2018
The Impact of Implementing Tobacco Control Policies
Levy DT, Tam J, Kuo C, Fong GT, Chaloupka F. The Impact of Implementing Tobacco Control Policies. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2018, 24: 448-457. PMID: 29346189, PMCID: PMC6050159, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000000780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control programsComprehensive tobacco control programSmoke-free air lawsCessation treatment policiesGraphic health warningsHealth warningsTreatment policyMarketing bansLarge evidence baseControl programsCigarette taxesTobacco control policiesEffect sizeAir lawsSmoking prevalenceSmoking ratesHigh-income countriesQuit attemptsQuit successSmoking behaviorNarrative reviewEvidence baseTobacco policiesMarketing restrictionsMedia campaigns
2013
Tobacco control in Namibia: the importance of government capacity, media coverage and industry interference
Tam J, van Walbeek C. Tobacco control in Namibia: the importance of government capacity, media coverage and industry interference. Tobacco Control 2013, 23: 518. PMID: 23788605, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control legislationComprehensive tobacco control legislationTobacco control policiesTobacco controlNational tobacco control policiesTobacco control progressTobacco Products Control ActMiddle-income countriesTobacco useImproved staffLow-income countriesHealth MinistryTelephonic interviewsTobacco industry involvementControl legislationPublic healthMiddle-income nationsSupportive role
2012
The impact of tobacco control research on policy: 20 years of progress
Warner KE, Tam J. The impact of tobacco control research on policy: 20 years of progress. Tobacco Control 2012, 21: 103. PMID: 22345232, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesPolicy implementationToll of tobaccoRole of researchCessation treatment policiesPolicy adoptionPolicy makingBody of researchTobacco control researchPoor countriesActual policy makingTreatment policyTobacco controlWorld's poorest countriesCase studyPolicy areasPolicy researchPolicy interactPolicyFramework ConventionClean indoor airRelevance of researchDeveloped countriesNovel policyControl policies