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  - Webinar - Improving Retailer Compliance with Tobacco Control Policies- Author: Vital Strategies - Watch this webinar, where Vital Strategies and Counter Tools bring together experts from North America for an interactive webinar, sharing experiences, resources and tools for effective implementation and enforcement of tobacco control policies at the point of sale. 
  - 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. 
  - 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. 
  - 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. 
  - Global Tobacco Control: Learning from the Experts online course- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This course offers free instructional training to people interested in learning more about tobacco control. 
  - 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. 
  - CounterTobacco.Org Resource Centre for Point-of-Sale- Author: Counter Tobacco - This site is dedicated to countering tobacco at the point-of-sale and offers evidence-based descriptions of the problem, policy solutions, advocacy materials and news updates. 
  - Assessment Report on Implementation of West Pakistan Tobacco Vend Act in the Urban Areas of Islamabad- Author: Association for Better Pakistan (2019) - This report assesses the model and achievements of the implementation of The West Pakistan Tobacco Vend Act-1958 since 2015. 
  - Compliance with Smoke-free Public Places, East and South Districts of Karachi, Pakistan, 2019- Author: Johns Hopkins University - This study from Karachi, Pakistan, assessed compliance with smokefree in different settings from October to November 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. 
  - Assessing Compliance with TAPS Bans- Author: Various - A “How-to” Guide for Observing the Internet, Sponsored Events, and Corporate Social Responsibility. 
  - WHO FCTC Global Progress Report, 2018- Author: World Health Organization - The 2018 global progress report on the implementation of WHO FCTC. 
  - Evaluation of Smoking-related Deaths Averted Due to Three Years of Policy Progress, 2013- Author: Levy et al. (2013) - This study aims to determine the number of smoking-attributable deaths were averted due to the implementation of MPOWER policies. 
  - 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. 
  - Seven years of progress in tobacco control: an evaluation of the effect of nations meeting the highest level MPOWER measures between 2007 and 2014- Author: Levy et al. (2018) - This study aims to evaluated the global progress of the six MPOWER measures and their impact across 88 countries that have adopted one or more measure from 2007 to 2014. 
  - Retailer licensing and tobacco display compliance, Australia- Author: Fry et al. (2016) - This study aims to assess vendor licensing compliance and scheme to explore variations in compliance among different retailer types and locations. 
  - POS Tobacco Advertising and Display Bans in 5 Russian Cities- Author: Kennedy et al. (2017) - This study aims to evaluate the implementation of national TAPS law in kiosks across five Russian cities. 
  - Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda- Author: Proctor et al. (2010) - This paper proposes a general working taxonomic of eight implementation elements to measure implementation outcomes, advance implementation processes, and improve effectiveness of implementation strategies. 
  - Mixed-methods Evaluation TAPS ban in Banyuwangi, Indonesia- Author: Sebayang et al. (2019) - This policy evaluation reviews the outdoor tobacco advertisement ban in Banyuqangi District East Java, Indonesia. 
  - Global Evidence Review on the Implementation and Effectiveness of TC Measures- Author: The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project - This report reviews the global evidence on the impact of the WHO FCTC implementation of tobacco control legislation. 
  - Evidence on the Effect of POS Display Bans on Smoking Prevalence- Author: He et al. (2018) - This study evaluates the effect of point-of-sale display bans globally as of 2016. 
  - Compliance Evaluation of San Francisco's Flavoured Tobacco Sales Prohibition- Author: Vyas et al. (2021) - This research assesses compliance with San Francisco's 2018 flavored tobacco sales ban and concludes that retailer education prior to enforcement will result in higher compliance rates. 
  - 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. 
  - Tobacco Control Delivery Plan: England 2017-2022- Author: Department of Health and Social Care, UK Government - An example of a national delivery and monitoring plan. Published in conjunction with the Tobacco Control Plan for England, it identifies lead agencies, milestones and metrics to measure success. 
