Unequal Opportunity Killer -World Heart Day Activities

New SGR50 Video and Upcoming Events!

Dear Colleagues: We are happy to share a new video and upcoming events to help you promote the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health.                                        New SGR50 Video:  Unequal Opportunity Killer Cigarette smoking has devastating effects on health and it is an unequal opportunity killer. People with lower incomes, less education, and certain racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to smoke, so they bear a bigger share of the disease burden caused by the tobacco use epidemic. In conversations with several leaders in tobacco control, Unequal Opportunity Killer shines a spotlight on this health disparity, how it developed, and how tobacco companies have contributed. APHA Live Webcast on September 23 on Tobacco Control Please join APHA, CVS Health, Acting Surgeon General RADM Boris Lushniak, and a distinguished panel to discuss new approaches to helping Americans live tobacco-free lives. The webcast will be on September 23 from 10 AM to 1 PM, EDT. During the webcast, the speakers and panel will explore how traditional and nontraditional partners can come together to reduce tobacco use and ultimately improve population health and reduce costs to the health care system. A diverse panel will discuss this critical health concern and look for new solutions. We hope you will be able to watch the live webcast and participate via the hashtag #APHATobacco. September 29 is World Heart Day This annual event was founded by the World Heart Federation 14 years ago as a global effort to raise awareness that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death. Each year’s celebrations have a different theme. This year, World Heart Day’s theme is creating heart-healthy environments. The World Heart Federation explains that places in which we live, work and play should not increase our risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). But individuals frequently cannot make heart-healthy choices due to environmental factors, such as the availability of healthy food or smoke-free zones.  This can be a great opportunity to highlight important information in the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report about secondhand smoke exposure. We know that exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk for a heart attack or a stroke.   Read more about this year’s theme. For more information and resources, please visit the Surgeon General 50th Anniversary web site.

ActionToQuit Update

VIDEO 5.6 Million Children http://youtu.be/6dJ_vKN4h58 NEWS Online Comments Accompanying Anti-Amoking PSAs Have Impact on Overall Effectiveness of PSA January 24, 2014 Commentary accompanying anti-smoking public service announcements (PSAs) in online forums like YouTube has an impact on the PSA’s overall effectiveness. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/online-comments-accompanying-anti-amoking-psas-have-impact-on-overall-effec/

 Much More Must Be Done to Lower Smoking Rates, Experts Say January 24, 2014 State inaction and tobacco industry tactics are slowing tobacco control efforts in the United States, a new report from the American Lung Association finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/much-more-must-be-done-to-lower-smoking-rates-experts-say/

 U.S. Tobacco Companies’ Appeal to Delay Court-Ordered Advertising Blitz January 23, 2014 U.S. consumers will likely have to wait until 2015 or later to see a court-ordered advertising blitz detailing tobacco companies’ deception, a lag of nine years after the original ruling, a court heard on Wednesday. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/u.s.-tobacco-companies-appeal-to-delay-court-ordered-advertising-blitz/

 The Battle Against Tobacco Rages On January 23, 2014 In 1964, the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health made it clear—smoking causes cancer. This news hit the country like a bombshell. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/the-battle-against-tobacco-rages-on/

 REPORT: LGBT Community Spends 65 Times More on Tobacco Than Civil Rights January 22, 2014 A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General reveals that LGBT people spend an estimated $7.9 billion on tobacco products annually — which is 65 times more money than pro-equality funders spend on all LGBT issues combined. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/report-lgbt-community-spends-65-times-more-on-tobacco-than-civil-rights/

 Rate Films With Smoking ‘R’—Cut Teen Smoking January 22, 2014 The connection between smoking in films and its influence on adolescent behavior is well established by research and its impact was listed today in consumer materials accompanying the Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/rate-films-with-smoking-r-cut-teen-smoking/

 Are Some Cigarettes More Addictive? January 21, 2014 As public health officials mark the 50th anniversary of the first US Surgeon General’s report warning about the health hazards of smoking, some have pointed out that although we’ve come a long way in reversing our nation’s addiction to nicotine, we still have a long way to go. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/are-some-cigarettes-more-addictive/

 Study Found Kids Subjected to Secondhand Smoke are Twice as Likely to be Readmitted January 21, 2014 Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home or in the car are more likely to return to the hospital within 12 months of hospitalization for asthma, a new study finds. Read more.http://actiontoquit.org/news/study-found-kids-subjected-to-secondhand-smoke-are-twice-as-likely-to-be-re/

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NEWS

Tobacco Use: You’ve Come a Long Way, Congress
June 28, 2013   Tobacco use in Congress just isn’t what it used to be.  Gone are the days of smoke-filled committee rooms and chambers. Read More.

Company Defends Camel Cigarette Ads Running in Magazines Targeted at Youths

June 28, 2013   The American Heart Association, American Lung Association and several other health groups are asking at least two state attorneys to investigate a new Camel cigarette ad campaign. Read More.

Some Anti-Cigarette Ads Can Trigger Desire to Smoke: Study

June 27, 2013   A new study finds that some anti-cigarette messages in public service announcements have an unintended result: They trigger viewers’ desire to smoke. Read more.

 As A Chronic Condition, Smoking is Undertreated

June 27, 2013   A recent study reveals physicians are failing to treat tobacco use,  despite the fact that it is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Read more.

 Why Smoking Rates Are at New Lows

June 26, 2013   The smoking rate among adults in the United States has dropped again,  an encouraging trend that experts on smoking cessation attribute to public policies like smoke-free air laws and cigarette taxes, as well as media campaigns and less exposure to smoking in movies. Read more.

FDA Approves Two New Cigarette Brands

June 26, 2013   The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday began using one of the key powers Congress gave it under the landmark 2009 tobacco-control law: Final say over which new tobacco products can be marketed and sold to consumers. Read more.

 E-cigarettes May Help Smokers Quit, Study Suggests

June 25, 2013   In a trial of e-cigarettes among Italian smokers with no desire to quit using tobacco at the outset, up to 13 percent of participants were not smoking regular cigarettes at all a year later. Read More.

 Cigarettes Still King

June 25, 2013   Cigarettes have long been a staple at convenience stores, accounting for billions in pack and carton sales and boosting the profits from the average smoker’s market basket. Read More.

Smoke-Free Rentals May Be Billowing Trend

June 24, 2013   We’ve seen it in a few buildings here and there, but now one major management company is officially extinguishing smoking in all it’s rental buildings. Read More.

Hearing Loss One of Risks for Pregnant Smoker’s Child

June 24, 2013   Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with hearing loss and an increased risk for substance abuse and addiction in the child, two studies showed. Read More.