Key Findings from Assessments of Tobacco Product Litter in Brazil & India

Hosted by the (IGTC), the monthly Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture series welcomes key researchers and experts to share ideas, present their work, and spark discussion. This special Earth Day edition welcomes Ryan David Kennedy, PhD, for an environmental-themed lecture presenting new evidence for policy interventions that protect the environment while combatting the tobacco epidemic.

Ryan David Kennedy, PhD (he/him) is a tobacco control researcher interested in the role that policy plays in addressing the global tobacco epidemic. At IGTC, Kennedy works in low- and middle-income countries, including work in such regulatory domains as tobacco advertising at the point-of-sale, health warning labels, and clean air laws. Kennedy earned his PhD from the University of Waterloo and has a long history of working on clean air issues, including the study of tobacco smoke, wood smoke, and ambient pollution in numerous settings. He uses a variety of research methods to conduct his work, including observational studies, surveys, content analysis, focus groups and key informant interviews.

Please note: This month’s lecture and host-led Q&A are prerecorded and will be presented via YouTube, featuring a live chat with Professor Kennedy. Viewers are encouraged to submit written questions via the accompanying chat during the event—engaging in real-time conversation with Professor Kennedy and research partners from these studies!

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About these studies:

https://globaltobaccocontrol.org/litter