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Tobacco Policy Roundup: Smoking Rates Down but Youth E-Cigarette Use Rising

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
California,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Hawaii,
Washington, D.C.,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Arkansas,
Kansas,
Montana,
Tennessee,
Oklahoma,
Beth Giambrone

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.

Notes From the Field: Enhanced Identification of Tobacco Use Among Adult Medicaid Members — King County, Washington, 2016–2023

Article,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Caroline Brazeel,
Alexandra Kearly,
Madison Hluchan,
Orobosa Idehen

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.

Hemp’s Hazy Legal Status Challenges Public Health Efforts

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Wyoming,
Minnesota,
South Dakota,
West Virginia,
Louisiana,
New Jersey,
Missouri,
California

Learn about state regulation of hemp, following federal deregulation and public health challenges including adverse effects of hemp products. ... also pursued rulemaking as a way to address intoxicating hemp-derived products. Following the ...