Publications Evaluation of compliance with smoke-free regulations in a multi-ethnic city in Western China: a mixed-methods study China has enacted subnational smoke-free legislations, which requires compliance evaluations to provide data for future implementation planning. This study comprehensively assessed smoke-free regulation compliance in Xining in Western China.
Publications Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: analysis from a community-based cross-sectional study This study sought to examine relationships between NCDs, quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing in the urban community of Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana.
Publications Understanding Motorcyclist Risk-Taking and Safety Perceptions: Insights from Formative Studies This research provides insight into motorcycling experiences and examines motorcyclists' risk-taking attitudes and safety perceptions. It also examines their knowledge and opinion of government safety initiatives.
Publications Risk of mortality by aggression: A retrospective cohort study in women with notification of interpersonal violence in Brazil This study investigated the incidence of mortality by aggression in women who experienced interpersonal violence. The study also aimed to identify whether intimate partner violence (IPV) was associated with the risk of death by aggression.
Publications How the Alcohol Industry Steers Governments Away From Effective Strategies to Curb Drink Driving This brief provides evidence that alcohol industry-sponsored drink-driving media campaigns fail to follow best practices for reducing road traffic crashes.
Publications Analysis of the Efficacy of Alcohol Industry-Sponsored Drink-Driving Campaigns Vital Strategies' research reveals that alcohol industry-sponsored drink-driving campaigns are fundamentally misaligned with best practices for reducing drink-driving related and road traffic crashes.
Publications Perspectives of syringe services program operators in Michigan on their relationship with substance use treatment: a qualitative study This research explores how SUT providers responded to expanded harm reduction programming from the perspectives of syringe services program (SSP) operators in Michigan.
Publications Prescribing Psychostimulants for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder: Navigating the Federal Legal Landscape In this commentary, we review the federal legal landscape regarding the prescription of psychostimulants for StUD and recommend strategies for increasing the utilization of this promising approach.
Publications Enforcement of COTPA in India- current status, challenges and solutions In India, the strictest enforcement of COTPA is critical to reduce the burden of tobacco. The MoHFW, besides amending COTPA at the earliest, should specifically focus on adopting the proposed outcome-oriented strategies.
Publications Tobacco-free generation: reflecting on progress globally and its potential feasibility in India This paper defines TFG, reviews its international developments and explores the feasibility of the TFG policy approach in India, considering the country’s federal governance structure with health as a state responsibility, within a national policy framework.