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: May 20, 2021)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- Rural communities in Kansas saw greater increases in youth e-cigarette use compared to urban communities. Increases in both rural and urban communities were smaller where Tobacco 21 policies were implemented.
- A field study compared commercial tobacco retailing in Tribal versus non-Tribal jurisdictions in three states.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- A national survey conducted by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Truth Initiative found that 8 in 10 adults are concerned about the use of flavors to attract youth to vaping, including most current and former e-cigarette users.
- A recent review article evaluating the association between secondhand smoke (SHS) and the risk of oral cancer found an increased risk of oral cancer after a prolonged duration of SHS exposure of more than 10 to 15 years.
- A study on youth who have never smoked found that smoking susceptibility and exposure to tobacco industry–related marketing were predictive of cigarette smoking.
- Researchers examining the effects of California’s tobacco 21 policy found that the policy was associated with a decrease in daily smoking in 18–20-year-olds, compared to 21–23-year-olds. The policy was not associated with a decrease in current or ever smoking.
- Tobacco Free NYS recently launched the statewide “It’s Not Just” campaign to raise awareness about the methods tobacco companies use to target African American communities in menthol-flavored tobacco marketing.
- A study on JUUL’s “new technology” pods found that the new pods exhibited greater electrical power and nicotine emissions than previous devices.
- A new research study presents a framework for the public health assessment of e-cigarettes by using the Australian context as an example.
- New commentary by Amanda Kong from the Gillings School of Global Public Health and Brian King from CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health provides an overview of the importance of incorporating strategies focused on the tobacco retailer environment as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco prevention and control.
- An analysis on marketing claims for oral nicotine products found that the most featured claims included that the product could be used anywhere, is an alternative to other tobacco products and does not contain tobacco leaf.
