The 2nd TackSHS Consortium Meeting held on 28-29 November 2016 at the Mario Negri Institute in Milan gathered 27 researchers and professionals from six European countries for a successful two-day progress meeting, during which each team presented progress of the studies and work programme for the next three years. The multidisciplinary team of public health …
On 21 October the TackSHS project was presented to a wide audience of academics, policy makers and advocates of tobacco control in the Slovenian National Council, Ljubljana. On the occasion of the Annual ENSP Capacity Building Event and Network Meeting, ENSP Communications and Health Policy Manager, Dominick Nguyen, presented the aims and scope of TackSHS in …
Results from the Scottish Health Survey published in September 2016 show a dramatic reduction in the proportion of children exposed to second-hand smoke at home. In 2014 the Scottish Government set an ambitious target to reduce the percentage from 12% to 6% by 2020 and the latest survey shows that this target has been achieved 5 years …
Second-hand smoke (SHS) may be significantly elevated outdoors and when adjacent to smoking areas. This is of concern as SHS exposure is linked to adverse health outcomes, including respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and lung cancer. Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in outdoor areas is likely to occur in the presence of cigarette smoke, and worryingly, short periods of exposure …
Smoke-free legislation in indoor public places has concentrated smokers in the are as outside building entrances or other outdoor areas. This study assessed the drift of second-hand smoke between outdoor and indoor areas of cafés and restaurants in Barcelona,Spain, and characterized the exposure on outdoor terraces. Using a cross- sectional design,we monitored vapor-phase nicotine in …
Adolescents who use electronic cigarettes are significantly more likely than nonusers to turn to traditional cigarettes when they reach the legal age to buy tobacco, a small Pediatrics study suggests. Roughly 150 California teens who, in the 11th or 12th grade, reported using e-cigarettes but never smoking traditional cigarettes were matched with 150 students who …
Results from the Scottish Health Survey published in September 2016 show a dramatic reduction in the proportion of children exposed to second-hand smoke at home. In 2014 the Scottish Government set an ambitious target to reduce the percentage from 12% to 6% by 2020 and the latest survey shows that this target has been achieved 5 years …
The EU Research and Innovation magazine, Horizon Magazine, features the work done on electronic cigarettes within TackSHS and the EU Project EUREST-PLUS. Esteve Fernandez says to the Horizon Magazine: ‘Electronic cigarettes don’t produce combustion of tobacco – in fact they don’t even contain tobacco. But because most users use charges containing nicotine they do produce …
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) features a spotlight on TackSHS Project Coordinator, Esteve Fernandez. The TackSHS Project is made possible thanks to the recent GACD Lung Diseases Call. Esteve Fernandez notes that TackSHS aims to have a comprehensive understanding of the exposure to second-hand smoke and aerosols from electronic cigarettes to be able to protect the …
Adolescents who use electronic cigarettes are significantly more likely than nonusers to turn to traditional cigarettes when they reach the legal age to buy tobacco, a small Pediatrics study suggests. Roughly 150 California teens who, in the 11th or 12th grade, reported using e-cigarettes but never smoking traditional cigarettes were matched with 150 students who …