Mississippi Tobacco Data

Mississippi Tobacco Data Surveillance, Evaluation, and Media Tracking for information about Mississippi's use of tobacco, social climate data, risk behavior, and more. http://mstobaccodata.org 27% Reduction in Heath Attacks Found after Starkville Implements Smoke-Free Ordinance Featured Publication: 27% Reduction in Heath Attacks Found after Starkville Implements Smoke-Free Ordinance http://www.mstobaccodata.org/ Percent of People Protected from Tobacco Smoke in Each State, 1990-2009 Interactive Chart: Percent of People Protected from Tobacco Smoke in Each State, 1990-2009 http://mstobaccodata.org/charts/protective-laws.html Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Community Coalitions: Mississippi Tobacco Data Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Community Coalitions: Mississippi Tobacco Data http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/posters.html Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/posters.html Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks USA Today and NYT articles concerning smoking bans and the subsequent reductions in heart attacks. http://mstobaccodata.org/ Resources for Smoke-Free Ordinances New links and documents available on mstobaccodata for smoke-free ordinances. http://mstobaccodata.org/resources.html The Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1998-2008 Report from the Mississippi Tobacco Data Workgroup: The Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1998-2008(PDF, 136KB) http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/adult-reports.html Current Cigarette Smoking in Mississippi Report from the Mississippi Tobacco Data Workgroup: Current Cigarette Smoking in Mississippi - includes data from form the 2008 BRFSS(PDF, 146KB) http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/adult-reports.html State Rankings of Current Cigarette Smoking, 2008 Report from the Mississippi Tobacco Data Workgroup: State Rankings of Current Cigarette Smoking, 2008 (PDF, 96KB) http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/adult-reports.html U.S. and Mississippi Estimates from the Tobacco Use Supplement, Current Population Survey Report from the Mississippi Tobacco Data Workgroup:U.S. and Mississippi Estimates from the Tobacco Use Supplement, Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) (PDF, 56KB) http://www.mstobaccodata.org/data/survey-use.html Support for Smoke-free Legislation in Mississippi Support for Smoke-free Legislation in Mississippi. Brief updated April 2009 http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Interactive Tobacco Control Data Charts Interactive charts which clearly illustrate the relationship of tobacco control policies with cigarette smoking and with tax revenue. http://mstobaccodata.org/charts.html/ New Legislative Measures Bills appearing before the Mississippi Legislature http://mstobaccodata.org/ Protecting Children from Secondhand Smoke In recognition that children are particularly vulnerable to the harms of secondhand smoke due to their developmental stage and that children can not control their environment, several states have passed or are examining legislation that prohibits smoking when a child or minor is present. http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi, January 2009 Update Grenada has become the latest Mississippi city to pass a comprehensive smokefree law. Only 9.53% of Mississippians are protected by a smokefree law. This links to the January 2009 update of the report, brief and powerpoint slides. http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Mississippi Edition with Karen Brown on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Thursday, Dec 4, 2008 Interview with MPB http://mstobaccodata.org/news.html Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi, October 2008 Update November 2008 update of the report Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Summary, October 2008 Update November 2008 update of the brief Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Powerpoint Slides, October 2008 Update November 2008 update of the Powerpoint presentation Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi, October 2008 Update October 2008 update of the report Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Summary, October 2008 Update October 2008 update of the brief Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Powerpoint Slides, October 2008 Update October 2008 update of the Powerpoint presentation Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html The Mississippi Social Climate of Tobacco Control, 2008 2008 Report from the Mississippi Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control http://mstobaccodata.org/data/adult-data.html Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi, 2008 Update 2008 Update of the report Smoke-Free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Summary, 2008 Update 2008 Update of the brief Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi Powerpoint Slides, 2008 Update 2008 Update of the Powerpoint presentation Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Mississippi Tobacco Survey Data Mississippi tobacco survey data PowerPoint presentation http://mstobaccodata.org/resources.html The Mississippi Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control, 2007 2007 Report from the Mississippi Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control http://mstobaccodata.org/data/adult-data.html State Rankings of Current Cigarette Smoking, 2007 State rankings of current smokers in 2007 http://mstobaccodata.org/data/risk-factor.html History of Tobacco Control in Mississippi A brief history of tobacco control efforts in Mississippi from 1994 to the present http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/history.html Current Cigarette Smoking in Mississippi Prevalence of adult and youth smoking http://mstobaccodata.org/pubs/adult-reports.html Youth Smoking Posters Posters of current smoking from Youth Tobacco Survey http://mstobaccodata.org/data/tobacco-survey.html Mississippi Tobacco Data Surveillance, Evaluation, and Media Tracking for information about Mississippi's use of tobacco, social climate data, risk behavior, and more. http://mstobaccodata.org Youth Tobacco Survey The Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide states with the data needed to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive tobacco control programs that work to prevent young people from beginning tobacco use and help those who have already started using tobacco to quit. The YTS collects data from young people in grades 6 through 12. http://www.mstobaccodata.org/data/tobacco-survey.html Universities with Smoke-free Air Policies: How Does Mississippi Compare? The American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation is a national repository of local tobacco related ordinances and regulations in the United States. Each quarter, the ANR Foundation releases lists of places with 100% smokefree air. According to their April 1, 2008 report, almost 150 colleges and universities in the U.S. with entirely smokefree campuses (although 33 of these campuses allow smoking in limited, remote outdoor areas). http://www.mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html Smoke-free Legislation and the Social Climate of Secondhand Smoke in Mississippi The California EPA Air Resources Board recently declared secondhand smoke to be a toxic air contaminant, putting this byproduct of cigarette smoking in the same category as diesel exhaust, and arsenic. Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds. At least 43 of these compounds have been demonstrated to cause cancer in humans and animals (Brownson, Eriksen, Davis, and Warner, 1997). http://www.mstobaccodata.org/pubs/policy-research.html