James F Thrasher

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi [Analysis of coverage of the tobacco issue in Mexican print media]
    Silvia Elena Llaguno-Aguilar
    Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
    Salud Publica Mex 50:S348-54. 2008
  2. ncbi Exposure to smoking imagery in popular films and adolescent smoking in Mexico
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:95-102. 2008
  3. ncbi Smoke-free policies and the social acceptability of smoking in Uruguay and Mexico: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Room 215, Columbia, SC, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:591-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Mistrusting companies, mistrusting the tobacco industry: clarifying the context of tobacco prevention efforts that focus on the tobacco industry
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 47:406-22. 2006
  5. ncbi Smokers' reactions to cigarette package warnings with graphic imagery and with only text: a comparison between Mexico and Canada
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, SC 29208, USA
    Salud Publica Mex 49:S233-40. 2007
  6. ncbi Estimating the impact of different cigarette package warning label policies: the auction method
    James F Thrasher
    Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
    Addict Behav 32:2916-25. 2007
  7. ncbi Evaluation of a social marketing campaign to support Mexico City's comprehensive smoke-free law
    James F Thrasher
    Correspondence should be sent to James F Thrasher, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:328-35. 2011
  8. ncbi Policy support, norms, and secondhand smoke exposure before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico city
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter St, Room 215, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1789-98. 2010
  9. ncbi Promoting the effective translation of the framework convention on tobacco control: a case study of challenges and opportunities for strategic communications in Mexico
    James F Thrasher
    University of South Carolina, SC, USA
    Eval Health Prof 31:145-66. 2008
  10. ncbi Can pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages address smoking-related health disparities? Field experiments in Mexico to assess pictorial warning label content
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 23:69-80. 2012

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi [Analysis of coverage of the tobacco issue in Mexican print media]
    Silvia Elena Llaguno-Aguilar
    Departamento de Investigación sobre Tabaco, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
    Salud Publica Mex 50:S348-54. 2008
    ..Advocacy efforts should take advantage of mass media, which appears generally neutral or in favor of tobacco control policies in Mexico...
  2. ncbi Exposure to smoking imagery in popular films and adolescent smoking in Mexico
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:95-102. 2008
    ....
  3. ncbi Smoke-free policies and the social acceptability of smoking in Uruguay and Mexico: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Room 215, Columbia, SC, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:591-9. 2009
    ..Little research has been conducted to determine the psychosocial and behavioral impacts of smoke-free policies in middle-income countries...
  4. ncbi Mistrusting companies, mistrusting the tobacco industry: clarifying the context of tobacco prevention efforts that focus on the tobacco industry
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 47:406-22. 2006
    ..These results suggest that anti-tobacco industry campaigns resonate with youth because of youths' trust-related values and expectations...
  5. ncbi Smokers' reactions to cigarette package warnings with graphic imagery and with only text: a comparison between Mexico and Canada
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, SC 29208, USA
    Salud Publica Mex 49:S233-40. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Estimating the impact of different cigarette package warning label policies: the auction method
    James F Thrasher
    Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
    Addict Behav 32:2916-25. 2007
    ..The consistently lower value that smokers attributed to cigarette packages with the graphic warning label indicates that these labels are likely to reduce cigarette demand...
  7. ncbi Evaluation of a social marketing campaign to support Mexico City's comprehensive smoke-free law
    James F Thrasher
    Correspondence should be sent to James F Thrasher, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:328-35. 2011
    ..We aimed to assess the level of awareness and impact of a social marketing campaign to promote Mexico City's 2008 comprehensive smoke-free law...
  8. ncbi Policy support, norms, and secondhand smoke exposure before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico city
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter St, Room 215, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1789-98. 2010
    ..We assessed attitudes and beliefs about smoke-free laws, compliance, and secondhand smoke exposure before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free law in Mexico City...
  9. ncbi Promoting the effective translation of the framework convention on tobacco control: a case study of challenges and opportunities for strategic communications in Mexico
    James F Thrasher
    University of South Carolina, SC, USA
    Eval Health Prof 31:145-66. 2008
    ..Overall, this article aims to lay the foundation for comparative research from policy uptake to impact so that the scientific evidence base on tobacco control policies includes examination of how context moderates this process...
  10. ncbi Can pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages address smoking-related health disparities? Field experiments in Mexico to assess pictorial warning label content
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 23:69-80. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the most effective content of pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) and whether educational attainment moderates these effects...
  11. ncbi Does film smoking promote youth smoking in middle-income countries?: A longitudinal study among Mexican adolescents
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Columbia, SC 29205, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:3444-50. 2009
    ..To determine whether exposure to smoking imagery in films predicts smoking onset among never-smoking Mexican adolescents...
  12. ncbi Perceived justice and popular support for public health laws: a case study around comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Mexico City
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Soc Sci Med 70:787-93. 2010
    ....
  13. ncbi Differential impact of local and federal smoke-free legislation in Mexico: a longitudinal study among adult smokers
    James F Thrasher
    Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Salud Publica Mex 52:S244-53. 2010
    ..To assess the impact of Mexico City and federal smoke-free legislation on secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and support for smoke-free laws...
  14. ncbi Consumption of single cigarettes and quitting behavior: a longitudinal analysis of Mexican smokers
    James F Thrasher
    Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    BMC Public Health 11:134. 2011
    ..Previous cross-sectional research has suggested single cigarettes could either promote or inhibit consumption. The present study aimed to assess the effects of single cigarette availability and consumption on downstream quit behavior...
  15. ncbi The meanings and context of smoking among Mexican university students
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Public Health Rep 121:578-85. 2006
    ..We sought to describe the dominant social contexts and meanings of smoking among Mexican university students...
  16. ncbi Assessing the impact of cigarette package health warning labels: a cross-country comparison in Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico
    James F Thrasher
    Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
    Salud Publica Mex 52:S206-15. 2010
    ..To assess the impact of different health warning labels (HWL)...
  17. ncbi Using anti-tobacco industry messages to prevent smoking among high-risk adolescents
    James F Thrasher
    Department of Health Behavior ealth Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7440, USA
    Health Educ Res 21:325-37. 2006
    ..Overall, these results suggest that anti-industry messages are a promising strategy for preventing smoking among high- and low-risk adolescents alike...
  18. ncbi Tobacco denormalization and industry beliefs among smokers from four countries
    David Hammond
    Department of Health Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Prev Med 31:225-32. 2006
    ....
  19. ncbi Intra-familial physical violence among Mexican and Egyptian youth
    Leonor Rivera-Rivera
    Centro de Investigaciones en Salud Poblacional, , Cuernavaca, Morleos, Mexico
    Rev Saude Publica 39:709-15. 2005
    ..A strong association was found between experiencing intra-familial violence and perpetrating violence...