2023
The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine VAPING product use: application to Germany
Sánchez-Romero L, Liber A, Li Y, Yuan Z, Tam J, Travis N, Jeon J, Issabakhsh M, Meza R, Levy D. The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine VAPING product use: application to Germany. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2299. PMID: 37990171, PMCID: PMC10662637, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17152-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine vaping productsMortality riskNVP usePopulation health effectsPublic health interventionsPublic health impactAdults ages 18Smoking prevalenceSmokingHealth interventionsAge 18Tobacco controlDeath rateHealth effectsVaping productsLife expectancyProduct useHealth impactsSVaDPrevalenceLYLSame periodRiskSmokersPopulationSummary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories
Levy D, Tam J, Jeon J, Holford T, Fleischer N, Meza R. Summary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s72-s79. PMID: 36935130, PMCID: PMC11193149, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicitySmoking patternsCohort methodologyTobacco control strategiesMortality RRSmoking historyMiddle-income countriesWorking GroupSmoking trendsHealth disparitiesCancer interventionTobacco controlCohort approachPublic healthEducation groupFamily incomeGroupEthnicitySociodemographic analysisSmokingEducational attainmentSmoking Histories by State in the U.S.
Holford T, McKay L, Jeon J, Tam J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Meza R. Smoking Histories by State in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s42-s52. PMID: 36653233, PMCID: PMC11186469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack yearsSmoking historySmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationNational Health Interview SurveyMean smoking durationHealth Interview SurveyTobacco Use SupplementRecent birth cohortsTobacco control policiesCessation probabilitiesCigarette smokingSmoking trendsSmoking durationSmoking ratesState-specific trendsPrevalenceTobacco controlInterview SurveyCohortCessationDurationInitiationYears
2022
Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100
Xi Q, Meza R, Leventhal A, Tam J. Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100. Preventive Medicine 2022, 166: 107385. PMID: 36495925, PMCID: PMC9994605, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious psychological distressSPD statusSmoking disparitiesSmoking prevalenceSmoking initiationNational Health Interview Survey 1997Smoking-related disparitiesPsychological distressSmoking-attributable deathsCigarette smoking ratesSmoking cessationSmoking ratesGeneral populationPremature deathTobacco controlPrevalenceDeathCessationWomenDistressDisparitiesInitiationPopulationAbsolute differenceCompartmental model
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 roleCultivating the next generation of tobacco endgame advocates
Tam J. Cultivating the next generation of tobacco endgame advocates. Tobacco Control 2013, 22: i47. PMID: 23591510, PMCID: PMC3632973, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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