SRNT Global Research Network

Congratulations to Dr. Charity, Co-Chair, @GlobalSRNT Education Sub-committee, for receiving the 2025 WHO World No Tobacco Day Award (African Region)! Her youth-led, participatory tobacco control research in Nigeria is making global impact! To know more: shorturl.at/HedRP

@GlobalSRNT Travel Scholarship to the 2025 @srntorg Annual Meeting, March 12-15, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, is now open! Link to apply: shorturl.at/2tZmI Deadline: January 7, 2025, 5:00pm EST.

Adoption: Strong relationship with DoE; leveraging existing meetings; co-creation of training materials. Implementation: 96% schools posted policy & distributed quit booklets; 80% schools conducted atleast 3 discussions. Reach: Integration of findings into routine discussions.

@GRN webinar, Dr Nagler presented key results from 2 studies: a cluster-RCT (2008-2014) and D&I study (2017-2023) on Implementation of an evidence-based tobacco control intervention for school teachers in India. Using the RE-AIM framework, several findings were highlighted.

Opportunities 1. Advocacy for stronger policy implementation; cessation integration into UHC; collaboration; community-based programmes 2. Treatment: use existing infrastructure; task shifting; integrated care approaches; mhealth technologies 3. Monitoring & prioritizing IR

Challenges 1. Resource constraints: limited funding, infrastructure deficits 2. Healthcare system: fragmentation of services, workforce shortages 3. Sociocultural factors: stigma & discrimination, cultural norms 4. Policy: weak TC policies, lack of integrated policies

@GRN webinar, @lekanayoyusuf presented on Integrating #tobacco-dependence treatment in primary care settings for HIV/TB population in LMICs.

📢Register now for the upcoming @GlobalSRNT Webinar on Tobacco Cessation among Special Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Date: June 4, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. ET Registration link and more information on the webinar cab be accessed at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

Call for Papers: A 10-year Update on Nicotine and Tobacco Research Related to Sex/Gender. Submit through @NTR_Journal (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ntr…) by July 31, 2024. Full details: academic.oup.com/ntr/pages/c… Contact Alicia Allen, Elise DeVito, & Andrea Weinberger with questions.

@GlobalSRNT Travel Scholarship to the 2024 SRNT Annual Meeting, March 20-23, 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland is now open! Link to apply: t.ly/4pN9M Deadline: January 10, 2024, 5:00pm Pacific Time

#ApplicationsOpen I eCourse on Tobacco Control Last date of Application: November 30, 2023 For more details visit: cdl.phfi.org/portal/node/107

#ApplicationsOpen I ePost Graduate Program in Health Promotion Last date of Application: November 30, 2023 For more details visit: cdl.phfi.org/portal/node/113

Dr. Barrientos delved into the REMAP Pack, Retail Insight & Stick Monitor (PRISM) Advertising at point-of-sale (POS) in four nations: Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. He emphasized that pack presentation remains a primary avenue for TAPS at POS across all these countries.

Dr. Barnoya shed light on the growing presence of emerging tobacco products within Guatemala's unregulated market. He discussed the rise of capsule cigarettes, innovative POS & packaging advertising tactics, affordability concerns & evolving regulatory landscape at policy level

At the @GlobalSRNT Webinar, Dr. Mejia highlighted concerning findings from the REMAP Project. Results showed significant prevalence of #tobacco imagery in popular films in Mexico & Argentina, leading to incr. rates of adolescent smoking initiation, susceptibility, current smoking

Register now!! @GlobalSRNT Webinar on "Promotion of Nicotine Products Use in Latin America: Lessons from the REMAP Project." September 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM EST Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… @srntorg

@GlobalSRNT Upcoming Webinar, "Promotion of Nicotine Products Use in Latin America: Lessons from the REMAP Project" on September 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM EST. Click ⤵️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… to register!

Findings from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America suggest that quitting smoking can improve overall survival of non-small-cell lung cancer. These findings also support the implementation of public health smoking cessation strategies at any time. thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

Among 16- to 19-year-old youth from England, Canada and the US, standardized e-liquid packaging was associated with lower interest in trying e-liquids and higher perceptions of the harms of vaping. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance…

A Swedish cohort study found that smoking increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) while less evidence of snus use and T2D, suggesting that compounds other than nicotine may underlie the detrimental association of smoking with the risk of T2D. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…