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: October 22, 2020)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
- A commentary co-authored by Brian King from CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health overviews the role of the retail environment in addressing tobacco use and disparities.
General Tobacco Control News and Research
- A new study finds that frequent and sustained telephone counseling helps recently diagnosed cancer patients quit smoking and remain smoke-free.
- The city of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs, accusing the company of being responsible for what city health officials call an epidemic of e-cigarette use among teens and young people.
- A study on the availability and characteristics of hospital-affiliated tobacco-cessation programs in the U.S. from 2000–2018 found that less than half of U.S. hospitals reported having any hospital-affiliated cessation program in 2018.
- New research finds an association between cigarette smoking and increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
- A new report published by The Truth Initiative examines the launch of IQOS, the latest product from Philip Morris.
- Initial findings from an experimental vaping study show that significant lung injury resulted from e-cigarette devices with nickel-chromium alloy heating elements, with or without the use of nicotine, vitamin E oil or THC.
- A study on parental awareness of youth tobacco use finds that setting expectations for tobacco-free environments is more effective at preventing youth tobacco initiation than parents advising children not to use tobacco.
- New research shows that patients who have surgery for bladder cancer fare worse if they smoke cigarettes.
