Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes: Report Release Webinar

From: The National Academies of Science

When: January 23, 2018 (11:00 AM Eastern)
Topics Environmental HealthPublic HealthSubstance Use and Mental Health
Activity: Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Board: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Six members from the Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will present the findings of the committee, which will be available online at 11 AM on January 23, 2018. The committee was convened to evaluate the available evidence of health effects related to the use of e-cigarettes/ENDS and identify future federally funded research needs. The committee will present, via webinar, on specifics of the report, including the role of e-cigarettes in smoking initiation and cessation, short- and long- term health effects in users and non-users, and research that should be a priority for federal funding. The members will present for the first half of the webinar, and take questions from the audience for the second half of the webinar. The presentation will begin at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on January 23, 2018.

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