Counter Tobacco Podcast: Vaping (Episode 4)
There’s a new product in town and it’s certainly becoming popular. This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores the new trend of vaping, including how e-cigarettes work and who exactly is using them, and what regulations they are (or are not) subject to so far. Sources [More]
Moulton, Milton Community Youth Council want Big Tobacco to fail
We're so proud of the work Vermont's Milton Community Youth Coalition, Inc. is doing! They're using our software to map tobacco retailers' proximity to public parks and schools, and are sharing their findings with the community to fight youth exposure to tobacco use and advertising. "You look [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: Tobacco’s Replacement Smokers (Episode 3)
This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast continues our previous discussion on how the tobacco industry views young people as “replacement smokers”, including some of the tactics they use to recruit them to their side. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use [More]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: National Tobacco Prevention Campaigns (Episode 2)
The war on tobacco rages on. So who’s on our side? This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores some of the national tobacco prevention campaigns going on right now, as well as the most infamous public service announcement of all time. Sources Partnership for Drug-Free Kids [More]
Introducing the Counter Tobacco Podcast! Episode 1: The War in the Store
The war on tobacco rages on. Its newest battleground – stores. Since the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, tobacco point of sale advertisements have invaded places like gas stations and convenience stores. The effects can be devastating to current smokers looking to quit and to children, many [More]
Milwaukee, WI partners moving towards healthier tobacco retail
We are pleased to see coverage from the Shepherd Express about retail tobacco prevention and control efforts in Milwaukee. Our Counter Tools team is proud to partner with local advocates such as the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention [More]
Duke Data+ Partnership with Counter Tools
Led by Counter Tools' longtime collaborator, Mike Dolan Fliss, a team of talented Duke students spent the summer testing the feasibility of emerging methods to capture the locations and types of tobacco retail outlets. Special thanks to Felicia Chen, Nikhil Pulimood, and James Wang for your innovative [More]
Myers to serve as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow
Our team is pleased to announce that our Co-Founder and Executive Director, Allison E. Myers, PhD, MPH, will serve as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow, for a 12-month period in Washington, DC, beginning September 1, 2017. For over 40 years, this non-partisan fellowship [More]
