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: January 22nd, 2024)
General Tobacco Control News and Research
- According to a recent study, brisk walking sessions help to reduce cravings among individuals who quit smoking.
- A recent study found that exposing the commercial tobacco industry’s predatory e-cigarette marketing practices may decrease e-cigarette initiation and use among youth and young adults.
- According to a recent survey of young adults who do not use commercial tobacco products, advertising features such as people, discounts, flavors, positive experience claims or product images increased e-cigarette product appeal.
- A recent study which measured the effects of third-hand smoke in the homes of children found that levels of the potent carcinogenic commercial tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK was detectable on surfaces in nearly half of children’s homes, and nicotine was detectable on all surfaces.
- Recent research shows that e-cigarettes containing high levels of nicotine may increase the risk of cardiac arrythmias.
- CDC’s Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates (PLACES) recently introduced 9 new Social Determinant of Health measures.
