Price-related promotions for tobacco products on Twitter
This cross-sectional study examined tweets with keywords indicating a tobacco product and a tobacco price promotion. Tweets advertising price promotions were most common for tobacco products (97%) versus tobacco cessation products (3%). In addition, the to
The Return on Investment of a Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program in Massachusetts
This study estimates the costs of the tobacco cessation benefit and the short-term Medicaid savings attributable to the aversion of inpatient hospitalization for cardiovascular conditions. Source: PLOS ONE
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ASTHO’s tobacco control program serves as a resource on perspectives, capacities, challenges and opportunities to implement state-based tobacco control and prevention initiatives. The overarching goals of this program are to enhance the capacity of state health agency tobacco prevention programs to improve
ASTHO Signs Letter to the President Requesting the Finalization of Tobacco Deeming Regulation Apr. 28, 2015 ASTHO joined a coalition of over 30 national organizations in sending a letter to President Obama requesting the Administration finalize the
Massachusetts Tobacco Quitline MOU
This agreement established a formal partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to establish a Federal Medicaid Fund match on allowable Medicaid-related costs associated with the operation of the Massachusetts
Texas Tobacco Quitline Interagency Contract
This agreement established a formal partnership between the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Health and Human Services Commission to establish a 50% Federal Medicaid Fund match on allowable Medicaid-related costs associated with the operation of the Te
Indiana Medicaid-Covered Tobacco Quitline MOU
This agreement defines the fiscal responsibilities of the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning and the State Department of Health and components within the agencies claiming available Federal Financial Participation to support Medicaid-covered tobacco telepho
Arkansas Tobacco Cessation Quitline MOA
This document constitutes a memorandum of agreement between the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services and the Arkansas Department of Health to establish a 50% Federal Medicaid Fund match on allowable Medicaid-related costs associated with the op
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its proposed rules on the regulation of e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookahs (water pipes), nicotine gels, and certain dissolvables that are not smokeless tobacco. This is an important step in the process of regulating tobacco products currently free of regulation. The FDA currently regulates cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco.