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Professor of public health, Editor-in-Chief BMJ Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social. Qualitative research, #TobaccoEndgame, commercial determinants of health, equity. Opinions mine. Living on unceded Larrakia country, Darwin Australia.. .. more

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Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 8h

Wow! Town Council in Tiburon (Marin County) unanimously passed a tobacco product sales ban ordinance (third in the state of California)! #MakeTobaccoHistory
#Tobacco #endgame #PublicHealthSky @ash.org @simonchapman.bsky.social @mhef.bsky.social @mikedaube.bsky.social

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · 2d

Important analysis in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social. Tobacco control advocacy is essential for achieving human rights. Excellent work by @brittakm.bsky.social and @ash.org Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy

Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · 6d

New commentary by TCRG's @brittakm.bsky.social and Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy from @ash.org argues that recognising #tobaccocontrol advocates as human rights defenders would provide them with better protection and align tobacco control with global human rights standards.

👉 Read: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

“Tobacco control has always been about defending the right to health, life, and dignity. Yet the advocates who lead this work often face threats without the recognition or protection afforded to other defenders of human rights.”

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · 2d

Important analysis ahead of #FCTC #COP11

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our blog on FCTC progress https://bit.ly/4q3p3CI

Report Reveals that Tobacco Control Treaty Progress is Slipping - Blog - Tobacco Control

Les Hagen, Garima Bhatt, Rakesh Gupta, Sonu Goel, Opinder Preet Kaur Gill & Tara Singh Bam Twenty years after the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) came into f...

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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · 6d

New commentary by TCRG's @brittakm.bsky.social and Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy from @ash.org argues that recognising #tobaccocontrol advocates as human rights defenders would provide them with better protection and align tobacco control with global human rights standards.

👉 Read: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

“Tobacco control has always been about defending the right to health, life, and dignity. Yet the advocates who lead this work often face threats without the recognition or protection afforded to other defenders of human rights.”

Reposted by Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our blog on FCTC progress https://bit.ly/4q3p3CI

Report Reveals that Tobacco Control Treaty Progress is Slipping - Blog - Tobacco Control

Les Hagen, Garima Bhatt, Rakesh Gupta, Sonu Goel, Opinder Preet Kaur Gill & Tara Singh Bam Twenty years after the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) came into f...

Reposted by Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 21d

Latest News: Turning tobacco Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) into Extended Producer Liability (EPL): critical safeguards for the UN Plastics Treaty. https://bit.ly/4n7CiQK

Reposted by Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 29d

Latest News: This study provides the first systematic analysis of alcohol- themed smokeless tobacco content on social media, revealing coordinated commercial posting patterns that link these substances through cultural identity messaging. https://bit.ly/41UWe0C

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Sep 16

This is a really important paper about protecting health policy from potential loopholes that can be exploited by the tobacco industry tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Sep 5

Latest News: Turning tobacco Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) into Extended Producer Liability (EPL): critical safeguards for the UN Plastics Treaty. https://bit.ly/47Q8VO3

Reposted by Marita Hefler

SRNT-Oceania @srnt-oceania.bsky.social · Sep 14

Save the date for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2025 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!

Flyer for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2026 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
Date: 1st-2nd June 2026
Location: University of Queensland Herston Campus
Followed by the Regional Tobacco Endgame Summit on 3rd June
More details to come... stay tuned!

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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Sep 10

Latest News: In the US, statewide comprehensive smoke-free policies could potentially serve as population-level interventions to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment. https://bit.ly/4p9rMdk

Reposted by Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Sep 5

Latest News: Turning tobacco Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) into Extended Producer Liability (EPL): critical safeguards for the UN Plastics Treaty. https://bit.ly/47Q8VO3

Reposted by Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Sep 3

Latest News: This study reports an exploratory methodology for quantifying estimates of e-liquid consumption among youth using population- level survey data and indicates substantial levels of use. https://bit.ly/4n0tcov

Reposted by Mike Daube, Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Aug 28

Latest News: Nicotine pouch brands: the new route of auto racing sponsorships worldwide. https://bit.ly/3V5Gjsq

Reposted by Mike Daube, Marita Hefler

Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Aug 28

In the UK, in three nationally representative birth cohorts, adolescent cigarette smoking declined from 33% in 1974 to 25% in 1986 and to 12% in 2018.Contemporary youth who used e-cigarettes had a similar probability of smoking cigarettes to youth observed five decades earlier.https://bit.ly/4lDFCSe

Reposted by Smith, Marita Hefler

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 28

American Public Health Association: “Legislators and officials at all levels of government who are interested in protecting their constituents should demand Kennedy’s removal.” That’s what I call leadership 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.apha.org/news-and-med...

