2023
Summary 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 attainment
2021
Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model
Levy DT, Tam J, Sanchez-Romero LM, Li Y, Yuan Z, Jeon J, Meza R. Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19: 19. PMID: 33865410, PMCID: PMC8052705, DOI: 10.1186/s12963-021-00250-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health implicationsCessation ratesNVP useRelative riskMortality rateHealth implicationsPotential public health impactRespective mortality ratesPublic health impactPublic health benefitsPublic health stakeholdersPublic health gainsSmoking cessationAverted deathsPublic health harmsSmokingExtensive sensitivity analysisHealth gainsHealth harmsHealth stakeholdersHealth benefitsInitiation rateCohort approachDeathHealth impacts
2018
Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol
Tam J, Levy DT, Jeon J, Clarke J, Gilkeson S, Hall T, Feuer EJ, Holford TR, Meza R. Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e019169. PMID: 29574440, PMCID: PMC5875683, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesNational Health Interview SurveySmoke-free air lawsPublic health decision makingHealth Interview SurveyPopulation health outcomesHealth decision makingCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceStudy protocolPreventable deathsBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge groupsSmokingInterview SurveyPopulation deathsReduced exposureTobacco policiesCigarette taxesMortalityPrevalenceDirect individual benefitAir lawsDeath
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