Tobacco Free Press Update

The Tobacco Control Network (TCN) is pleased to present the August 2013 edition of the Tobacco Free Press. Here, we bring to you summaries of trending stories from the past month. We hope this monthly e-news digest helps you access and use valuable tobacco-related news, research, training opportunities, and tools efficiently. The TCN’s mission is to improve the public’s health by providing education and state-based expertise to tobacco prevention and control at the state and national levels. Click here to learn more about the TCN and the resources available to CDC-funded state/territory tobacco control programs and their partners via the network.   Tobacco Free Press e-newsletter - August 2013 Follow the links below to access the full articles. Secondhand Smoke The economic impact of smoke-free laws on restaurants and bars in nine states Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children aged 3-19 years with and without asthma in the United States, 1999-2010 Thirdhand smoke: A select bibliography of recent studies Thirdhand tobacco smoke: A tobacco-specific lung carcinogen on surfaces in smokers' homes No-smoking law in Colorado casinos led to fewer ambulance calls (CO) Policies to Restrict Secondhand Smoke Exposure: American College of Preventive Medicine position statement Anti-smoking battle moves outdoors; bans increase New smoke-free housing resources for California communities with rent control laws (CA) Michigan businesses forced to go smoke-free seeing positive results (MI) Tobacco Pricing Cigarette taxes linked to binge drinking Mass. tax increasing for gas, cigarettes; national average of state tobacco taxes increases to $1.53 per pack (MA) N.H. cigarette tax going up dime (NH) Poll: Strong support for early childhood education funded by cigarette tax Australian smoking rate to beat U.S.'s on tax (Australia) Other Policy Learn how to keep pharmacies tobacco free and model ordinance: Tobacco retailer licensing Interactive tobacco map provides latest data on state smoking laws Massachusetts bill would ban e-cigarette sales to minors (MA) NC law takes effect banning e-cigarettes to minors (NC) Mayor Emanuel asks Board of Health to take action aimed at curtailing menthol cigarette use among Chicago youth Report shows majority of states falling short on policies to fight and prevent cancer Panel backs lung cancer screening for smokers Introduction effects of the Australian plain packaging policy on adult smokers: a cross-sectional study (Australia) USTR abandons plan to protect tobacco control measures under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Youth Prevention New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation: Interventions can prevent smoking by children and teens Use of conventional and novel smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adolescents Kids more likely to smoke if older sibling smokes, or if parent smoked as a teen In all flavors, cigars draw in young smokers Tobacco-Related Disparities in Specific Populations New study details pervasiveness of little cigars and cigarillos in African American neighborhoods Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: Mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices SOPHE journal supplement highlights tobacco disparities among Asian American and related communities Celebrating smokefree casinos video: Jay's Story Mid-state jail turns to electronic cigarettes to raise money (AL, KY, TN) Cessation Do people serve as cues to smoke? Quality improvement initiative issue paper: Quitline referral systems Most U.S. smokers want to quit, have tried multiple times Dimensions: Tobacco free toolkit for healthcare providers Legal Analysis of legal and scientific issues in court challenges to graphic tobacco warnings Coral Springs family awarded $37.5 million in suit against tobacco company (FL) FDA Announcements FDA issues new warning letters FDA releases report from independent evaluation of menthol as a cigarette flavor, invites public comments Scientific workshop and request for comments: Tobacco product analysis FDA discusses banning online sales of e-cigarettes Data/Reports Tobacco cessation and control a decade later: American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement update Effects of the economic crisis on smoking prevalence and number of smokers in the USA Save the Date Webinar: Demystifying Lung Cancer Screening International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco Tackling Tobacco in Behavioral Health Settings Training Webinar: New Developments in the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) Webinar: E-cigarettes: The vapor this time? Point of Sale Training Institute 2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition Beyond the 5 A's: Improving Cessation Interventions Through Strengthened Training Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014 Promising Practices to Promote Tobacco-Free Active Living and Healthy Eating in Low Socioeconomic Status Communities Job Announcements Tobacco Epidemiologist Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation Youth Action Assistant Public Health Policy Campaign Manager Youth Activism Coordinator Staff Services Manager I / Public Relations Strategist Tobacco Office Chief Director of the National Coordinating Center Brand Manager (Teen Hip Hop Campaign) Health Program Manager I Director/Senior Research Specialist, Economic and Health Policy Research Regional Campaign Manager - Southern US - Tobacco Focus Senior Adolescent Health Scientist Research Group Manager Associate Director, Federal Government Relations Country Director — Indonesia Policy Director Country Director Jobs at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Various Requests for Proposals Food and Drug Administration Request for Proposals: Tobacco retail inspections National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity Announcements: Behavioral and social science research on understanding and reducing health disparities Awards Nominate a deserving colleague for Community Leadership Award 2013 nominations open - Unsung heroes of public health awards Other Announcements Deadline extended: Looking for real people to appear in ad campaign about the health effects of smoking cigarettes

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Hertz will charge you $100 for smoking

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If you’re a smoker, you may want to patronize a car rental firm other than Hertz Corp. The Park Ridge-based company said Tuesday that it was transitioning all of its car-rental fleet to non-smoking status. And Hertz means business: It will assess a $100 cleaning fee for vehicles returned with evidence of smoking. Previously the vast majority of Hertz’s fleet was classified as non-smoking, according to the company. But now the entire fleet is converting “based on strong customer preferences for non-smoking vehicles,” Hertz said. Hertz will give customers a big heads-up on the new policy. The company’s locations will display non-smoking signs and non-smoking stickers have been installed on each car in Hertz’s fleet. “Should a customer inquire at the time of reservation, they will be advised of the new policy,” Hertz said. -

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SECONDHAND SMOKE (SHS)/CLEAN INDOOR AIR (CIA) Resources

SECONDHAND SMOKE (SHS)/CLEAN INDOOR AIR (CIA)

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 Association between Smoke-free Legislation and Hospitalizations for Cardiac, Cerebrovascular, and Respiratory Diseases: A Meta-analysis. Circulation (Oct 30, 2012). Smoke-free legislation was associated with a lower risk of smoking-related cardiac, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases. 

