Tobacco and Public Health | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities—Faculty Members Support New Surgeon General’s Report

November 19, 2024

Following a rigorous review of the scientific evidence, what does the U.S. Surgeon General’s report recommend?

Health Policy

Tobacco

Data

Noncommunicable Diseases

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Thought Leadership Helps Generate Headlines

November 14, 2024

Editorials penned by IGTC staff bring critical attention to timely issues.

Tobacco

Institute for Global Tobacco Control

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Changes and Updates for Progress Hub

November 13, 2024

Surveillance tool now includes a new dashboard and expanded datasets

Tobacco

Institute for Global Tobacco Control

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New Research Digs into Health Warning Label Rotation Issues

November 12, 2024

Research-based findings support the implementation of health warning label rotation policies

Tobacco

Institute for Global Tobacco Control

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Workshop Helps Build Leadership Capacity

November 11, 2024

A seminar in Washington, D.C. in August 2024 provided participants with training to effectively develop, implement, and enforce effective tobacco control policy interventions in China.

Tobacco

Institute for Global Tobacco Control

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Using Cultural Appropriation to Sell More Cigarettes

October 30, 2024

Even as regulations and bans seek to curb tobacco use, the tobacco industry is willing go to any lengths to keep its consumers hooked, even tapping into people’s cultural identity and pride.

Health Policy

International Health

Tobacco

Global Health NOW

Tobacco Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Tobacco? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Joanna Cohen

Professor

Health, Behavior and Society

Joanna Cohen, PhD, MHSc, is Chair of the Department of Health, Behavior & Society. She conducts research and capacity building to inform and advance interventions to eliminate tobacco-caused death and disease.

Ana María Rule

Assistant Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Ana Rule, PhD ’05, MHS '98, focuses on the development and evaluation of novel sampling and analysis strategies for assessments of exposure to biological aerosols, e-cigarette aerosols, and particulate matter.

Ryan David Kennedy

Associate Professor

Health, Behavior and Society

Ryan Kennedy, PhD, is a behavioral scientist who works to advance tobacco control policies in the U.S. and around the world.

Tobacco

Tobacco Headlines

Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities—Faculty Members Support New Surgeon General’s Report

Thought Leadership Helps Generate Headlines

Changes and Updates for Progress Hub

New Research Digs into Health Warning Label Rotation Issues

Workshop Helps Build Leadership Capacity

Using Cultural Appropriation to Sell More Cigarettes

Tobacco Faculty Experts

Joanna Cohen

Ana María Rule

Ryan David Kennedy

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