AUTHOR=Peters Bukola Usidame , McArthur Natalie , Titus Andrea 

TITLE=Strengthening tobacco control research: key factors impacting policy outcomes and health equity

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1501326

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2024.1501326

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=In this policy brief, we explore several potential drivers of heterogeneity in policy outcomes that can be examined in tobacco control policy evaluations, expanding the evidence base to contribute to continued, equitable progress in reducing tobacco-related health outcomes. We discuss these factors in the context of a hypothetical evaluation of the impact of smoke-free laws on current smoking and quit attempts in the Tobacco Nation. Despite a similar policy environment within the Tobacco Nation, there is variation in the strength of smoke-free law coverage across states. This commentary considers how policy design and other contextual factors, including co-occurring policies, and differential impacts across subgroups, may influence policy-attributable outcomes across time and space.