What’s “mild” for one person can be a death sentence for another. Our discussions of Omicron are steeped in ableism.

Synthetic nicotine comes from a laboratory rather than tobacco. But regardless of source, nicotine is an addictive drug with known harms for young people. Learn more about synthetic nicotine in nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes: bit.ly/3zuZdxC

This is a great opportunity for postdocs!

Between my <5 year not able to yet be vaccinated and vulnerable individuals, we need to be mindful of how our actions impact public health, and not just individual health. Many are being left behind and we need to rethink how we think of protecting others.

Please join us for a great session!

Sad I’m missing all my colleagues as I can’t be there in person, but looking forward to hearing about the great science!

This is unacceptable; as a longtime member of APHA, we need our largest public health organization to take a stand against groups who do not have health as their priority.

It has come to ATOD leadership’s attention that an ad from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World currently appears on the AJPH website. This is deeply concerning, as it is a tobacco industry front organization...

Take a look at our new paper in NTR examining differences in tobacco use uptake during young adulthood.

These are elementary school children who woke up this morning. Who ate their favorite cereal. Who tied their shoes in double knots. Who laughed with friends on the bus. Now more than a dozen are dead. This isn’t normal. It doesn’t have to be this way. It can’t keep being this way

Yes, you can wear an N95 and still get COVID, especially with BA.5. But that doesn't mean masks don't work. You can also die in a car crash wearing a seat belt, but that doesn't mean seat belts don't work. Masks reduce the odds of infection. Be probabilistic, not fatalistic.

I’m excited to share that I’ve started my new position at the American Cancer Society as a Senior Principal Scientist in the Tobacco Control Research group. I’m happy I get to continue working with great colleagues on policy and health equity work!

Proud to be working at an organization that supports cancer prevention and health equity.

This is a win for protecting youth in CA!

The bipartisan January 6th Committee has extensively covered how Trump’s use of Twitter played a critical role in the violence of that day. Review their extensive work & ask yourself why a billionaire is toying w/ bringing back the person responsible for this:

Dear HEN members, we are excited to host our signature mentoring initiative at the 2023 SRNT Annual Meeting: It’s Just Coffee! Check out the three tracks you can sign up for as a mentor or mentee 👇👇

So proud of my longtime friend and public health colleague!

More than one-half (~2.7 million) of younger adults who used e-cigarettes in 2021 were those who had never used combustible cigarettes, increasing their risk for nicotine addiction. Ahmedin Jemal Nigar Nargis Minal Patel Jessica Star

Great working with my colleagues at Truth and UK! Truth Initiative Shyanika Rose to examine local and state flavor policies.