Summer 2024 News You Can Use Resources News You Can Use Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) Releases New Reducing E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Toolkit for Health Care Providers The DSHS TPCP recently released the new Reducing E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Toolkit for Health Care Providers. It promotes the Ask-Counsel-Treat method and provides information on youth and young adult e-cigarette and vaping use as well as cessation resources available to Texans. It also offers flexibility for different provider practices, supports youth and young adult patient needs, and seeks to accommodate the busiest health care provider. This toolkit was a collaborative effort by the DSHS TPCP, DSHS Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, and Cancer Alliance of Texas’ Tobacco Control Priority Area Workgroup. While this toolkit can be used as a standalone resource, it was developed in part to complement the Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM) From Vapes to Victory: Empowering Teens to Overcome Vaping interactive training module. The toolkit can be found on the DSHS TPCP webpage under Communications and Media. DSHS Texas Asthma Control Program Awarded New Four-Year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement The DSHS Texas Asthma Control Program was recently awarded the CDC Advancing Health Equity in Asthma Control through EXHALE Strategies cooperative agreement. This funding will allow the Texas Asthma Control Program to continue its efforts aimed at reducing the burden of asthma across the state, including emergency department visits and hospitalizations. The DSHS TPCP has a close partnership with the DSHS Texas Ashma Control Program. The programs look forward to continuing their joint efforts to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke, a significant asthma trigger, and connect Texans to cessation services. Federal Multi-Agency Task Force to Curb the Distribution and Sale of Illegal E-Cigarettes In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the creation of a federal multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes. Along with the DOJ and FDA, the task force brings together multiple law enforcement partners, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Marshals Service; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; and the Federal Trade Commission, to coordinate and streamline efforts to bring all available criminal and civil tools to bear against the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes responsible for nicotine addiction among youth in the U.S. Learn more about the task force from the FDA’s press release. New JUUL Labs Documents Available on the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library The University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Industry Documents Library added 289,868 new JUUL Labs documents to the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library, bringing the total number of publicly available previously secret JUUL documents to 1,870,542. There are about two million JUUL documents from the North Carolina settlement to be loaded and another two million documents from other state cases. To access the documents, visit the UCSF Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library website. FDA Warns Six Online Retailers for Selling Unauthorized E-Liquids Resembling Prescription Drug Bottles In June 2024, the FDA issued warning letters to six online retailers for selling unauthorized e-liquid products from the Bad Drip brand that imitate prescription drug bottles. The retailers were also warned for selling unauthorized flavored, disposable e-cigarettes, including those under the brand names Funky Republic and HQD. For more information, view the FDA’s press release. Adult Smoking Cessation — United States, 2022 The CDC recently published a study where they assessed national estimates of cigarette smoking cessation indicators among U.S. adults using 2022 National Health Interview Survey data. The study found that approximately two thirds (67.7%) of the 28.8 million U.S. adults who smoked wanted to quit, and approximately one half (53.3%) made a quit attempt, but only 8.8% quit smoking in 2022. Among those who tried to quit, 38.3% used treatment (i.e., counseling or medication). Adults who usually smoked menthol (versus non-menthol) cigarettes had a higher prevalence of quitting interest (72.2% versus 65.4%), higher prevalence of past-year quit attempts (57.3% versus 50.4%), lower prevalence of receiving quit advice (48.2% versus 53.8%), lower prevalence of using cessation treatment (35.2% versus 41.5%), but similar prevalence of quit success (9.5% versus 7.9%). The Long-Term Impact of the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign on Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW, 2012–2023 In July 2024, the CDC published a new study in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. The study found that from 2012 through 2023, exposure to CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign generated more than two million additional calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW. It also shows that exposure to the campaign has consistently and significantly increased calls to the national tobacco quitline portal, 1-800-QUIT-NOW, and supports continued use of mass media to promote quitlines. Tobacco Quitline Staffs’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Connecting Quitline Callers to Lung Cancer Screening Educational Materials A recent study published in Cancer Medicine evaluated the impact of training quitline staff in lung cancer screening. It found that receiving training about lung cancer screening eligibility and the benefits and harms of screening improved lung cancer screening knowledge among quitline staff. The study also describes how quitline staff found that connecting callers with lung cancer screening educational materials is acceptable, appropriate, and feasible, and aligned with their primary mission. Proportion and Number of Cancer Cases and Deaths Attributable to Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors in the United States, 2019 In July 2024, the American Cancer Society published a new study on cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors. It found that 44% of all cancer deaths among U.S. adults were attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors. Cigarette smoking was the leading risk factor contributing to cancer cases and deaths overall (19.3% and 28.5%, respectively), followed by excess body weight (7.6% and 7.3%, respectively), and alcohol consumption (5.4% and 4.1%, respectively). Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program Course to be Held Virtually on September 16, 2024 – September 20, 2024 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) will hold their next Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program course virtually on September 16, 2024 – September 20, 2024. This five-day course is for individuals interested in becoming credentialed as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Accredited by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs, the program offers the highest quality tobacco treatment training, based on the most up-to-date evidence in tobacco cessation research and treatment strategies. The cost is $1,100. Special discounts are available for professionals working in academic, government, non-profit, and limited resource settings. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, nurses, counselors, social workers, and health educators. Improving Tobacco Cessation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Guidance and State Strategies Webinar The UCSF’s Smoking Cessation Leadership Center will be hosting the Improving Tobacco Cessation: CMS Guidance and State Strategies webinar on August 20, 2024 from 12:00-1:15 PM CT. The webinar will discuss how state Medicaid and CHIP agencies are working with health departments and health plans to improve delivery of tobacco cessation services to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries and within health and behavioral health settings. Continuing education credits are available. Register for the webinar on the UCSF website. Resources Texas Say What Don’t Wait! Advocate! Training Module In July 2024, Texas Say What (Students, Adults, and Youth Working Hard Against Tobacco) launched its new Don’t Wait! Advocate! training module. This online training module equips youth and adults alike with essential advocacy skills, guiding them to harness their voice to support causes that matter. Through this training, participants will learn skills for effective advocacy. There are a variety of self-paced activities to explore strengths, start community engagement, and prepare to create meaningful change. BCM From Vapes to Victory: Empowering Teens to Overcome Vaping Training BCM’s From Vapes to Victory: Empowering Teens to Overcome Vaping online training module helps health care providers apply the Act-Counsel-Treat method to address youth e-cigarette and vaping use. Through this free interactive training, health care providers will learn how to create impactful messages that resonate with teens and discourage e-cigarette use; formulate a plan for adolescent patients who are not prepared to quit yet; and develop a cessation and treatment plan for those who are ready to quit. Continuing medical education credits are available for physicians and advanced practice providers. Tobacco Control Network (TCN) Updates State Policy Map The TCN has updated their State Policy Map to reflect the policy landscape relating to tobacco and e-cigarette taxes, smokefree environments, T21 laws, preemption, JUUL settlements, Medicaid coverage, and more. CDC Tobacco Disparities Dashboard The CDC recently launched the Tobacco Disparities Dashboard. The interactive dashboard turns data into visual information, enabling users to quickly explore and identify tobacco-related disparities in cigarette smoking among specific groups at the state level by age, disability, education, employment, income, mental health, race and ethnicity, sex, and locality (urban vs rural). The information can help guide programmatic actions on targeted interventions to reduce cigarette smoking among certain population groups. CDC Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign Resources The CDC’s Empower Vape-Free Youth campaign aims to empower educators to speak with youth about the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction and to encourage youth to avoid and/or quit vaping. In May 2024, the campaign released a Spanish-language fact sheet and conversation card. These print materials provide important information for educators to engage in meaningful conversations with their students about the dangers of vaping and ways to quit. The materials are available on the campaign webpage and will soon be available for hard copy orders through the Publication Catalog Ordering System. CDC State Menthol Fact Sheets CDC State Menthol Fact Sheets are available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The data presented in the fact sheets include state-specific estimates of the number of adults who currently smoke, usually use menthol cigarettes, and are seriously considering quitting smoking; the economic cost of cigarette smoking in the state; the projected number of people in the state that would quit smoking if menthol cigarettes were no longer available; state Medicaid coverage; state smoking quitline utilization; and the amount of funds CDC provides the state for the quitline.

