Publications Effective Communication to Improve Maternal Health in Kigoma, Tanzania This study explores the message styles that were most effective in changing attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to encourage delivery in health facilities in Kigoma, Tanzania.
Publications Tobacco Marketing and Football: A Losing Game Our new TERM study analyzes marketing instances on social media in Indonesia, India and Mexico leading up to and during the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar, to explore how the World Cup and football stars were used to promote tobacco.
Publications Analysis of Deaths Due to Gender-Based Violence: An Autopsy-based Cross-sectional Study from Mumbai Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a dire and pervasive issue globally with 1 in 3 women affected in their lifetime. This new report summarizes key findings from a study that analyzed data from 10 autopsy centers in Mumbai for over 1,460 cases of female deaths.
Publications The Instrumental Role of Strategic Communication to Counter Industry Marketing Responses to Sugary Drink Taxes; Comment on “Understanding Marketing Responses to a Tax on Sugary Drinks: A Qualitative Interview Study in the United Kingdom, 2019” This commentary reflects on recent experiences of the sugary drinks industry's marketing responses to taxes instituted to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks. It presents evidence that strategic communication can play an instrumental role in protecting strong taxes from industry responses.
Publications Impacts of Air Pollution on Health and Cost of Illness in Jakarta, Indonesia This study aimed to quantify the health and economic impacts of air pollution—fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level Ozone (O3), which exceeded the local and global ambient air quality standards—in Jakarta Province, the capital of Indonesia.
Publications Protecting Youth From Online E-Cigarette Marketing: Findings From a New Study in India, Indonesia and Mexico Our new TERM study explores how and through which social media platforms e-cigarettes are marketed to consumers in three countries: India, Indonesia and Mexico. This brief has been developed to increase awareness of the key findings of this research.
Publications Implementation challenges and lessons learned from the STREAM clinical trial—a survey of trial sites STREAM was an MDR-TB clinical trial that recruited over 1000 participants. We documented challenges and best practices/lessons learned from the site perspective to improve implementation of future trials.
Publications Using Satellite Data for Air Quality and Health Applications This brief provides an overview on using satellite data for air quality and health applications, resources and trainings for cities to start integrating satellite data into their air quality management plans and national and access to regional datasets.
Publications Hidden in Plain Sight: Surrogate Marketing of Tobacco Products on Social Media in India Digital media, including social media platforms, is becoming increasingly central to companies’ marketing strategies. Our new study uses data from the Tobacco Enforcement and Reporting Movement (TERM) to uncover the “hidden” tobacco marketing on social media in India.
Publications Use of electronic cigarettes and hookah in Brazil: a new and emerging landscape By means of a countrywide cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in 2022, this study sought to estimate the prevalence of current commercial cigarette smoking, as well as those of e-cigarette and hookah experimentation and current use among adults over 18 years of age in Brazil.