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: September 22, 2021)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- A study finds that the magnitude of retailer density inequities increases when taking neighboring census tracts into consideration.
- Through an analysis of 27 studies, researchers find that lower levels of tobacco retailer density and decreased proximity were associated with lower tobacco use.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- CDC, in collaboration with various partners, released a commentary which discusses the challenges and the opportunities for future action to reduce the burden of tobacco use in North America.
- A study examining cigarette pack design types and its effect on smokers found that initial reactions to graphic warning label packs, blank packs and smokers’ current U.S. packs reflected negative, neutral and positive effects, respectively.
- A simulation study on the potential public heath impact of a ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars found that as a result of the ban, overall smoking was estimated to decline by 15 percent as early as 2026.
- The FDA makes significant progress in science-based public health application review, taking action on over 90 percent of over 6.5 million “deemed” new tobacco products submitted.
- A study on the impact of local flavored tobacco sales restrictions on policy-related attitudes and perceived access to tobacco products found that the majority of vape users in policy jurisdictions and priority subgroups had a higher likelihood of reporting perceived difficulty to access flavored tobacco products.
- The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Exchange Lab has free social media content for September Observances, including National Recovery Month and World Heart Day.
- A systematic review of studies on tobacco-use among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth in the U.S. addresses the needs of an under-researched population that is heavily affected by the adverse consequences of short and long-term use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
- Researchers find that the use of financial incentives for cessation treatment is a cost-effective option for low-income pregnant women who smoke.
- An analysis of e-cigarette, cigar, little cigar or cigarillo initiation among youth and young adults found that the odds of this population who used these products are three times greater compared to never users of e-cigarettes.
