Retailer density reduction approaches to tobacco control: A review

A comparison of three policy approaches for tobacco retailer reduction.

BACKGROUND The Institute of Medicine recommends that public health agencies restrict the number and regulate the location of tobacco retailers as a means of reducing tobacco use. However, the best policy strategy for tobacco retailer reduction is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to test the percent reduction in the number and density of tobacco retailers in North Carolina resulti...

Reducing Disparities in Tobacco Retailer Density by Banning Tobacco Product Sales Near Schools.

INTRODUCTION This study examined whether a policy of banning tobacco product retailers from operating within 1000 feet of schools could reduce existing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in tobacco retailer density. METHODS We geocoded all tobacco retailers in Missouri (n = 4730) and New York (n = 17 672) and linked them with Census tract characteristics. We then tested the potential...

Suggesting Approaches of Tobacco Control for Policymakers: A Serious Challenge of Iranian Future Health

Tobacco retailer density surrounding schools and youth smoking behaviour: a multi-level analysis

BACKGROUND Youth smoking prevention should be a public health priority. It is not only vital to prevent youth from smoking but also to prevent non-smoking youth from becoming susceptible to smoking. Past research has examined factors associated with youth's susceptibility to become a future smoker, but research has yet to examine tobacco retailer density and susceptibility to smoking among neve...

Congestion Control Approaches Applied to Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are a specific category of wireless ad-hoc networks where their performance is highly affected by application, life time, storage capacity, processing power, topology changes, the communication medium and bandwidth. These limitations necessitate an effective data transport control in WSNs considering quality of service, energy efficiency, and congestion control. ...