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Thomas E. Novotny
Researcher at San Diego State University
Publications - 161
Citations - 8499
Thomas E. Novotny is an academic researcher from San Diego State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Tobacco control. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 152 publications receiving 7589 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas E. Novotny include University of California, San Francisco & University of California, San Diego.
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California's Tobacco Control Saga
Thomas E. Novotny,Michael Siegel +1 more
TL;DR: The California tobacco control program known as Proposition 99 was established in 1989 using a portion of a twenty-five-cent increase in the cigarette tax and succeeded in reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, cigarette consumption, and smoking prevalence among adults in California.
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Global Health Perspectives on Cigarette Butts and the Environment.
Paula Stigler Granados,Lawrence V. Fulton,Evangelina Nunez Patlan,Mischa Terzyk,Thomas E. Novotny +4 more
TL;DR: Weighted rankings revealed that respondents’ saw the national government, the tobacco industry, and state governments as the most important in addressing TPW, which will inform continuing international discussions by the FCTC Conference of the Parties (COP) regarding environmental policies that may be addressed within F CTC obligations.
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Feasibility study of a smoking cessation intervention in Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course tuberculosis treatment clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Andrea B. Sereno,Elizabeth Cristina C Soares,José Roberto Lapa e Silva,Anna María Nápoles,Stella Aguinaga Bialous,Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva,Thomas E. Novotny +6 more
TL;DR: Implementation of a smoking cessation intervention by DOTS providers in TB clinics in Brazil is feasible and Randomized controlled trials to test intervention effectiveness in reducing TB-related morbidity must include cross-training for tobacco control and TB providers.
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Evolution of tobacco labeling and packaging: international legal considerations and health governance.
TL;DR: It is argued that national governments attempting to meet the obligations set forth in public health treaties such as the FCTC should be afforded flexibilities and protection in developing tobacco control laws and regulations, because these measures are necessary to protect public health and should be explicitly recognized in international trade and legal agreements.
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Persistent tobacco smoke residue in multiunit housing: Legacy of permissive indoor smoking policies and challenges in the implementation of smoking bans.
Georg E. Matt,Penelope J.E. Quintana,Eunha Hoh,Joy M. Zakarian,Nathan G. Dodder,Rachael A Record,Melbourne F. Hovell,E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens,Samuel Padilla,Laura Markman,Kayo Watanabe,Thomas E. Novotny +11 more
TL;DR: Thirdhand smoke (THS) is the chemical residue left behind by secondhand smoke that makes it difficult and expensive to clean or remediate and can persist for years after smoking bans are adopted.