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Diabetes News You Can Use August 2024 Spotlight Programs in Texas Diabetes News & Resources Journal Articles Other Diabetes Education Opportunities and Events FAQ Diabetes News You Can Use is a free news bulletin of the Texas Department of State Health Services. It is compiled by the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and highlights information and news related to diabetes. Spotlight Texas Diabetes Council The Texas Diabetes Council (TDC) celebrated its 40th anniversary during the July 18, 2024 meeting. The TDC is established by the Texas Legislature and is composed of individuals who are enthusiastic about addressing issues that affect people with diabetes in Texas. Since its establishment, the TDC has made an impact on the lives of Texans living with diabetes. A few of the accomplishments include conceptualizing the Texas Diabetes Institute, launching a US-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project, and developing multiple educational resources for patients, providers, schools, and more. For more information, visit the TDC webpage.  Programs in Texas Food Farmacy Food Farmacy in Houston and Pasadena is a partnership between Harris Health and the Houston Food Bank. It provides fresh fruits and vegetables and other foods. Food Farmacy also offers education, nutritional guidance, and help qualifying for social services. Individuals connected with Food Farmacy may also enroll in the culinary medicine program at UT Health Sciences School of Public Health. Persons encountering food insecurity and chronic disease may participate and need a prescription from the Harris Health System. People experiencing uncontrolled chronic conditions can participate long-term. Adults facing food insecurity can visit the Food Farmacy at least once. For more information, visit the Food Farmacy webpage. Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of Health The Texas Non-Medical Drivers of Health (NMDOH) Consortium has 115 programs. These programs are focused on research, policy, and practice. There is the option to search by program sponsor, drivers of health, target populations, health conditions, counties, active/inactive status, program evaluation, and funding type. For more details, visit the Texas NMDOH Consortium webpage. Texercise Texercise offers free physical activity and nutrition resources for adults 45 years and over. Texercise Connects provides an activity book, exercise videos, and opportunities to lead or partner with Texercise. Texercise is a health and wellness initiative of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). To learn more, visit the Texercise webpage. Blindness Education, Screening and Treatment Program The Texas Health and Human Services runs the Blindness, Education, Screening and Treatment (BEST) Program to prevent blindness, offer vision screenings, provide medical eye treatment, and give resources across Texas. Medical eye treatment is available for eligible individuals with conditions like diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, glaucoma, and other eye diseases. For more details, visit the BEST Program webpage. Diabetes News & Resources Food for Life Our New! Food for Life: Living Well with Prediabetes or Diabetes booklet is now available in English. This is a meal-planning booklet for patients who have diabetes or prediabetes and contains serving sizes, food preparation, healthy eating tips, and a food diary. Our updated Spanish version is coming soon. To view all our publications, please visit our Diabetes Educational Materials. Taking Charge of Your Health: Managing Diabetes One Day at a Time Our New! Taking Charge of Your Health: Managing Diabetes One Day at a Time booklet is now also available in English. This booklet discusses topics such as medications, low blood sugar, heart and mental health, kidney disease, and foot, eye, and dental care. It also contains charts for daily food logs and medicine records. To view all our publications, please visit our Diabetes Educational Materials. DiabetesTV DiabetesTV has links to the CDC’s public information campaigns and video collections for type 2 diabetes prevention, prediabetes, and living well with diabetes. You can find videos in English and Spanish. For more information, visit the DiabetesTV webpage. Danatech Educational Resources Danatech was created by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) to address the changes in diabetes technology. It supports healthcare professionals by providing updated information, training, podcasts, and education about diabetes technology. The goal is to empower patient-centered care and solutions. For more information, visit the Danatech Educational Resources webpage. Talking to Others About T1D This resource provides tips for teens to talk to others about type 1 diabetes (T1D) and advocate for themselves. Breakthrough T1D, formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), is a global non-profit