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		<title>2023 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2025/07/18/2023-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2023-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinze Kato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adult Use]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cessation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENDS Aerosol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicotine Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Executive Summary The 2023 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS) provides insights into Wyoming adults&#8217; use and attitudes regarding commercial tobacco and nicotine products. The survey, conducted by the Wyoming Survey &#38; Analysis Center (WYSAC), tracks progress toward commercial tobacco and nicotine prevention goals. ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems), cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco are the most [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2021 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2023/10/19/2021-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2021-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinze Kato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENDS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nicotine Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=3638</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Background Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, annually causing more than 480,000 deaths. In Wyoming, smoking leads to approximately 800 deaths from smoking-related illnesses each year and nearly $258 million in annual healthcare costs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014a). In addition, scientists have known since the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2019 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2023/01/01/2019-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2019-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinze Kato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[E-Cigarettes / ENDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Background Since the 1950s, scientists have been collecting evidence about the harmful effects of smoking. In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a landmark report, Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General, which stated that a link between smoking and certain cancers exists (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Impact of Tobacco in Wyoming</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2020/12/15/impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming-4/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming-4</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laran Despain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cessation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Cigarettes / ENDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tobacco Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Initiation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=3075</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Context for Tobacco Prevention in Wyoming There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. Each year, an estimated 800 Wyoming adults die prematurely from smoking-attributable illnesses such as heart disease, lung diseases, and cancers (primarily of the respiratory system; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014a). In 2010, tobacco-related healthcare cost Wyoming [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2017 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2020/01/28/2017-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2017-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinze Kato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cessation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Cigarettes / ENDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=2325</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS) is a key component in the evaluation of Wyoming's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP). Under contract to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), the Wyoming Survey &#038; Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming called adults across the state (via cell phone and landline) to ask about their use of and attitudes about tobacco products and policies.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health and Economic Costs of Smoking</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2019/09/20/health-and-economic-costs-of-smoking/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=health-and-economic-costs-of-smoking</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janelle Simpson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consequences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lost Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tobacco]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=2197</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The health and economic costs of smoking in Wyoming are substantial. The Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) shares four goals with the federal tobacco prevention and control program to reduce these costs: (a) reduce youth initiation of tobacco use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014b), (b) eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke (CDC, 2017), (c) increase tobacco cessation attempts and successes (CDC, 2015b), and (d) eliminate tobacco-related disparities (CDC 2014b; 2015b; 2017).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2015 Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2017/05/09/2015-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2015-wyoming-adult-tobacco-survey</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinze Kato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 19:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adult Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cessation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Cigarettes / ENDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=1870</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) works to reduce tobacco use in Wyoming by using a comprehensive, multi-strategy approach. The TPCP aligns its strategies around four goal areas that it shares with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Impact of Tobacco in Wyoming</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2016/12/08/impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming-2</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janelle Simpson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disparities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health & Economics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokeless Tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Initiation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=1309</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Impact of Tobacco in Wyoming: 2016 Annual Summary provides data on the prevalence of tobacco use and data associated with the four goals of the Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program:

Reduce youth initiation
Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
Promote tobacco cessation
Minimize disparities in the burden of tobacco use.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Impact of Tobacco in Wyoming</title>
		<link>https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/2015/08/05/impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=impact-of-tobacco-in-wyoming</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janelle Simpson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokefree Policies & Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smokeless Tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Initiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Use]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/?p=980</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Impact of Tobacco in Wyoming: 2015 Annual Summary provides data on the prevalence of tobacco use and data associated with the four goals of the Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program:

Reduce youth initiation
Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
Promote tobacco cessation
Minimize disparities in the burden of tobacco use.]]></description>
		
		
		
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