ArticlePreventing chronic disease2015
Concentration of tobacco advertisements at SNAP and WIC stores, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012.
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- The Pro-Equity Potential of Tobacco Retailer Licensing Regulations in Philadelphia.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Pro-tobacco marketing and anti-tobacco campaigns aimed at vulnerable populations: A review of the literature.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Review
- The Relationship Between Neighborhood Disorder and Barriers to Cessation in a Sample of Impoverished Inner-City Smokers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
- Smoking cessation in pregnancy: a continuing challenge in the United States.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2018Review
- Ethical imperatives against item restriction in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Preventive medicine · 2017Article
- Smoking among patients in substance use disorders treatment: associations with tobacco advertising, anti-tobacco messages, and perceived health risks.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2016Article
- Risky Substance Use Environments and Addiction: A New Frontier for Environmental Justice Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Review
- Dysbiotic drift: mental health, environmental grey space, and microbiota.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2015Review
- Smoking status and racial/ethnic disparities in youth exposure to tobacco advertising.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
introductionTobacco advertising is widespread in urban areas with racial/ethnic minority and low-income households that participate in nutrition assistance programs. Tobacco sales and advertising are linked to smoking behavior, which may complicate matters for low-income families struggling with disparate health risks relating to nutrition and chronic disease. We investigated the relationship between the amount and type of tobacco advertisements on tobacco outlets and the outlet type and location.
methodsBy using field visits and online images, we inspected all licensed tobacco retail outlets in Philadelphia (N = 4,639). Point pattern analyses were used to identify significant clustering of tobacco outlets and outlets with exterior tobacco advertisements. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between the outlet's acceptance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the presence of tobacco advertisements.
resultsTobacco outlets with exterior tobacco advertisements were significantly clustered in several high-poverty areas. Controlling for racial/ethnic and income composition and land use, SNAP and WIC vendors were significantly more likely to have exterior (SNAP odds ratio [OR], 2.11; WIC OR, 1.59) and interior (SNAP OR, 3.43; WIC OR, 1.69) tobacco advertisements than other types of tobacco outlets.
conclusionTobacco advertising is widespread at retail outlets, particularly in low-income and racial/ethnic minority neighborhoods. Policy makers may be able to mitigate the effects of this disparate exposure through tobacco retail licensing, local sign control rules, and SNAP and WIC authorization.
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