Tobacco, e-Cigarette and Vaping Use and Policy News Feed

Secret pacts between tobacco companies and retailers are a bad bargain for public health

February 22, 2022
Clandestine agreements between tobacco companies and retailers around the world are heavily incentivizing the sale and promotion of tobacco products and undermining public health efforts to decrease tobacco use.

Reducing "tobacco swamps" could improve public health

September 30, 2021
Reducing “tobacco swamps” — densely located stores that sell tobacco products — could have a major impact on public health, according to new research.

Messaging on COVID-19, smoking and vaping link may discourage cigarette use

January 20, 2021
Messages that link COVID-19 to smoking may be effective in discouraging cigarette use, according to a study from health behavior researchers at UNC.


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Noel Brewer, PhDGillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Jianwen Cai, PhDCary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
Vangie Foshee, PhDAdjunct Professor
Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhDAssociate Professor
Kathryn Sayre, MPH, RDOutreach Services Coordinator
Samir Soneji, PhDAdjunct Associate Professor
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