ASPiRE 2020: Year in Review
This 2-page product includes an overview of tobacco retail policies implemented in our 30 CAB cities and a summary of scientific and translational products published by the ASPiRE Center in 2020. [...]
Resources
Find all ASPiRE products and publications below.
Results: 95
Sociodemographic inequities in tobacco retailer density: Do neighboring places matter?
Read the paper. [...]
Associations of tobacco retailer availability with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related hospital outcomes, United States, 2014
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Tobacco Retailer Density: What it is, why it matters, and resources to help talk about it
In this presentation to Texas tobacco control partners, Amanda Kong, PhD, MPH, presents on tobacco retailer availability and health equity and Ilana Raskind, PhD, provides an overview of the recently published Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheets. Dr. Kong’s presentation also covers different ways of measuring retailer density. [...]
Retail tobacco policy efforts and barriers to implementation in the US: Insights from local practitioners
This poster was presented at the NIH AcademyHealth 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. [...]
Tailoring evidence dissemination to preferences of tobacco control partners: Lessons from an academic-community partnership for tobacco control
This poster was presented at the NIH AcademyHealth 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. [...]
Vape shop and consumer activity during COVID-19 non-essential business closures in the USA
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Popularity of Natural American Spirit cigarettes is greater in U.S. cities with lower smoking prevalence
This study found that the sales volume of Natural American Spirit cigarettes, often perceived as a “safer smoke,” was greater in cities with lower adult smoking prevalence, and, unlike other brands, did not increase in cities where excise taxes were higher. [...]
E-cigarette availability, price promotions and marketing at the point-of sale in the contiguous United States (2014-2015): national estimates and multilevel correlates
An audit of retail sales of e-cigarettes showed increases of sales and exterior marketing in neighborhoods with the highest proportion of Black residents. Retailers in states with high smoking prevalence appear to be targeted by e-cigarette marketing. [...]
Tobacco Retail Policy Trends in 2019
Between March and July 2019, we interviewed tobacco control program managers or coalition members in each of our 30 ASPiRE Community Advisory Board (CAB) cities about their retail policy efforts. We also conducted an online survey of state tobacco control program managers in all 50 states. We collected data on Retail Policy Activity, Barriers, and [...]