Prescription Opioid Misuse & Smoking
It is a vital time for public health to address smoking as a risk factor for opioid misuse. The opioid epidemic has been a growing public health crisis for years, …
Electronic Cigarettes—What’s the bottom line?
What’s the bottom line? E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit adult smokers who are not pregnant if used as a complete substitute for regular cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products. …
Going Smoke-Free In Public Housing: How Behavioral Health Providers Can Help
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that public housing developments in the U.S. were to go smoke-free by July 30, 2018. Implementation of this rule presents a unique …
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Did you know that January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month? And that women with mental illness are more at risk for cancer, but less likely to be screened? Cervical …
Funding Peer Specialists Improves Tobacco Use in Populations with Mental Illnesses
Have your organization’s tobacco cessation efforts been going up in smoke? Has it been difficult to engage your clients in quitting and staying tobacco free? There is great opportunity to …
Smoking and Mental Illness – The Case for Quitting
To address the high prevalence of tobacco use among people living with mental illnesses, Mental Health America has created an infographic to spread awareness about the benefits of quitting. Download …
How Can State Health Departments Address Tobacco-Related Disparities?
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released a new infographic on tobacco-related disparities, titled “How Can State Health Departments Address Tobacco-Related Disparities?” The infographic highlights populations …
New Tobacco Infographic Shows Impact on Disparity Populations
Facts at a glance from Achieving Health Equity in Tobacco Control LGBT HealthLink worked in collaboration with our Sibling National Disparity Networks to create a tool that would provide a …