The term ‘commercial determinants of health’ (CDOH) is increasingly focussing attention upon the role tobacco, alcohol, and food beverage companies, others—as important drivers noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). CDOH does not seem to be clearly represented in most common social health (SDOH) frameworks. This idea led authors review with help document analysis a wide range existing frameworks dete...

INTRODUCTION This study examined patterns of use of flavored tobacco products in a nationally generalizable sample of Canadian students in grades 9 through 12 after the implementation of a national ban on certain flavored tobacco products. METHODS Data from the 2010-2011 Youth Smoking Survey, a nationally generalizable sample of Canadian students in grades 9 through 12 (n = 31,396), were used...

PROBLEM/CONDITION State laws on smoke-free indoor air, youth access to tobacco products, advertising of tobacco products, and excise taxes on tobacco products are summarized. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED Legislation effective through June 30, 1995. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM CDC and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) identified state laws addressing tobacco control by using LEXIS, which is an on-li...

Under Section 911 of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), signed into law in 2009, manufacturers can submit applications for FDA authorization to market tobacco products with claims of either reduced risk or reduced exposure (Modified Risk Tobacco Products; MRTPs). Such applications must be supported by adequate scientific evidence as detailed in the Toba...

In May 2010, 192 Member States endorsed Resolution WHA63.14 to restrict the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverage products high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars and/or salt to children and adolescents globally. We examined the actions taken between 2010 and early 2016 - by civil society groups, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its regional offices, other United Na...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use among adolescents. METHODS Population-based, cross-sectional study performed from 2005 to 2006, in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, with 1,056 adolescents aged between 11 and 15 years. An anonymous, self-applied questionnaire was used, based on the World Health Organization model for drug use. Poisson regression...

Net-zero emission targets are crucial, given the environmental impact of food and beverage industries. Our study proposes an environmentally focused Sustainable Business Model (SBM) using data from 252 food, beverage, tobacco companies that reported to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). We investigated risks, opportunities, business strategies, reduction initiatives, supply chain interactions ass...