations for the 2012 Youth Advocate of the Year Awards
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Other Announcements
General:
• Registration is open for TTAC's Web-based courses
• Call for Papers for a special journal issue on Movies, Entertainment Media, and Tobacco-Related Disparities
• National Leadership Academy for the Public's Health
• 2012 California Cross-Cultural Tobacco Control Leadership Training
• Pfizer Seeking Nominations for External Review Panel Members
• Call for Papers: Health Promotion Practice
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FDA Announcements:
• Menthol: Update on FDA's Review of the Science
• FDA Center for Tobacco Products update
• Fact sheet: FDA's Tobacco Retail Compliance Inspection contracts and SAMHSA's State Synar Program
• FDA weighs safety of tobacco lozenges, strips
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The Tobacco Free Press is funded by the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health and managed by the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC).  TTAC is dedicated to assisting organizations in building and growing highly effective tobacco control programs and partners with national, state or local community based organizations to provide technical assistance, products and tools, and tobacco capacity development programs.  While TTAC makes every effort to present accurate and reliable information in this newsletter, it does not endorse, approve, or certify such information, nor does it guarantee its accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Reference herein to any product, process, or service does not constitute or imply endorsement or recommendation by TTAC unless expressly stated. Copyright information: © TTAC, 2012.

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