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A breath of fresh air: Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke

FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by James J. Wilusz of The Berkshire Eagle CLICK HERE According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that during 2011—2012, about 58 million nonsmokers in the United States were exposed to second-hand smoke. Children who live in homes in which smoking occurs indoors, and those who live in multi-unit […]

Restaurants wondering what to do about e-cigarettes

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Abby Armbruster from Daily Journal When a downtown Franklin restaurant owner sees a customer pull out an e-cigarette and take a puff, he keeps his eyes on the other diners around. If they don’t have an issue with it, Triple Play BBQ co-owner Ron Dwenger doesn’t, either. But if you go […]

Four years later, Hermosa Beach gets serious about its smoking ban

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Sandy Mazza of The Daily Breeze HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Four years after Hermosa Beach banned smoking at its beach and downtown plaza, the city is finally getting serious about snuffing out cigarettes. Until now, enforcement of the anti-smoking law was considered too expensive in the cash-strapped city with the alcohol-charged […]

Four Things We Can Do To Reduce U.S. Tobacco Consumption

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL OPINION ARTICLE by Bill Frist, Contributor to Forbes.com Last week, California became the second state to raise the tobacco purchase age of 21. This move is part of a pivotal trend spreading across the nation to reduce youth tobacco consumption by preventing or delaying young people from picking up tobacco products, […]

California’s smoking age raised from 18 to 21 under bills signed by Gov. Brown

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Patrick McGreevy from LATimes.com Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a pack of bills that will raise the smoking age in California from 18 to 21, restrict the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and expand no-smoking areas at public schools. However, Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed […]

Understanding the California Smoker’s Helpline Webinar – May 17, 2016

CLICK HERE FOR FLIER California Indian Tobacco Education (a program of CRIHB) will be sponsoring a webinar with the California Smokers Helpline, “Understanding the California Smokers Helpline.” Many smokers think they have to quit the moment that they call the Helpline, so they do not call. This webinar will help clinic personnel and tribal services […]

E-cigarette poisoning in kids skyrocket, study finds

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Sandee LaMotte from CNN.com (CNN) – The number of children under 6 poisoned by nicotine in e-cigarettes rose by nearly 1,500% between 2013 and 2015, and one child died, according to an analysis of calls to the National Poison Data System published in the journal Pediatrics. More than 90% of the […]

Career Development Opportunity in the Fields of American Indian Public Health Resilience

ORIGINAL DOCUMENT HERE ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for American Indian Resilience (CAIR) is an Exploratory Center of Excellence supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH-NIMHD) and co-administered by Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona and Dine College. CAIR is pleased to announce an opportunity for tribal and […]

FDA to extend tobacco regulations to e-cigarettes, other products

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM CNN.COM (CNN) – E-cigarettes and other tobacco products like premium cigars and hookahs will be regulated in the same way the government regulates traditional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Security of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert Califf, made the announcement […]

2016 CDC AI/AN Cancer Summit

Looking back and Looking Ahead: Collaborating to Advance Cancer Control in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY: For Immediate Release DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE HERE TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016 Summit titled “Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The State of Cancer Control in American Indian […]

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