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Prevalence of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions is low. Public Health Implications. Wide dissemination of evidence-based interventions to accelerate adoption of tobacco-free policies in all postsecondary educational institutions is warranted.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of various types of tobacco-free policies among a US national sample of postsecondary educational institutions (PEIs).Participants: A national sample of US PEIs (N=605) attended by the participants of the NEXT Generation Health Study.Methods: Tobacco policies of these PEIs were reviewed to determine if they were e-cigarettefree (yes/no), hookah-free (yes/no), and ACHA-recommended tobacco-free (yes/no) in June-December 2017. Logistic regression models were used to examine the relationships between institutional characteristics and tobacco policies.Results: Overall, 39.2%, 26.0%, and 20.0% of the sample adopted e-cigarette-free, hookah-free, and ACHA-recommended tobacco-free policies, respectively. Proprietary PEIs (vs. public) were less likely to have ACHA-recommended tobacco-free policies, while PEIs in the South and Midwest (vs. West) were more likely to have ACHA-recommended tobacco-free policies (p<0.05).Conclusions: Most sampled PEIs did not have ACHA-recommended tobacco-free polices. Subsequent research needs to investigate how ACHA-recommended tobacco policies influence tobacco use.

Table 1 describes the maternal and fetal characteristics of NL cases. The most frequent manifestations were skin (n=7) and cardiac involvement (n=12). In 1 case, there was a history of NL in a previous pregnancy. Of the patients with CHB, 5 required a pacemaker. Conclusions In conclusion, the frequency of NL in our multicentric cohort is greater than other international cohorts. Differences could be related to genetic/environmental factors as well as methodological limitations and selection bias.