SAMHSA Tips for Teens: E-Cigarettes
This fact sheet for teens provides facts about vaping. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of vaping. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about vaping. …
State and Municipalities with Laws Regulating Use of Electronic Cigarettes
The American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation has released lists and maps of U.S. municipalities and states with smokefree laws currently in effect which provide a variety of useful information including: States …
Report: Advancing Tobacco Prevention and Control in Rural America
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), in conjunction with the Maine Public Health Institute and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), recently released Advancing Tobacco Prevention …
What We Know: Tobacco Use & Quitting Among Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions
The first step in addressing tobacco use among individuals with behavioral health conditions is understanding the current available evidence, which is summarized on this CDC webpage (updated January 2019) and …
Tobacco Cessation Coverage: VA and TRICARE
Have questions about tobacco cessation coverage? Have clients that utilize the Veteran’s Health Administration or have TRICARE health insurance? The American Lung Association has put together two fact sheets for …
American Lung Association 2018 State of Tobacco Control Report
Based on their recent press release, the American Lung Association’s 16th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report “shows that much more needs to be done by states and the …
Collecting Data: Advice from Population Experts
In the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network‘s fact sheet titled “Collecting Data: Advice from Population Experts”, leaders in tobacco and cancer control offer unique perspectives on collecting quality data …
Quality Measures & Tobacco Cessation
As healthcare payment is shifting from quantity to quality, quality measures for reimbursement are gaining traction as a method of influencing higher quality care. Health professionals and health systems are …