Jonathan M Samet
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 838735 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jonathan M Samet |
| NOMBRES | Jonathan M |
| APELLIDO | Samet |
| FIRMA | SAMET J M |
| AFILIACIONES | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5676-9175 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 70 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 93 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 70 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1980 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
The Saga of Particulate Matter Air Pollution
The Saga of Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Review of Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 115 Issue 12
Conflict and the Environment
Has Public Health Become Illiberal
Enhancing Methodological Approaches for Studying Health Effects of High-Concentration THC Products
For public health protection, informed decision-making relies on having a robust foundation of evidence concerning risks and their prevention. Application of an evidence-based framework depends on the availability of pertinent, scientifically sound data generated by well-directed and valid research endeavors. In this essay, we address the current state of research in humans and the evidential base concerning high-concentration delta-9-tetrahydroc…
Nuclear Weapons Kill People Even When Not Used
Health Effects of High-Concentration Cannabis Products
Background. The concentration of pharmacologically active tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis products has been increasing over the past decade. Concerns about potential harmful health effects of using these increasingly higher-concentration products have led some states to consider regulation of cannabis product THC concentration. We conducted a scoping review of health effects of high-concentration cannabis products to inform policy on wheth…
Source Apportionment of Fine Organic Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The development of infrastructure, a rapidly increasing population, and urbanization has resulted in increasing air pollution levels in the African city of Addis Ababa. Prior investigations into air pollution have not yet sufficiently addressed the sources of atmospheric particulate matter. This study aims to identify the major sources of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and its seasonal contribution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Twenty-four-hour av…
E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction
Chemical Characterization and Seasonality of Ambient Particles (PM2.5) in the City Centre of Addis Ababa
Ambient air pollution is a growing public health concern in major African cities, including Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), where little information is available on fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 , with aerodynamic diameter 2.5 , including bulk composition and seasonal patterns, in Addis Ababa. We collected 24-h PM 2.5 samples in the central city every 6 days from November 2015 to November 2016. The mean (±SD) daily PM 2.5 concentration was 53.8 (±25.0)…
Australian smokers’ experiences and perceptions of recessed and firm filter cigarettes
RFCs and FFCs undermine plain packaging legislation, which aims to reduce appeal and minimise misperceptions about the relative harms of different tobacco products. Like other filter modifications, these filter variants should be disallowed
Reimagining Public Health in the Aftermath of a Pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society, affecting those already subject to unacceptable health inequalities and resulting in vast economic impacts. The pandemic reminds everyone of the value and necessity of public health. In the context of an era that will be shaped by COVID-19, we outline the coming series of challenges and transitions in public health and the needed actions over the next 5 ye…
Expert Review Under Attack
A US/Mexico Study of Joint Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Anthropometric Indicators, Migration Status, Country of Birth and Country of Residence
Joint categories of PA and SB were associated with BMI and WC by migration status, nativity and country of residence among populations with Mexican ethnicity
ExposOmics
The final meeting of the EXPOsOMICS project "Final Policy Workshop and Stakeholder Consultation" took place 28-29 March 2017 to present the main results of the project and discuss their implications both for future research and for regulatory and policy activities. This paper summarizes presentations and discussions at the meeting related with the main results and advances in exposome research achieved through the EXPOsOMICS project; on other par…
The “Music” of Public Health
National Government Denial of Climate Change and State and Local Public Health Action in a Federalist System
An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about climate change denial under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump, and it mentions greenhouse gas and climate change mitigation efforts by governments in American states and municipalities. The relationship between public health and climate change is assessed, along with greenhouse gas emissions in China, Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, and I…
Climate Change, Hurricanes, and Health
An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about public health and climate change in relation to various natural disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and it mentions several other articles which appear in the same issue of the journal and deal with topics such as the causal contributions of severe and extreme weather events to climate change and various health consequences. Storm severity, vector-borne diseases,…
Public Health and All That Jazz
Body-mass index and all-cause mortality
Training the next generation of global health experts
BACKGROUND: Finding solutions to global health problems will require a highly-trained, inter-disciplinary workforce. Global health education and research can potentially have long-range impact in addressing the global burden of disease and protecting and improving the health of the global population. METHODS: We conducted an online survey of twelve higher education institutions in the Pacific Rim that spanned the period 2005-2011. Program adminis…
London Fog—The Biography
