Congrats to Humboldt!
On May 6, the Humboldt City Council voted to enact a smoke-free worksite ordinance which went into effect immediately upon passage. The law mirrors Lincoln's and Grand Island's ordinances and will cover worksites including restaurants, bars, private clubs and tobacco shops. Humboldt is located in Richardson County in southeast Nebraska.
Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act FAQ Now Available
A FAQ (frequently asked questions) is available for the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act at: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/tfn/NCIAA_FAQ.htm. The FAQ
will be updated as needed.
Public Health Service (PHS) Cessation Guideline
On May 8, the U.S. Public Health Service released the 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline
Update: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. The Guideline Update provides an evidence-based blueprint for clinicians and health systems to assist patients who smoke to quit tobacco use. Copies of the Guideline and its companion materials are available at:
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco.
Mark Your Calendar!
The 2008 Annual Native Wellness Summit, "Embracing the Wellness of Native American Communities" will be held May 28-30, 2008, in Rapid City, SD. For more information, visit:
http://conferences.unl.edu/wellness/.
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium Newsletter
The latest issue of the
Legal Update, the newsletter of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium,features an update of the Legal Consortium's publication, There is NoConstitutional Right to Smoke. http://www.tclconline.org/documents/Legal-Update-Apr-2008.pdf
Strategic Alliances for Health Communities Grants
Strategic Alliance for Health Communities focuses on the chronic disease risk factors of
physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use, and population-based responses such as policy, systems, and environmental changes. Closing date for applications is June 24, 2008. For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LRJJ9MT8TQhhCYZTRLjLyN
6pyLsPpkzB12sMRLyTXkwnpwndn2nM!1480235049?oppId=17562&flag2006=true&mode
=VIEW
Camel Snus Goes on Tour
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) is test marketing Camel Snus in new metropolitan areas in May. The new markets are Atlanta,Baltimore/Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St.Paul,New York City, Oakland/San Francisco, and Seattle.
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, April 12, 2008
Maine Passes Smoke-Free Vehicle Law
In April, Maine Governor, John Baldacci, signed into law a smoke-free vehicle law that prohibits smoking in any vehicle when children under 16 are present. The new law gives Maine one of the toughest restrictions in the nation against exposing minors to secondhand smoke in vehicles. The law will take effect sometime this summer.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=162862&zoneid=500
2006 National Youth Tobacco Survey and Key Prevalence
Indicators From 2004-2006, middle school students reported significant declines overall
in current use of any tobacco product, cigarettes, cigars, and bidis, but not in current use of smokeless tobacco, pipes, or kreteks.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/surveys/NYTS/index.htm#NYTS2006
No Smoking on Atlantic City Casino Floors
Beginning October 15 of thisyear, smoking will be prohibited on the gambling floor at all 11
Atlantic City, NJ, casinos. Capping a battle that lasted more than a year, the City Council voted in April to end the last major loophole to a statewide ban on smoking in public buildings that had exempted gambling halls. Patrons will still be able to light up in unstaffed
smoking lounges away from the table games and slot machines, if the individual casinos choose to build them. http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/NEWS/80423081
Waterpipe Smoking on a U.S. College Campus
A study in the May 2008 issueof the Journal of Adolescent Health's showed that waterpipe tobacco smoking within the past 30 days was reported by 20% of first-year university students and relative to never-users, users were more likely to perceive waterpipe tobacco smoking as less harmful than cigarette use.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18407049?ordinalpos=16&itool=EntrezSy
stem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVBrief
Parental Perceptions about Children's Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Exposure
The findings from a study in the March 2008 issue of Chest indicated that although the harm of smoke exposure was frequently underestimated, many parents appeared receptive to considering action to reduce their child's exposure.
http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/chest.07-2369v1
Peer Tobacco Use at Historically Black Colleges & Universities
According to an article in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of the National
Medical Association, 90% of all subjects overestimated the rate of
smoking among their peers. Overestimating was associated with a greater
than 80% increase in the risk of smoking.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18390023?ordinalpos=20&itool=EntrezSy
stem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVBrief
Messages to Discourage Tobacco Use among Junior Enlisted Members of the U.S. Military
The April 2008 issue of Nicotine & Tobacco Research reported on a study that held focus groups on Air Force and Army installations to discover effective messages that discourage tobacco use among junior enlisted personnel.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a792241005~db=all~order
=page
Rural Teens More Likely to Use Tobacco
The results from a study in the January/March 2008 issue of Rural Remote Health showed that rural residency is a risk factor for tobacco use among U.S. youth.
http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_875.pdf
Long-Term Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Smoking
The May 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health describes long-term adolescent and young adult smoking trends and patterns.
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/5/905?etoc
Youth Opinion Poll
A poll conducted for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids finds that kids still feel targeted by tobacco advertising and find it easy to buy tobacco products.
http://tobaccofreekids.org/campaign/kbd2008_report/KBD2008_Report.pdf
Teens: Positive and Negative Consequences of Cigarette Experimentation
The results of this study reported in the February 2008 issue of Preventive Medicine showed adolescents experience both positive and negative consequences of experimentation with cigarette use.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336892?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSys
tem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVBrief