Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. Below you will find the latest posts, updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: September 25, 2020)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- Modelling predicts that restricting sales of all cigarettes to tobacco specialty stores could have the largest impact on purchase costs.
- New study finds frequency of walking to and from school and stopping at retailers is strongly associated with youth tobacco use.
- In terms of retailer density in Ohio, the most impactful licensing strategy varies and depends on the type of community.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- CDC and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill release a tobacco-related commentary on the importance of incorporating strategies focused on the tobacco retailer environment as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco prevention and control.
- A study on the association between the Tips® campaign and adult smoking cessation found the campaign was associated with an estimated 16.4 million quit attempts and 1,005,419 sustained quits.
- An analysis on the emotional arousal levels to cigarette warning labels with pictures found that when compared to text-only warning labels, pictorial labels produced higher levels of negative emotions, which predicts higher quit intentions among smokers.
- A new report describes a partnership between CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics that highlights how strategic relationships can foster change for youth tobacco use.
- CDC and FDA publish new research on youth e-cigarette use, finding that 3.6 million U.S. youth reported current e-cigarette use in 2020, which reflects a decline from 5.4 million in 2019.
- An analysis of e-cigarette unit sales by product and flavor type finds that pre-filled cartridges remain the leading type of e-cigarettes sold, but disposable product sales increased within the past year.
- FDA releases a statement that it will not enforce the premarket review requirement for manufacturers of premium cigars that do not meet the September 9th
- The American Lung Association announces their robust plan to address youth vaping, which includes a national awareness campaign with the Ad Council, Vape-Free Schools Initiative, advocacy measures and new research.
