Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) remain leading causes of
preventable disease, disability, and mortality in the United States. Rural populations are …

Partisan differences in attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic and toward the
appropriateness of local policies requiring masks, social distancing, and vaccines are …

Abstract Political orientation (Republican/Democrat and conservative/liberal) and political
environment (geo-spatial political party affiliated voting patterns) are both associated with …

Background Enacting evidence-based public health policy can be challenging. One factor
contributing to this challenge is a lack of public support for specific policies, which may stem …

Traditional tobacco product (cigarettes and smokeless tobacco) and polytobacco use rates
are significantly higher among rural adolescents and adults compared to their nonrural …

Background Medical cannabis laws (MCL) have received increased attention as potential
drivers of cannabis use (CU), but little work has explored how the broader policy climate …

Social policies that are not specifically aimed at impacting health can still have health
consequences. State education reforms, such as standardized testing and stringent …

Recently, multiple health organizations and advocacy groups have pushed for giving an R-
rating for movies depicting tobacco imagery. This study examined several predictors of US …

Geographical residence predicts health and well-being. Population health, life expectancy,
and mortality are partially the outcome of the characteristics of one's social policy context …

Background General political views are rarely considered when discussing public support
for tobacco control policies and tobacco use. The aim of this study was to explore potential …