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Counter Tobacco PodcastBONUS EPISODE: Dr. Melissa LittleOn June 14, 2018, Counter Tools and CounterTobacco.org held their 4th quarterly webinar. The webinar covered the intersection of point-of-sale tobacco and the military, with Amanda Kong, a UNC researcher and doctoral student, presenting her team's findings pertaining to the pricing of tobacco products on Air Force bases. Following the webinar, Counter Tobacco.org had the privilege of talking to Dr. Melissa Little, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia. Dr. Little’s work centers around military populations and she is currently the head of a tobacco intervention development and evaluation at Lackland AFP fo...
2018-10-1018 min
Counter Tobacco PodcastAfrican-American Tobacco Use and Industry TargetingEpisode Five: African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we continue our discussion at how different aspects of people’s lives are used by big tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading. Today’s episode focuses on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use US Census Inequalities in tobacco outlet density by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, 2012, USA: results from the ASPiRE Study Reducing Disparities in Tobacco Retailer Density by Banning Tobacco Product Sales Near Schools CDC: Afri...
2018-05-2013 min
Counter Tobacco PodcastNational Tobacco Prevention CampaignsEpisode Two: National Tobacco Prevention Campaigns The war on tobacco rages on. So who’s on our side? This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores some of the national tobacco prevention campaigns going on right now, as well as the most infamous public service announcement of all time. For more information on this episode, visit CounterTobacco.org
2017-09-2609 min