Kennedy’s attack on public health must be stopped

The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanageme...

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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · Aug 27

Latest News: These findings from the UK provide support for a foundational, yet overlooked, role of standardised packaging, which is to help people who previously
smoked to stay quit. https://bit.ly/4ox5W2R

Reposted by Marita Hefler

SRNT-Oceania @srnt-oceania.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join us for a webinar presented by FNU & SRNT-O:
"Tobacco Control in the Pacific Region- Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward"
Date: Tuesday Sept 9, 2025
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM FJT/9:30AM-11:00AM AEST
Zoom: fijinationaluniversity.zoom.us/j/83592015115
Add to your calendar: calget.com/zmwr5gwa

Flyer for webinar titled "Tobacco Control in the Pacific Region". Includes the details of the three speakers:
Ms. Mina Kashiwabara | Team Lead on Tobacco Control, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
Dr Amerita Ravuvu | Principal Adviser – Health Policy and Research, Public Health Division, Pacific Community (SPC)
Mr. Maleli Nakulanikoro | Fiji Ministry of Health – Tobacco Control Officer

Reposted by Nason Maani, Marita Hefler

Rebecca Glover @rebeccaglover.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm so proud of our study, out today. Young vapers (under 25s) approx 3 times more likely to go on to smoke.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Vaping and harm in young people: umbrella review

Objective To appraise and synthesise the evidence on short and longer term harms of vaping in young people. Data sources KSR Evidence (systematic reviews); Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo (umbrella rev...

tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · May 6

Done! ✅

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · May 3

The kind of across the board respect Antony Green has is incredibly rare. Election nights won’t be the same without him. Enjoy retirement! #ausvotes

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · May 3

First #AusVotes where the brickbats were out for opposition! #auspol

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thanks Sam and Richard!

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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · Apr 6

Responding to US executive orders and Trump 2.0: ideological language bans and attempts to suppress science will not obscure the tobacco epidemic’s foundations of exploitation and inequity. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/34/2... @whofctc.bsky.social #LungSky

Responding to US executive orders and Trump 2.0: ideological language bans and attempts to suppress science will not obscure the tobacco epidemic’s foundations of exploitation and inequity

The second Trump administration in the USA is going beyond even the most pessimistic fears of many in the global health community. Chaos has been the defining characteristic of its early weeks,1 with ...

tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Apr 4

Welcome! I’ve added her to this tobacco control and endgame starter pack go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · Apr 4

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch #addictionsci 🧪🛟 🫁
America is at risk of losing a generation of scientists www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)

Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

www.nytimes.com

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Dec 6

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Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Dec 6

Done 👍

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Dec 4

Many people oppose banning filtered cigarettes, thinking they make smoking safer.
The truth: They don’t.

🔎 Based on data from the 2022 International #Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey, researchers examined opposition to banning filtered cigarettes, 🔻

Reposted by Marita Hefler

The BMJ @bmj.com · Nov 28

An investigation by The BMJ shows the extent of the fossil fuel industry’s involvement in medical research, leading to fresh calls for academics and publishing companies to cut ties with such companies
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Marita Hefler @mhef.bsky.social · Nov 27

So important to expose these tactics of the companies behind commercial drivers of disease

Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · Nov 27

Thanks to @theconversation.com for publishing this commentary by Dr. Karen Evans-Reeves and Dr. Britta K. Matthes on the intimidation of researchers and advocates.

Read it here: theconversation.com/researchers-...

Researchers of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation – new study

The critical debate of research is welcome and necessary. But the incidents documented in our study go far beyond this.

theconversation.com