organization that promotes treatment, research, and advocacy. This organization also influences policy and improves access to care for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. Journal Articles Protective Factors and the Pathogenesis of Complications in Diabetes   April 2024 – Endocrine Review This study focuses on how certain protective factors can help reduce the development and severity of diabetic complications. It suggests sorting diabetes complications based on the tissue they affect, such as vascular, parenchymal, or a combination of both, rather than the traditional microvascular and macrovascular categories. This review looks at the clinical, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms that support the roles of natural protective factors in causing and progressing chronic diabetes complications. Other Diabetes Education Opportunities and Events Webinars The American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 This video provides a review of the ADA’s 2024 Standards of Care in Diabetes, specifically focusing on Section 10, Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management. The discussion highlights the updates and clinical impacts for individuals with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. The moderator of the video is Robert Gabbay, M.D., Ph.D. from the ADA, and the panelist is Dennis Bruemmer, M.D., Ph.D. from the Cleveland Clinic, who is Board-Certified in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Endocrinology. This 57-minute video is sponsored by “Know Diabetes by Heart”, an initiative by the ADA, American Heart Association (AHA), and industry leaders, and is sponsored by Novo Nordisk. The initiative aims to reduce cardiovascular disease in individuals living with type 2 diabetes. To view this video, visit YouTube. For more information, visit the ADA’s 2024 Standards of Care in Diabetes webpage. Diabetes and the Body This video from “Diabetes UK” is under nine minutes long and uses an animated body model to show how the body processes food for energy, how this is impacted by diabetes, the difference between types 1 and 2 diabetes and their treatments, insulin function, and how high blood sugar affects wound healing, vision, and energy. To view this video, visit YouTube. Events Texas Diabetes Council    The TDC’s mission is to effectively reduce the health and economic burdens of diabetes in Texas. The TDC meets quarterly in public Council meetings and in two TDC workgroups, the TDC Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup (HPOW) and the Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup (AOW). The next Council meeting and workgroup meetings are on October 10, 2024. For more information, visit the TDC webpage. TRAP Yoga Tuesdays  Northeast Texas Public Health District’s Center for Healthy Living is offering free TRAP (Trauma Release And Peace) Yoga on Tuesdays in August from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with Registered Yoga Teacher Kiara Smothers. TRAP Yoga is a low-impact, healing, and wellness experience. To attend, please call the Center for Healthy Living at (903) 593-7474, or e-mail Joy Johnson at JJohnson@netphd.org. For more information, view the TRAP Yoga flyer. Healthier Texas Summit The Healthier Texas Summit is on October 10-11, 2024 in Austin. It is an initiative of It’s Time Texas in collaboration with The University of Texas System. This summit is an opportunity for public health and wellness leaders to address evolving community challenges and share innovations and opportunities to build a healthier Texas. For more information, visit the Healthier Texas Summit webpage. Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is on October 5-8, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference focuses on important health issues affecting all Americans and explore advances in medical nutrition therapy, healthcare technology, and nutrition service access and opportunity. Attendees can expect culinary demonstrations, new product demonstrations, research presentations, and networking opportunities with potential employers and educational institutions. For more information, visit the FNCE webpage. FAQ Where can I find more information on helping with insulin costs? A. The ADA’s insulin cost and affordability webpage provides resources for free, reduced, or capped insulin cost through Medicare, Medicaid, private/commercial insurance, and patient assistance programs. How can I find out more information on becoming a Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) supplier or finding a program near me? A. The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model Orientation Webinar provides a map, guidance, and resources on becoming an MDPP supplier as well as reimbursement rates and how to maintain supplier status. There is a map of MDPP services to search by zip code to find Medicare Diabetes Prevention Programs throughout the United States.

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