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 12th, 2024)
General Tobacco Control News and Research
- The Truth Initiative recently released a fact sheet on the health effects of secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol.
- A recent article showed how gaps still exist in indoor smoking and vaping restrictions, which contribute to disparities in commercial tobacco-related diseases.
- The National Association of County and City Health Officials recently released a fact sheet on promising practices related to commercial tobacco zoning policies in North Carolina.
- The CDC recently released an article on Adult Smoking Cessation, which found that counseling, medication, and help from a health care provider can increase a person’s chance of successfully quitting commercial tobacco products.
- The CDC’s Empower Vape Free Youth campaign recently released a Spanish-speaking Fact Sheet and Conversation Card.
- The CDC recently launched the Tobacco Disparities Dashboard. The interactive dashboard turns data into visual information, enabling users to quickly explore and identify tobacco-related disparities in cigarette smoking among specific groups at the state level by age, disability, education, employment, income, mental health, race and ethnicity, sex, and locality.
