Longitudinal Changes in Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity.

Background: It is essential to understand factors influencing young adult cardiovascular health (CVH) to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Objective: Evaluate longitudinal changes in CVH among young adults in a weight management intervention.

Methods: Life's Essential 8 (LE8) metrics were calculated for young adults with overweight and obesity enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (n = 459).

Corrigendum: Early evidence of flavored tobacco product restrictions in Massachusetts and New York State.

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Early evidence of flavored tobacco product restrictions in Massachusetts and New York State.

Introduction: With many US states and localities enacting policies that restrict flavored e-cigarette sales, evaluation of these restrictions is critical to inform future efforts. This study analyzed both survey and retail scanner data to assess early-stage impacts of flavored tobacco sales restrictions in Massachusetts and New York State on e-cigarettes sales and product use among young people.

Methods: This study uses state-level e-cigarette retail sales data and survey data from youth and young adults (aged 13-24 years).

The relationships between the healthy nurse, Healthy Nation program, RN perceptions of their work system, and health-related quality of life.

Background: There is limited research on the effects of nationally oriented health care workforce interventions on RNs' perceptions of their work systems and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Purpose: Guided by a systems framework, we examined the association of being affiliated with an organization partnered with the American Nurses Association's Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) program on RNs' perceptions of their work systems and HRQOL.

Methods: We performed a correlational, cross-sectional secondary analysis of a national RN sample (N = 2,166) with case-control matching.

Trends in mental health indicators among nurses participating in healthy nurse, healthy nation from 2017 to 2021.

Background: American healthcare workers face unprecedented stress and trauma in the workplace during COVID-19, putting nurses at increased risk for poor mental health. Examining trends of mental health from before and during COVID-19 can illuminate the toll of the pandemic on nurses well-being.

Methods: Nurses enrolled in Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation receive a prompt to take an annual survey (n = 24,289).

Associations of e-cigarette industry beliefs and e-cigarette use and susceptibility among youth and young adults in the United States.

Background: Anti-industry sentiments are protective against smoking, but the relationship between industry beliefs and e-cigarette use remains unknown.

Methods: A nationally representative survey of U.S.

Support for cigarette filter waste policies among US adults.

Introduction: Little is known on whether cigarette filter-related knowledge or beliefs are associated with support for policies to reduce their environmental impact.

Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based sample of US adults aged 18-64 years (n=2979) was used to evaluate filter-related knowledge and beliefs by smoking status using data collected between 24 October 2018 and 17 December 2018. Multivariate logistic regression models explored whether these knowledge and belief items were associated with support for two policies, a US$0.

Quitting e-cigarettes: Quit attempts and quit intentions among youth and young adults.

While youth and young adult e-cigarette use has risen in the U.S., few studies have explored e-cigarette cessation behavior.

Public Support for E-Cigarette-related Policies among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults.

Background: The wide availability of flavored e-cigarettes and broad use of e-cigarettes in public places may contribute to the rapidly increasing rates of use among youth and young adults in the U.S. However, policies at the federal, state and local levels can address these factors.

Smoking cessation among US adults: use of e-cigarettes, including JUUL, and NRT use.

Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are a common tobacco product in the US. Despite lacking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for cessation, e-cigarettes, including JUUL, a popular device, have been viewed by some as a potential tool for tobacco users seeking to quit combustible tobacco use. It is unknown how current and former smokers report using these products for cigarette smoking cessation.

Electronic Cigarette and JUUL Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults.

Importance: The increasing use rates of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among young people in the United States have been largely associated with the emergence of high-nicotine-delivery device JUUL. Relevant data are needed to monitor e-cigarette, specifically JUUL, use to help inform intervention efforts.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence, patterns, and factors associated over time with e-cigarette use among adolescents and younger adults in the United States.

The availability of retail tobacco near federally qualified healthcare facilities and addiction treatment centers in New York State.

