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14.5 Targeting of public education campaigns and different types of media channels
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Relevant news and research: Targeting of public education campaigns and different types of media channels

Clark, S. A., Patterson, S. L., Duguid, I., Noar, S. M., Lazard, A. J., Thrasher, J. F., Goldstein, A. O. and Kowitt, S. D. (2025). Perceptions of prevention and cessation ads among US youth who use multiple tobacco products: A qualitative study. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40985544


Rumi, M. H., Hossain, S. J. B., Hasan, A. R. and Sayem, M. A. (2025). Influence of Antitobacco Message on Smoking Behavior Among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study. Health Sci Rep, 10, e71293. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41017867


Lin, S. Y., Koch, J. R., Barnes, A. J., Hayes, R. B. and Xue, H. (2025). Assessing the effects of social media based anti-tobacco campaigns on tobacco use among youth in Virginia: an agent-based simulation approach. Eur J Public Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40650327


Lung Foundation Australia (2025). Lung Foundation Australia asks young people to find their reason to quit vaping. . Available from:


Potter, A. and Mueller, T. S. (2025). A Comparative Analysis: Gen Z Tobacco vs. Vape Cessation Advertising Campaigns. Health Commun, 1-Nov. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40590350


Schoen, M., Galusha, S., Ennis, A. C., Elson, E., Jankowski, E., Meadows, A., Stanwick, M., Curran, H., Klein, E. G. and Patterson, J. G. (2025). Young adults' visual attention to, unaided recall, and perspectives of tobacco public education messages: an experimental eye-tracking study. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40632104


Vranken, S., Geusens, F., Christiaens, C., Greene, K. and Beullens, K. (2025). Don't vape, nobody uses these poisonous sticks: A content analysis of adolescents' self-generated anti-smoking and anti-vaping messages. Soc Sci Med, 118342. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40582257


Wang, X., Muzekari, B., Mercincavage, M., Tan, A. S. L. and Lydon-Staley, D. M. (2025). Targeting three United States priority populations of people who smoke with educational nicotine messages using curiosity-eliciting strategies. Sci Rep, 1, 23203. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40603891


Jackson, D. D., Goldman, T., Wagner, D. E., Redke, E., DeVito, G. and Younker, L. (2025). 1-866-QUIT-YES: How the Illinois Tobacco Quitline Reached Priority Audiences Through Mass Media. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251335197. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40353047


Zala, D. R., Karthick, V. A. and Sreekumar, A. (2025). Crafting effective health appeals: Language and source credibility in amplifying tobacco control messages on social media. Health Mark Q, Jan-25. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40380892


Kowitt, S. D., Noar, S. M., Duguid, I., Johnson, M., Lazard, A. J., Thrasher, J. F. and Goldstein, A. O. (2025). Identifying Promising Message Themes for Youth Who Use Multiple Tobacco Products. J Adolesc Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40178461


Quit (2025). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to ‘Keep at Quitting’ smoking and vaping with support from Aboriginal Quitline. . Available from: https://newsroom.quit.org.au/news/keep-at-quitting


Quit (2025). Higher smoking and vaping in LGBTIQA+ communities prompts refreshed campaign to empower quitting. . Available from: https://newsroom.quit.org.au/news/higher-smoking-and-vaping-in-lgbtiqa-communities-prompts-refreshed-campaign-to-empower-quitting


Kong, G., Ouellette, R. R. and Murthy, D. (2024). Generative artificial intelligence and social media: insights for tobacco control. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39643443


Earlier news and research

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