Reminder: Report Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act Violations Online
Cessation Support in Healthcare Settings: New CDC Resources for Clinicians Helping Patients Quit Tobacco
- 4 New Specialty Provider webpages – Cardiovascular Care, Respiratory Care, Cancer Care, and Maternal and Infant Care
- 1 New Clinical Intervention webpage
- Integrating Tobacco Cessation in Clinical Workflow: Tobacco Cessation Change Package tutorial video – Tobacco use and dependence is treatable, and this tutorial video takes providers through the critical steps to make smoking cessation treatment a part of routine patient care.
- CDC-Million Hearts Tobacco Cessation Change Package
Updated TFN Resource Directory Now Available on Website
Monitoring U.S. E-Cigarette Sales: National Trends
A report from the CDC Foundation highlights trends in national electronic cigarette sales from January 2017 to March 2021.
Adverse Birth Outcomes Associated with Pre-Pregnancy and Prenatal Electronic Cigarette Use
A report published in Obstetrics & Gynecology by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists identified an independent association between low birth weight and e-cigarette use during the last three months of pregnancy.
Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Medicaid expansion – the ACA allows states to expand standard Medicaid coverage to cover individuals up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. The ACA also requires Medicaid expansion to cover a minimum set of benefits for tobacco cessation in adults.
- Cessation coverage in private insurance.
- The Prevention and Public Health Fund – this fund invests in critical public health initiatives, including the Tips From Former Smokers mass media campaign.
New Study: Quitting Menthols is More Difficult
Deadline for Required Cigarette Warning Postponed
A Tip From Former Smoker® – Roosevelt’s Ad
Roosevelt never thought that at 45 years old he would have a heart attack due to his smoking. In this CDC Tips From Former Smokers® campaign, he talks about the impact his smoking-related heart attack has had on his life.
Quitters: A Series on Quitting Vaping and Giving Up Nicotine
Truth Initiative has released a new six-episode YouTube series that follows young people on their journey to quitting nicotine. The series dives deep into the lives of young people making the decision to quit vaping and the courage it takes to do so.