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January 15, 2025

Enyioha-Led Study Highlights Effective Communication Strategies to Support Health Warning Labels on Little Cigars and Cigarillos Among Young Adults

Lead author Chineme Enyioha, MD, MPH, and colleagues were published in BMC Public Health, aiming to design effective communication strategies to support health warning labels (HWLs) on little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs), a tobacco product increasingly popular among young adults. The study established four types of messages for the graphic HWLs: explanatory, testimonial, inquisitive, and recommendation, each illustrating the health risks tied to LCC usage.

December 4, 2024

UNC Study Highlights Need for Standardized, Evidence-based Warning Labels for Cannabis Products

Researchers from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, along with lead author Caroline Meek, MPH, published a pivotal study in a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health titled “Regulatory Landscape of Cannabis Warning Labels in US States with Legal Retail Nonmedical Cannabis.” The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of cannabis warning label regulations across the United States.