London Fog—The Biography Affiliation Jonathan M. Samet MD, MSJonathan M. Samet is Distinguished Professor and Flora L. Thorton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS, Distinguished Professor and Flora L. Thorton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Director, USC I…
Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence
IMPORTANCE: Exposure to nicotine in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is becoming increasingly common among adolescents who report never having smoked combustible tobacco. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether e-cigarette use among 14-year-old adolescents who have never tried combustible tobacco is associated with risk of initiating use of 3 combustible tobacco products (ie, cigarettes, cigars, and hookah). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Longitud…
Outdoor Particulate Matter Exposure and Lung Cancer
Utility and Cutoff Value of Hair Nicotine as a Biomarker of Long-Term Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Compared to Salivary Cotinine
While hair samples are easier to collect and less expensive to store and transport than biological fluids, and hair nicotine characterizes tobacco exposure over a longer time period than blood or urine cotinine, information on its utility, compared with salivary cotinine, is still limited. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 289 participants (107 active smokers, 105 passive smokers with self-reported secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, and 77 …
Development of policy performance indicators to assess the implementation of protection from exposure to secondhand smoke in China
The PPI is useful for evaluating implementation of smoke-free policies. As tobacco control programmes are implemented, the PPI offers an indicator to track success and change strategies, without collecting data for a full SOTC index
Reimagining Public Health in the Aftermath of a Pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society, affecting those already subject to unacceptable health inequalities and resulting in vast economic impacts. The pandemic reminds everyone of the value and necessity of public health. In the context of an era that will be shaped by COVID-19, we outline the coming series of challenges and transitions in public health and the needed actions over the next 5 ye…
Cigarette smoking and lung cancer in 'Hispanic' whites and other whites in New Mexico
A population-based case-control study of lung cancer was performed in New Mexico to explain the differing patterns of lung cancer occurrence in the state's "Hispanic" Whites and other Whites. From 1980 through 1982, interviews were completed with 521 cases and 769 controls. In the male controls, the prevalence of current and previous cigarette usage was similar in the two ethnic groups, but Hispanics smoked fewer cigarettes daily. In the female c…
Respiratory disease mortality in New Mexico's American Indians and Hispanics
To determine the effect of ethnic group on respiratory disease occurrence, average annual sex, ethnic, and disease specific mortality rates for the period of 1969 to 1977 were calculated for New Mexico's American Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo populations. Incidence data were available for respiratory tract cancer. This study corroborates previous findings of reduced mortality from lung cancer in American Indians of both sexes and in Hispanic males.…
Urban air pollution, health, and equity
Air pollution and equity Over the past decade, an ever increasing number of epidemiological studies have linked urban air pollution, particularly particulate matter, to increased risk for morbidity and mortality.1,2 These new findings have led to revised air pollution standards for the United States and they will probably have similar consequences in other countries around the world. This new evidence on adverse health effects of air pollution ha…
Turning Science Into Junk
In this issue, Glantz and Ong offer a powerful analysis of the tobacco industry's attempt to discredit the scientific evidence on passive smoking, particularly the industry's use of the label “junk science.” Environmental epidemiologic studies in other arenas have also been targets for the “junk science” label. Lessons for researchers involved in high-stakes issues in the public policy arena include a need for awareness of competing interests, fo…
Daily air pollution effects on children's respiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow
To identify acute respiratory health effects associated with air pollution due to coal combustion, a subgroup of elementary school-aged children was selected from a large cross-sectional study and followed daily for eight months. Children were selected to obtain three equal-sized groups: one without respiratory symptoms, one with symptoms of persistent wheeze, and one with cough or phlegm production but without persistent wheeze. Parents complete…
Building Capacity for International Tobacco Control Research
The Global Tobacco Research Network (GTRN) was developed to enhance global tobacco control research through information sharing and collaboration among researchers. The formation of the GTRN is timely because of the need to ratify, implement, and track the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. While the spectrum of international tobacco control research continues to expand, resources to support these efforts are still quite limited. As an issu…
Cigarette use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white school children, Albuquerque, New Mexico
We conducted a survey of cigarette usage among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White school children in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The distributions of current, experimental, and never smokers were similar in the two groups. Among smokers, the average weekly cigarette consumption was 19 for Hispanic White males, 14 for non-Hispanic White males, 16 for non-Hispanic White females, and nine for Hispanic White females. Educational programs are needed to main…
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Women and Children
Objectives. We sought to describe the range of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) among women and children living with smokers around the world and generate locally relevant data to motivate the development of tobacco control policies and interventions in developing countries. Methods. In 2006, we conducted a cross-sectional exposure survey to measure air nicotine concentrations in households and hair nicotine concentrations among nonsmoking wome…