The effectiveness of tobacco control policies that create smoke-free healthcare facilities and encourage the delivery of tobacco dependence treatment may be undermined by the availability of retail tobacco in the surrounding environments. This study examined the availability of retail tobacco in relation to: federally qualified health centers and look-a-like (FQHC/LAL) healthcare facilities (n = 706) as well as substance abuse and addiction treatment centers (n = 953) across New York State (NYS) in 2018. A statewide tobacco retailer density surface using static-bandwidth kernel density estimation was constructed from geocoded licensed tobacco vendors (n = 21,314).

Support for E-cigarette and Tobacco Control Policies Among Parents of Adolescents.

Introduction: Parents are essential stakeholders for policy implementation. However, data on parents' support for e-cigarette- and tobacco-related policies is limited. This study examines parents' support for five e-cigarette- and tobacco-related policies targeted to prevent youth initiation and exposure to industry marketing practices.

Smokers' behavioral intentions in response to a low-nicotine cigarette policy.

Introduction: Evidence suggests that reducing the nicotine concentration in cigarettes to sub-addictive levels would reduce use. Until a low-nicotine cigarette policy is enacted, population-level effects are unknown. This study examines the behavioral intentions of current U.

JUUL in School: Teacher and Administrator Awareness and Policies of E-Cigarettes and JUUL in U.S. Middle and High Schools.

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, including JUUL, has risen to epidemic levels among high school and middle school students in the United States. Schools serve as a key environment for prevention and intervention efforts to address e-cigarette use, yet little is known about the awareness of and response to e-cigarettes in schools. This national survey of middle and high school teachers and administrators ( = 1,420) measured JUUL awareness, e-cigarette policies, and barriers to enforcement in schools.

Parents' Awareness and Perceptions of JUUL and Other E-Cigarettes.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine awareness, attitudes, and related knowledge of e-cigarettes, and JUUL specifically, among parents of middle and high school students.

Methods: Data were collected in October-November 2018 from a nationally representative sample of U.S.

Patterns of nicotine concentrations in electronic cigarettes sold in the United States, 2013-2018.

Introduction: Considerable declines in cigarette smoking have occurred in the U.S. over the past half century.

Lessons Learned From the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments Toolkit Pilot: A Qualitative Study.

The US Army Public Health Center developed the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments (CACHE) Toolkit to help military installations evaluate the quality of their built environments relative to healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free living. This study sought to improve its implementation process and assess subsequent Action Plan Guides' utility at 5 military installations. Baseline data included a knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs survey (N = 34); post-Toolkit implementation data included focus groups (N = 2) and interviews (N = 10).

JUUL use and reasons for initiation among adult tobacco users.

Background: The electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) JUUL has quickly captured the ENDS market, representing 74.6% of the total dollar share for this category as of November 2018. Although JUUL is marketed as an alternative to cigarettes intended for current adult smokers, evidence suggests that a majority of ENDS users are concurrently current cigarette smokers.

B'More Healthy: Retail Rewards--design of a multi-level communications and pricing intervention to improve the food environment in Baltimore City.

Background: Low-income black residents of Baltimore City have disproportionately higher rates of obesity and chronic disease than other Maryland residents. Increasing the availability and affordability of healthy food are key strategies to improve the food environment and can lead to healthier diets. This paper describes B'More Healthy: Retail Rewards (BHRR), an intervention that tests the effectiveness of performance-based pricing discounts and health communications, separately and combined, on healthy food purchasing and consumption among low-income small store customers.

Relation between the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program cycle and dietary quality in low-income African Americans in Baltimore, Maryland.

Background: There has been limited research regarding the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and recipients' dietary quality during the days and weeks after benefit disbursement.

Objective: We examined the relation between participants' stages in the SNAP cycle and their macronutrient consumption, Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores, and fruit and vegetable intake.

Design: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed single 24-h dietary recalls collected from 244 African American SNAP participants recruited near 24 corner stores in Baltimore City.