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Public Health Law Center: Commercial Tobacco Policies

From the Public Health Law Center. A Guide for Tribal Enforcement Tribal communities across the United States have a unique political and legal status as sovereign nations. The ability to develop laws and policies to address the specific needs of their members is one of the greatest assets that Tribal communities possess. Download the National […]

CDC OSH Reflections: 60 Years of Surgeon General’s Reports on Smoking and Health

From CDC Office on Smoking and Health CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health commemorates the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report: Smoking and Health. This landmark report is considered by historians as one of the most significant public health achievements of the 20th century. In honor of this anniversary, a retrospective (attached) has […]

ACS Journals: Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend

SEE FULL REPORT AND JOURNAL ARTICLE HERE Abstract Background The American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries collaborate to provide annual updates on cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. Methods Data on new cancer diagnoses during 2001–2018 […]

FDA: Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center

The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) announced the launch of the Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center. The online resource center provides science-based, standards-mapped materials that teachers can use to help their students understand the dangers associated with vaping and nicotine addiction. The new resource center features numerous age-appropriate, cross-curricular resources for teachers to […]

FDA Denies Authorization to Market JUUL Products

See original Food and Drug Administration Press Release Here For Immediate Release: June 23, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs Inc. for all of their products currently marketed in the United States. As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these products. In addition, […]

Pap-A-Thon Toolkit: Hosting a Women’s Community Health Event – Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in Rural Tribal Communities

DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT HERE Cervical Cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with an estimated 570,000 new cases worldwide in 2018. American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women experience higher cervical cancer incidence compared to White women, specifically the Northern Plains, Alaska, Southern Plains, and Pacific Coast regions (Melknonian et al., 2019). At least 80% […]

Identifying Governmental Public Health Systems Barriers and Facilitators to Complying with and Expanding Race and Ethnicity Data Disaggregation Standards

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Nicotine Pouch Unit Sales in the US From 2016 to 2020

CDC has released the following tobacco-related publication in the journal, JAMA. Nicotine Pouch Unit Sales in the US from 2016 to 2020 Manufacturers are currently marketing nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes with synthetic nicotine in the US. Whether derived from tobacco plants or synthetically developed in a laboratory, nicotine is an addictive drug with known adverse […]

CDC Best Practices User Guide: Putting Evidence into Practice in Tobacco Prevention and Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Office on Smoking and Health has published a new Best Practices User Guide: Putting Evidence into Practice in Tobacco Prevention and Control. The guide was written in partnership with the Center for Public Health Systems Science at Washington University in St. Louis. After more than 50 years of research, […]

Lung Cancer Awareness Month Campaign

From Cancer Control TAP Newsletter: Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the George Washington University Cancer Center has updated its lung cancer awareness month campaign (formerly “social media toolkit”)! The campaign contains tips for getting started on social media, and sample messaging for Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook; including […]

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