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: March 25, 2021)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- A research study highlights the long-lasting impact of redlining on retailer density in Ohio.
- In Los Angeles, research shows menthol cigarettes are disproportionately advertised in stores located in predominately African American neighborhoods.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- A systematic review by Cochrane finds that people who stop smoking are not likely to experience a worsening in their mood long-term, and they may experience improvements in their mental health (i.e., reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms).
- A study examining the chemical composition of JUUL pods collected from high schools in California finds that the used JUUL products collected from students or found on school grounds were not chemically consistent with the manufacturer’s stated formulations.
- A research article on the current vaping landscape and tobacco quitlines finds that approximately 1 in 7 (15%) adult participants across 24 public tobacco quitlines reported vaping at quitline registration, typically in combination with smoking.
- Researchers at CDC and FDA examined the National Youth Tobacco Survey data to assess changes in device type-specific e-cigarette use during 2019 and 2020, and found that prefilled pods or cartridges remained the most commonly used device type in 2020 among middle and high school students.
- A study examining demographic and quit outcomes by registration mode of Minnesota’s quitline services found that overall, 8% of quitline participants enrolled online and 34.2% enrolled by telephone. Younger adults were more likely to register online for any quitline services than older adults.
- A new research article on the prevalence of e-cigarette use among adult workers finds that, among an estimated 156 million U.S. workers, about 3.4% (5.3 million) were current e-cigarette users in 2017–2018. Prevalence of e-cigarette use was highest among workers in the accommodation and food services industry.
- A study on the flavored tobacco product restrictions finds that adolescents in Massachusetts decreased their use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes in response to local restrictions that limited the sale of flavored tobacco products to adult-only retail tobacco stores.
- The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control releases its new toolkit, “Identifying and Addressing Health Disparities Related to Tobacco Use Among Individuals with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Toolkit for Statewide Tobacco Control Programs.” The toolkit serves as both a guide and call to action to identify and address tobacco-related health disparities among individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
