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  - Tobacco Vendors and Their Compliance with Tobacco Control Laws in Mangalore City, Karnataka, India- Author: Vital Strategies - This study assesses tobacco vendor density in Mangalore, Karnataka in January, 2025. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Compliance with Tobacco Control Laws in Sikar, Rajasthan, India- Author: Vital Strategies - This study assesses tobacco vendor density in Sikar, Rajasthan in January, 2025. 
  - Webinar - Tobacco Control Law Implementation: How Cambodia Successfully Implemented Its Smoke-Free Law- Author: Vital Strategies - Watch this webinar, featuring high-level members of Cambodia's government, to learn more about how the country successfully implemented its smoke-free law. Speakers share examples from their work to implement policies for tobacco smoke-free cities, along with the successes, challenges and lessons learned. 
  - WEBINAR - TOBACCO CONTROL LAW IMPLEMENTATION: CITY-LEVEL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE HARMS OF TOBACCO- Author: Vital Strategies - Watch this webinar in which city leaders share their experiences implementing smoke-free laws, bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) at points of sale, and tobacco vendor licensing policies. Speakers share examples from their work to implement policies for tobacco smoke-free cities, along with the successes, challenges and lessons learned. 
  - WEBINAR - BUILDING TOBACCO-SMOKE FREE CITIES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE UNION’S IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM- Author: The Union - Watch this webinar to hear cities share their experiences implementing smokefree laws, bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) at points-of-sale and tobacco vendor licensing policies. Hear real world examples of building a tobacco-smokefree city, their successes, challenges and lessons learned. Ask the speakers questions to learn more and identify strategies to accelerate progress in improving compliance through your future implementation efforts. 
  - WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke- Author: World Health Organization - The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement the demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. 
  - WEBINAR - Harnessing the power of data for effective implementation of tobacco control laws- Author: The Union - The Union partnered with a panel of experts to hear about their experiences collecting and using data to improve the implementation of tobacco control laws. Watch this webinar to learn about types of data that can support implementation, including tools and best practices in data collection and to hear about real-world examples of harnessing the power of data to improve policy implementation, common challenges and tips on how to overcome them. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Tobacco Vendor Proximity to Educational Institutions in Siliguri, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study conducted a census of all tobacco vendors across five wards in Siliguri between November 2019 and January 2020, assessing the density of these vendors and their proximity to educational institutions. 
  - Point-of-Sale Tobacco Advertising and Promotions, and Tobacco Product Display in Siliguri, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - From November-December 2020, this study examined the compliance of tobacco vendors with the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) law, and the presence of tobacco product display and warning signage at the POS in Siliguri. 
  - Tobacco Vendor Density and Tobacco Vendor Proximity to Educational Institutions in Ranchi City, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study conducted a census of all tobacco vendors across three wards in Ranchi between November 2019 and January 2020, assessing the density of these vendors and their proximity to educational institutions. 
  - Point-of-Sale Tobacco Advertising and Promotions, and Tobacco Product Display in Ranchi City, India- Author: Johns Hopkins University - From November-December 2020, this study examined the compliance of tobacco vendors with the tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) law, and the presence of tobacco product display and warning signage at the POS in Ranchi. 
  - SEATCA Smoke-Free Index- Author: SEATCA (2020) - A report detailing Implementation of Article 8 in the ASEAN region, 2020. 
  - Tobacco retailer density and tobacco retailers near schools in two cities of East India, Ranchi and Siliguri- Author: Pouranik et al. (2021) - This study assesses the number and density of tobacco vendors in the cities of Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Siliguri (West Bengal), and the number of retailers selling tobacco near schools. Both of these jurisdictions have passed local tobacco vendor licensing laws. 
  - Global progress in tobacco control: the question of policy compliance- Author: Anderson et al. (2020) - This study aims to describe and compare global trends in legislation and compliance of smokefree and TAPS policies between 2009 and 2019. 
  - WHO Compliance Data for smokefree and TAPS- Author: World Health Organization - Country-level compliance data that accompanies the WHO's annual report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic. 
  - Compliance with Smoke-free Public Places, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Yogyakarta City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with smokefree in different settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Compliance with Tobacco Product Display and Point-of-Sale TAPS, Depok, Indonesia 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Depok City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with the tobacco product display and point-of-sale advertising and promotion ban in different retail settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Compliance with Smoke-free Public Places, Depok, Indonesia, 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Depok City, Indonesia, assessed compliance with smokefree in different settings from February to March 2019. 
  - Assessing Compliance with Health Warning Labels- Author: The Union - This Guide provides steps and sample materials to assess compliance with health warning labels, 
  - Assessing Compliance with TAPS Bans- Author: Various - A “How-to” Guide for Observing the Internet, Sponsored Events, and Corporate Social Responsibility. 
  - Assessing Compliance with Smokefree Laws 2nd Edition- Author: The Union - This guide promotes best practice for conducting studies of compliance with smoke-free laws, including the rationale for doing or not doing a study, the knowledge and resources needed, and how to design the study and effectively disseminate the results. Available in English and Spanish. 
  - Review of Compliance Strategies for Enforcing SF policy- Author: Wynne et al. (2018) - Comprehensive literature review to provide evidence for effective enforcement strategies and suggest measures to improve policy compliance. 
  - Evaluation of Compliance to Gutka Ban & Other Provisions of COTPA India- Author: Pimple et al. (2014) - This article uses a random sampling process to evaluate compliance with the COPTA legislation in India. 
  - Compliance Surveys: Smokefree compliance tools in India- Author: Lal et al. (2011) - This article demonstrates how smokefree compliance can be assessed through simple and cost-effective survey tools and can be used to validate implementation and enforcement progress. 