• Cardiovascular Harms from Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke: Global Gaps in Awareness and Implications for Action Report from the International Tobacco Control Project. University of Waterloo (2012). Outlines cardiovascular effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke, and presents data from surveys of smokers who were asked about their knowledge of the cardiovascular disease risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. Also includes U.S. data.
• Risk of Exposure to Second Hand Smoke for Adolescents in Las Vegas Casinos: An Evaluation of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration (Fall 2012).  The results indicate that current policy fails to preserve indoor air quality in children-friendly areas. 
• Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws - 50 Largest U.S. Cities, 2000 and 2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Nov 16, 2012).  Significant progress has been achieved since 2000 in expanding comprehensive smoke-free policy coverage in the 50 largest U.S. cities, but 20 cities remain without full protection from secondhand smoke in private workplaces, restaurants and bars.
• Indoor Air Quality at Nine Large-Hub Airports With and Without Designated Smoking Areas - United States, October-November 2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Nov 20, 2012).  Ventilated rooms and designated smoking areas in airports are not effective in fully eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke.
• Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Support for Smoke-free Housing Policies among Subsidized Multiunit Housing (MUH) Tenants. Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Nov 7, 2012, Epub ahead of print).  More than half of subsidized MUH tenants supported smoke-free policies inside their units. 
• Smoke-free-home Rules Among Women with Infants, 2004-2008. Preventing Chronic Disease. The prevalence of complete rules was lowest among women who: smoked during pregnancy and postpartum, were younger than 20 years, were non-Hispanic black, had fewer than 12 years of education, had an annual household income of less than $10,000, were unmarried and were enrolled in Medicaid during pregnancy. 
• Parents Smoking in Their Cars With Children Present. Pediatrics (Nov 12, 2012, Epub ahead of print).  The pollutant levels inside the car exceeded those found in restaurants, bars and casinos.
• Smokefree Policies in Multi-Unit Housing: Steps for Success. American Lung Association online curriculum on how to implement a smokefree policy in multi-unit housing properties like apartments and condominiums. Also provides link to an issues brief on Smoke-free Multi-Unit Housing.  

New Tobacco Research and Policy Resources

The November 2012 supplement to the peer-reviewed American Journal of Preventive Medicine features three tobacco policy-related articles written by Public Health Law Center staff members Mike Freiberg, Brooke Nunn, Warren Ortland, and Susan Weisman.  The supplement includes articles from ClearWay Minnesota-funded tobacco research grantees, a review article by two experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a commentary by Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  

Check out the Public Health Law Center articles on our website:

Federal Approaches to the Regulation of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products. Michael J. Freiberg, J.D.  An investigation of how federal laws apply, or fail to apply, to the regulation of non-cigarette tobacco products.

 

Secondhand Smoke and Smoke-Free Policies in Owner-Occupied Multi-Unit Housing.  Martha J. Hewett, MS; Warren H. Ortland, JD; Betsy E. Brock, MPH; Curtis J. Heim, MS.  A study of the prevalence of secondhand smoke incursion in common interest communities that assesses residents' attitudes toward secondhand smoke and interest in smoke-free policies.

Influencing Taft-Hartley Funds to Provide Tobacco Cessation Benefits.  Susan R. Weisman, JD; Deborah Hennrikus, PhD; Kelvin Choi, PhD; Brooke Nunn, MPH, MSW; Jean L. Forster, PhD, MPH; Mary Kay Hunt, MPH; Rodney Skoog, BA; Wade Luneburg; Bernie Hesse, BA.  A study testing a pilot intervention to increase the provision and promotion of cessation benefits among Minnesota-based Taft-Hartley Health and Welfare Funds by educating the funds' advisors.

Here are two great resources for those working on university  tobacco free campuses.

·         Jones A and Sanders S . (February 2009). Guide for a tobacco-free campus: Why we should make campuses tobacco-free – and how to do it.  Action on Smoking and Health Australia.  Kings Cross NSW Australia.    Available at http://www.ashaust.org.au/pdfs/TFcampusGuideAus09.pdf
       
·         Jones A.  Tobacco-free Educational Campuses: A tobacco-free futures action guide.  International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.  Edinburgh UK.    Available at:  http://www.tobaccofreeunion.org/assets/Technical%20Resources/Tobacco-free%20Futures%20Action%20Guide/Campus/Campus%20Factsheet%20-%20EN.pdf

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Public and multi-use Housing and Tobacco

Comment period reopened: Adopting smoke-free policies in public housing agencies and multifamily housing

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The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) has extended the deadline for the public to provide input on how HUD can best continue to support the adoption and implementation of smoke-free policies in public housing agencies and multifamily housing. HUD is seeking information on best practices and practical strategies from housing providers who have implemented smoke-free policies, ideas for overcoming potential obstacles to implementing a smoke-free policy and methods for supporting residents, and housing providers in transitioning to smoke-free housing. Click here to view HUD’s request for information in the Federal Register (Docket No. FR-5597-N-02 / Document Number: 2012- 28519), or click here to submit a formal comment. On regulations.gov, the docket number is HUD-2012-0103.