CDC Names W.Va. as Top Smoking State Nov 22, 2009
"At the national level, we're kind of stuck," Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, told WebMD. "Now we're back to where we had been. Too many bars, restaurants, and construction sites are still exempted from .". Seventeen states in bars, restaurants, and workplaces. (ABC News)
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Nov 20, 2009
While health officials acknowledge that the first increase in the rate of adult smoking since 1994 may be just a "blip," they are just as concerned that the 2007 decline below the 20 percent level "appears to be a statistical aberration," said Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. "Clearly, we've hit a wall in reducing adult smoking," said Vince Willmore, spokesman for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a Washington, D.C.-based research and advocacy... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Adult smoking rate rises slightly for 1st time in 15 years Nov 13, 2009
Adult smoking hovered at about 21% from 2004 to 2006, then dropped a full percentage point in 2007, said Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. The 2007 drop gave CDC officials hope that U.S. smoking was plummeting again. (USA Today -- News)
U.S. adult smoking rate rises slightly Nov 13, 2009
Adult smoking hovered at about 21 percent from 2004 to 2006, then dropped a full percentage point in 2007, said Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. The 2007 drop gave CDC officials hope that U.S. smoking was plummeting again. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pro & Con: Do anti-smoking programs work to reduce smoking? Jul 21, 2009
When I directed the CDC s Office on Smoking and Health, we wanted to learn how to use marketing techniques to keep kids from starting to smoke and convened an expert panel of teen marketing experts from the private sector ... Michael Eriksen is director of the Institute for Public Health at Georgia State and former director of the Office on Smoking and Health at the CDC.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Smokers may not be financial burden on society Apr 8, 2009
Dr. Terry Pechacek, the CDC associate director for science in the office on smoking and health, said that data seeking to quantify economic benefits of smoking couldn't capture all the benefits associated with longevity, like a grandparent's contribution to a family. Because of such uncertainties the CDC won't put a price tag on savings from smoking. (MSNBC -- Health)
Smokers brace for huge tobacco tax hikes (1415) Apr 1, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health reported that in 2006 nearly 21 percent of U.S. adults (45. 3 million people) were cigarette smokers. (The Herald-Palladium)
Not Enough Smokers Find Quit Support at the Doctor's Office Apr 1, 2009
Rockville, MD. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2001. Fiore MC, Jaen CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update. (PR Newswire)
Tobacco use will continue, possibly grow, during recession, Georgia State expert says Mar 13, 2009
Eriksen, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health, co-authored the work with Omar Shafey, medical anthropologist and adjunct professor of global health at Emory University; Hana Ross, economist and strategic director of international tobacco control research at the American Cancer society; and Dr. Judith Mackay (MD), fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh and London and policy advisor to the World Health Organization. To... (EurekAlert!)
New edition of the Tobacco Atlas catalogues catastrophic toll of tobacco worldwide Mar 7, 2009
He has been a Senior Advisor to the World Health Organisation (WHO), and was director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health. Hana Ross, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Help for smokers Feb 17, 2009
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health Toll-free number: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) Web site: www ... Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 1999 ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on Smoking and Health. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
