Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment: An NCI-funded Center
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× CloseFill gaps in the evidence about how different aspects of the
retail environment—like retailer density—affect tobacco use and disease.
Look at the potential of different retail policies to raise the cost of tobacco products, reduce tobacco use, and increase cessation, especially for populations with the highest rates of tobacco use.
Help communities implement scientifically sound, legally defensible,
and practically feasible retail policies in retail settings by translating and
sharing evidence about what works.
Researchers at UNC are mapping 375,000 tobacco retailers across the U.S. and exploring the relationship between their density and tobacco-related illness.
Led by Stanford, this project seeks to understand how the tobacco retail environment in a city may impede efforts to quit smoking. Researchers are surveying a panel of 2,400 adult smokers over 30 months and examining changes over time.
Researchers at Washington University are using agent-based modeling to study the impact of innovative retail policies in different types of communities, especially those with low-income and minority populations.
On Sept. 9, the Food and Drug Administration postponed a decision on whether many tobacco products that entered the market since 2007, including flavored e-cigarettes, can be sold. In a statement, the FDA said it has denied marketing applications for nearly 1 million flavored e-cigarettes because companies did not provide enough evidence that any potential [...]
A letter in Tobacco Control from ASPiRE’s Lisa Henriksen described a 2018 survey of store advertising at 1,199 tobacco retailers in California that revealed the industry was still more likely to advertise menthol cigarettes and charge less for them in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of Black residents. California’s law to restrict sales of flavored [...]
This study examined three successful tobacco retail policy initiatives to restrict menthol tobacco availability in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth, Minnesota, using key informant interviews with community leaders and members. Theme analysis indicated that strong city council support, leadership from impacted communities, awareness-building campaigns, and education about tobacco industry counter-tactics facilitated these initiatives. Challenges included [...]
Learn more about our Tobacco Retailer Mapping study in 30 large U.S. Cities.
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