- Award mechanisms
- Research Priorities
- Social and behavioral prevention and treatment
- cancer health disparities
- Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
- Environmental Exposure and Toxicology
- Neuroscience of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment
- Oral Diseases and Dental Health
- Pulmonary Biology and Lung Diseases
- State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research
- Other tobacco-related health effects
- award processes
- Past Calls for Applications
- Key Dates
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research
TRDRP supports critical health policy research needed to inform the state’s tobacco control activities and improve the care for Californians with tobacco-related diseases. Research is needed to advance the ability of state agencies, legislative and regulatory bodies, and local governments throughout California to evaluate, understand, and implement science-informed tobacco control policy. In particular, research on the potential economic and other impacts of ending the sale and use of commercial tobacco products is needed in support of the CA Endgame Initiative.
Examples of relevant research topics:
- Evaluation of state and local tobacco regulations and their impacts on the community, public health, and the local economy such as:
- the elimination of flavored tobacco product sales;
- intended and unintended consequences of state and local tobacco laws, including issues related to compliance and equitable enforcement;
- changes to the tobacco and vapor retail environment in response to recent laws, such as the advent of products with non-menthol cooling agent additives;
- Evaluations of how cannabis control policy interacts with and potentially undermines tobacco control policy;
- Development and evaluation of evidence-informed policy approaches that support stronger local smoke-free ordinances and protect youth from tobacco and cannabis marketing;
- Examination of effective communication approaches to inform policy in support of the CA Endgame Initiative.
- Analyses of the impact of the industry’s incorporation of digital engagement, gaming, and incentives in tobacco product design, such as in “smart vapes.”