ASTHO Urges Broad Tobacco Control Policies to Stop Youth E-Cigarette Use
ARLINGTON, VA—New CDC data finds that more high school and middle school students are using tobacco products and that e-cigarettes, such as JUUL, are ...
Walgreens and Rite Aid Make Good Public Health Move on Raising Age to Purchase Tobacco, but More Is Needed
ARLINGTON, VA—Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and president of the ...
Good news and bad news on tobacco use: smoking rates are down but e-cigarette use continuing rapid rise among youth. Read how states are combating the problem.
Strategies for Tobacco June 2021 Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 has drastically shifted the focus of public health, but tobacco prevention and control remains a priority for many states. Recent trends ...
Strategies for Tobacco June 2021 Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 has drastically shifted the focus of public health, but tobacco prevention and control remains a priority for many states. Recent trends ...
Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report
ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff
Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address ...
Public health departments can make progress helping smokers quit using the same policy and systems change approaches that have worked to reduce youth smoking. ... Beyond Quitting: The Great American Smokeout Amplifies Successes in Public ...
Several ASTHO staff co-authored a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article examining how linking enrollment data with Medicaid claims data might improve identification of Medicaid members who use tobacco.
While COVID-19 remains a top public health priority, the pandemic has also intensified the need for strong tobacco control policies and marketing campaigns. CDC recognizes current or former tobacco users as one of several ...
Tobacco control has been a public health success in states across the nation, but there is still work to be done, especially surrounding the popularity of menthol and other types of flavored tobacco.
A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.
Enhance your capacity to address menthol tobacco use—ASTHO is here to equip you with the necessary knowledge, tools, and strategies.
This resource provides more specific policy examples at the state and local levels related to tobacco control, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease prevention—organized around the essential policy approaches recommended ...
To address the youth tobacco epidemic, jurisdictions filed lawsuits against JUUL to end their marketing practices aimed at youth and to obtain compensation from the financial toll experienced by communities.
On April 29, 2021, ASTHO and its members announced support for FDA actions in advancing two tobacco product standards rulemaking processes to remove menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and removing all flavors including ...
The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.
The Great American Smokeout has helped dramatically Americans’ attitudes about tobacco. However, there has been a dramatic rise in youth use of e-cigarettes. Is it time for a Great American Smoke- and Vape-Out?
ASTHO Applauds Administration’s Decision to Halt Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) applauds the Administration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
To gain an in-depth perspective on how state public health agencies can promote awareness about the dangers of menthol cigarettes and reduce their consumption, ASTHO spoke with Delmonte Jefferson, and Shyanika Rose, and Jessica Rath. ... ...