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Tag: e-cigarettes

USC tobacco researchers honored by city officials

Posted on August 28, 2017April 4, 2019
Government officials honored USC faculty Aug. 18 at Los Angeles City Hall for their public health work in tobacco control, prevention and research that formed the scientific foundation for local policies. (more…)... read more →
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USC goes smoke-free

Posted on January 10, 2017January 20, 2017
The University of Southern California announced Jan. 10 its campuses and facilities, indoor and outdoor, are now smoke-free. (more…)... read more →
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USC contributes to surgeon general’s first report on e-cigarettes and youth

Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016
The United States Surgeon General on Dec. 8 released a new report calling e-cigarettes "a major public health concern." (more…)... read more →
Could tobacco companies quit making traditional cigarettes?

Could tobacco companies quit making traditional cigarettes?

Posted on December 1, 2016December 6, 2016
Amid declines in smoking and tightening regulations, companies may consider dropping traditional cigarettes entirely in favor of newer technologies, like e-cigarettes. Still, health experts remain skeptical of the alleged be... read more →
Children vs. Tobacco: 2016 - Who’s Winning?

11/29/16 – Children vs. Tobacco 2016: Who’s Winning?

Posted on October 29, 2016December 1, 2016
Despite efforts to create a tobacco-free generation, the tobacco industry continues to target adolescents and young adults. In this lecture, Jonathan Klein, associate executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics a... read more →

05/05/16 – 4th Annual Health Policy Symposium & Networking Event

Posted on April 16, 2016May 9, 2016
The University of Southern California's Fourth Annual Health Policy Symposium & Networking Event will feature discussions including soda taxation, mental health, gun safety, HIV screening, homelessness, medical marijuana,... read more →
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Take the Student Tobacco Survey

Posted on March 2, 2016March 2, 2016
The Associate of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Program is gathering information on students' tobacco use, perceptions regarding e-cigarettes, exposure to e-cigarette marketing and other related topics. (more…... read more →

Kids who vape 4x more likely to smoke tobacco, according to new JAMA study

Posted on August 20, 2015February 27, 2018
A new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Tuesday, finds teenagers who have used e-cigarettes are more likely to at least sample tobacco cigarettes, cigars or hookahs, according to co-author A... read more →

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