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Adoption, diffusion, and implementation of Tobacco 21 policies to address health disparities

Award Number: R01CA231139
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/14/2025

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Adoption, diffusion, and implementation of Tobacco 21 policies to address health disparities - ABSTRACT Raising the minimum age of legal access (MLA) to tobacco products to 21 decreases access and would likely prevent or delay initiation of tobacco use by adolescents and young adults. However, modern tobacco behavior use among young people is increasingly complex and is characterized by decreased cigarette use, increased use of non-cigarette tobacco product use and, poly tobacco use. In addition, tobacco use patterns and tobacco sales to minors vary based on race/ethnicity. While there has been recent and rapid diffusion of Tobacco 21 policies, little data exist on the process, content, or outcomes of Tobacco 21 laws. The existing evidence for increasing the MLA to 21 holds promise to further reduce tobacco use among young people but the extent to which such policies will be effective for all tobacco products as well as all racial/ethnic groups is largely unknown. Using the Multiple Streams Framework and the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework as our conceptual frames we operationalize and assess health policy factors that impact Tobacco 21 Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance. This project uses a mixed methods approach to understand the implementation and impact of policies that raise the MLA to 21, seeking to expand the evidence base with a focus on racial/ethnic groups in the context of a diverse tobacco environment. Specifically, we will: (1) carry out a comparative case study of 15 states using document analysis of Tobacco 21 bills, news media content analysis, and key informant interviews to identify factors that may contribute to the adoption or rejection of Tobacco 21 legislation; (2) conduct a repeated cross sectional tobacco product purchase study to examine implementation of a statewide Tobacco 21 law in New Jersey; and, (3) describe the impact of Tobacco 21 laws by modeling tobacco use behavior among 13 to 25 year olds in states with and without Tobacco 21 laws using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The relevance of the proposed research to public health is its ability to improve existing and future Tobacco 21 policies and reduce tobacco use disparities.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $625,876 )
2025	2025	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	002	6	2/12/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2025	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	6	12/27/2024	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$715,904
2025	2022	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	5	12/24/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2025	2022	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	003	5	6/30/2025	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$90,028
														Subtotal = $625,876

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	002	5	5/6/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2024	2022	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	5	3/28/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$323,725
2024	2021	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY	679 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	4	3/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$323,725
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	5	10/20/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $600,448 )
2022	2022	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	65 BERGEN ST	NEWARK	NJ	07107	ESSEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	5	8/17/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$600,448
2022	2021	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	4	8/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $600,448

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $634,935 )
2021	2021	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	4	7/5/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$634,935
														Subtotal = $634,935

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $787,811 )
2020	2020	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	3	7/24/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$152,876
2020	2020	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	3	7/2/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$634,935
														Subtotal = $787,811

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $615,886 )
2019	2019	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	2	6/17/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$615,886
														Subtotal = $615,886

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $639,671 )
2018	2018	RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	683 HOES LN W	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	1	6/20/2018	NEW	$639,671
														Subtotal = $639,671

Grand Total All Awards = $3,904,627

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Adoption, diffusion, and implementation of Tobacco 21 policies to address health disparities

Award Number: R01CA231139

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/14/2025

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