Secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers nationally and in New York CityJennifer A Ellis
Bureau of Tobacco Control, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 11:362-70. 2009
..We describe smoking prevalence and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among adult nonsmokers in New York City (NYC) across key demographic strata and compare exposure estimates with those found nationally...
Using geographic information system analyses to monitor large-scale distribution of nicotine replacement therapy in New York CityKaren Davis Czarnecki
Bureau of Tobacco Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10007, USA
Prev Med 50:288-96. 2010
..Since 2003, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has distributed nicotine replacement therapy nicotine replacement therapy to adult smokers through annual large-scale distribution programs...
Decline in smoking during pregnancy in New York City, 1995-2005Cheryl R Stein
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
Public Health Rep 124:841-9. 2009
..We examined the temporal pattern of smoking during pregnancy, including ethnic variation in smoking prevalence, relative to the implementation of the MSA and NYC's comprehensive tobacco control program using birth certificate data...
Gender differences in smoking and cessation behaviors among young adults after implementation of local comprehensive tobacco controlJennifer A Ellis
Bureau of Tobacco Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2 Lafayette, CN 18, New York, NY 10007, USA
Am J Public Health 98:310-6. 2008
..We sought to study gender differences in young adult smoking declines and enrollment in populationwide cessation services...
Media campaign effectiveness in promoting a smoking-cessation programKaren Davis Czarnecki
Bureau of Tobacco Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:S333-42. 2010
..Little is known about the perceived barriers among smokers who do not utilize phone-based, population-level smoking-cessation services...
Trends and racial/ethnic disparities in gestational diabetes among pregnant women in New York City, 1990-2001Lorna E Thorpe
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 125 Worth St, Room 315 CN6, New York, NY 10013, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1536-9. 2005
..Given risks for adverse fetal outcomes and maternal chronic diabetes, prompt screening is critical. Metabolic control should be maintained during pregnancy and assessed postpartum for women with gestational diabetes...