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Webinar: African-American Focus Group Attitudes and Strategies Surrounding Flavored Tobacco
When: Tuesday, April 30th 11:00 AM PDT
Description: Join the Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing in collaboration with the African-American Statewide Coordinating Center to learn more about focus group findings from the African-American community surrounding flavored tobacco products. In April 2018, the Center commissioned a focus group of African-American men and women in Oakland and will provide details on what we learned during this focus group. The African-American Statewide Coordinating Center will then provide information and details on how local projects can use this information in their efforts.   

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Next Webinar: LGBTQ Focus Group Attitudes and Strategies Surrounding Flavored Tobacco
When: Thursday May 9, 2019 at 11am
Registration information coming soon
For any questions, contact karina.camacho@lung.org

 

 

In the news:
Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi
"In the study, David Christiani and his colleagues tested 75 e-cigarette products in total for two contaminants: endotoxin, which is part of the cell walls of a class of bacteria, and glucan, which is part of the makeup of fungi. Chronic exposure to endotoxin is linked to asthma and reduced lung capacity; while the form of glucan they found is known to cause inflammation, which is a big problem in a sensitive system like your lungs. Both microbial products are found in many places out in the world. The issue here is that they’re in a substance that’s inhaled—and inhaled frequently."