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Tobacco use is a leading cause of cancer and of death from cancer. People who use tobacco products or who are regularly around environmental tobacco smoke (also called secondhand smoke) have an increased risk of cancer because tobacco products and secondhand smoke have many chemicals that damage DNA.

Recommendation Summary

This snapshot of U.S. e-cigarette regulation was prepared by the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium at the Public Health Law Center, and the Public Health and Tobacco Policy Center. The information is based on a survey of current state statutes (plus Washington, D.C.) pertaining to e-cigarettes in the following areas: definition of “tobacco product,” taxation, product packaging, youth access/other retail restrictions, and smoke-free air legislation. Some links go to legislative websites because the laws have not yet been codified or are not otherwise available. 

High-risk HPV types cause approximately 5% of all cancers worldwide. HPV vaccination can reduce the risk of infection by the HPV types targeted by the vaccine. 

Employers across the country are exploring innovative approaches to worksite wellness policies that incorporate a broad vision of health.  Increasingly, these initiatives are geared toward improving the health of the workplace through healthy food procurement and tobacco-free policies.  As employers seek to reduce health care costs through the improvement of employee health, worksite wellness policies hold great promise in the movement toward greater health, productivity and well-being.