Each month, 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: August 23, 2021)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- A study shows that Virginia’s tobacco sales to minors violations were higher in stores located near other tobacco retailers and in limited resource neighborhoods.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- A study assessing nicotine pouch sales in the U.S. found that nicotine pouches are available in flavors that are banned in cigarettes and cartridge-based e-cigarettes. Findings suggest that the flavors in nicotine pouches may attract youth and young adults to start using tobacco.
- Researchers recently evaluated a national anti-e-cigarette campaign to determine its association with knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in the context of increasing e-cigarette use in the U.S.
- The Truth Initiative released a Local Flavored Tobacco Policies Report which presents a quarterly breakdown on the current state of U.S. jurisdictions with policies on flavored tobacco products.
- A study evaluated a seven-month social media campaign designed to increase awareness of thirdhand smoke among California adults.
- The American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation has updated their online lists and maps of U.S. municipalities and states with smoke free laws.
- The World Health Organization published a report on the progress that has been made in the fight against the tobacco epidemic, while also highlighting threats posed by new nicotine and tobacco products.
- Researchers examined the effectiveness of pictorial warnings for cigarillos compared with text-only warnings on young adults.
- In a recent systematic review, researchers examined the tobacco industry’s price-based responses to tobacco excise tax policies and variation between country income groups.
- August is National Breastfeeding Awareness month. Using tobacco products or e-cigarettes while breastfeeding can allow harmful chemicals to pass from the mother to the infant through breast milk or secondhand smoke exposure. Learn more at CDC’s Breastfeeding – Tobacco and E-Cigarettes page.