Majority of Americans Support Smoking Bans
New data from a Gallup poll indicate that 59 percent of Americans support a ban on smoking in all public places. The survey results showed the strongest public support for smoke-free air laws since Gallup began asking that question on its polls in 2001. Despite the majority support for smoke-free public places, only 27 states have passed comprehensive smoke-free laws that prohibit smoking in bars, restaurants and other workplaces, according to the American Lung Association. Read more here.
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Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws Would Save Billions, Study Finds
Adopting comprehensive state-by-state smoke-free laws in the states that do not already have them will save more than $1.3 billion over five years, according to a report from the American Cancer Society.
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Interactive Training: Tobacco Control Program Guideliness
NACCHO is pleased to announce the debut of a new web-based interactive training on the 2010 Program and Funding Guidelines for Comprehensive Local Tobacco Control Programs. The web-based Guidelines training describes an integrated programmatic tobacco control structure and provides information on determining the recommended level of investment to end the epidemic of tobacco use. In addition to information about the five components of a comprehensive tobacco control program, the training discusses budgeting recommendations. The Guidelines are a valuable tool for local health departments, state tobacco control program managers, community and state partners. Log-in and explore the training.
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2012 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
The National Conference on Tobacco or Health will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on August 15-17, 2012. The theme of the conference is "A New Era of Tobacco Control: Policy, Regulation, and Prevention." Stay tuned for more information coming this fall.
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AAP Launches New Tobacco Control Policy and Advocacy Resource
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence launched its new Tobacco Prevention Policy Tool. This interactive web-based tool describes policy strategies that support prevention of youth tobacco initiation, reduction in secondhand smoke exposure, and support for cessation. Pediatricians, other healthcare professionals, and other advocates who are interested in focusing their policy and advocacy efforts on secondhand smoke and tobacco control at the practice, school, community, state, or national levels will discover innovative strategies.
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CDC Model Public Health Laws
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified 107 model public health laws, many relating to tobacco control. Find out more by visiting the CDC website.
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Smoking in Top-Grossing Movies - United States, 2010
Adolescents with the highest amount of exposure to onscreen smoking are about twice as likely to begin smoking as those with the least exposure. Policies designed to reduce onscreen tobacco use can substantially reduce tobacco incidents in youth-rated movies. The National Cancer Institute has concluded that studies indicate a causal relationship between exposure to depictions of smoking in movies and youth smoking initiation. Read more about exposure to tobacco through movies and rates of tobacco incidents in films of recent years.
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Seeking Stories from the Field: LHD Use of the Community Guide
Has your local health department (LHD) successfully implemented recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide)? If so, NACCHO encourages you to share your experience with other LHDs by filling out a short form here. Read stories other LHDs have shared or search by topic here.
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