Indoor Environments and Health
The quality of our indoor environments affects well-being and productivity, and risks for diverse diseases are increased by indoor air pollutants, surface contamination with toxins and microbes, and contact among people at home, at work, in transportation, and in many other public and private places. We offer an overview of nearly a century of research directed at understanding indoor environments and health, consider current research needs, and …
Environmental tobacco smoke concentrations in no-smoking and smoking sections of restaurants
To characterize the effectiveness of a local ordinance that restricts smoking in restaurants to one third of the seating area, this study made simultaneous measurements of two markers of environmental tobacco smoke, respirable suspended particles and nicotine, in the smoking and no-smoking sections of seven restaurants. The mean concentrations of respirable suspended particles and nicotine were 40% and 65% lower, respectively, in the no-smoking t…
Marriage to a smoker and lung cancer risk
As part of a population-based case-control study of lung cancer in New Mexico, we have collected data on spouses' tobacco smoking habits and on-the-job exposure to asbestos. The present analyses include 609 cases and 781 controls with known passive and personal smoking status, of whom 28 were lifelong nonsmokers with lung cancer. While no effect of spouse cigarette smoking was found among current or former smokers, never smokers married to smoker…
National Government Denial of Climate Change and State and Local Public Health Action in a Federalist System
An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about climate change denial under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump, and it mentions greenhouse gas and climate change mitigation efforts by governments in American states and municipalities. The relationship between public health and climate change is assessed, along with greenhouse gas emissions in China, Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, and I…
Involuntary Smoking and Children's Health
Jonathan M. Samet, Eugene M. Lewit, Kenneth E. Warner, Involuntary Smoking and Children's Health, The Future of Children, Vol. 4, No. 3, Critical Health Issues for Children and Youth (Winter, 1994), pp. 94-114
A personal monitoring study to assess workplace exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
We enrolled 15 nonsmoking volunteers to evaluate the feasibility of measuring personal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at work and to characterize workplace exposures. During one workshift, we obtained questionnaires on exposure, saliva and urine for cotinine, and personal air samples for respirable particles and nicotine. The levels of cotinine, respirable particles, and nicotine varied widely with self-reports of exposure to ETS, …
Mortality from infectious diseases among New Mexico's American Indians, Hispanic whites, and other whites, 1958-87
To examine ethnic differences in infectious disease-related mortality in New Mexico's American Indian, Hispanic White and other White populations, we analyzed vital records data from 1958 to 1987. We found that for most infectious causes, American Indians had the highest mortality rates, followed by Hispanics. The state's minority populations remain at increased risk for infectious disease mortality
Epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome among American Indians of the southwest
The epidemiological features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) were examined among American Indians in the southwestern United States. All FAS suspects were screened in specific populations of Navajo, Pueblo, and Plains culture tribes. A total of 115 alcohol‐affected children were identified. The incidence of FAS was found to be highly variable from one cultural group to the next, ranging from 1.3 per 1,000 births (1/749) for the Navajo to 10.3 (1/…
E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction
The “Music” of Public Health
Climate Change, Hurricanes, and Health
An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about public health and climate change in relation to various natural disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and it mentions several other articles which appear in the same issue of the journal and deal with topics such as the causal contributions of severe and extreme weather events to climate change and various health consequences. Storm severity, vector-borne diseases,…
Public Health and All That Jazz
Determinants of salivary cotinine level
OBJECTIVE: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to assess, in active smokers, the relationship of number of cigarettes smoked and other characteristics to salivary cotinine concentrations. METHODS: A random sample of active smokers aged 15 years or older was selected using a stepwise cluster sample strategy, in the year 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study included 401 subjects. Salivary cotinine concentration was determine…
Injury mortality in American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children in new Mexico, 1958-1982
Response from Humble, et al
Respiratory disease mortality in New Mexico's American Indians and Hispanics
To determine the effect of ethnic group on respiratory disease occurrence, average annual sex, ethnic, and disease specific mortality rates for the period of 1969 to 1977 were calculated for New Mexico's American Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo populations. Incidence data were available for respiratory tract cancer. This study corroborates previous findings of reduced mortality from lung cancer in American Indians of both sexes and in Hispanic males.…
Epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome among American Indians of the southwest
The epidemiological features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) were examined among American Indians in the southwestern United States. All FAS suspects were screened in specific populations of Navajo, Pueblo, and Plains culture tribes. A total of 115 alcohol‐affected children were identified. The incidence of FAS was found to be highly variable from one cultural group to the next, ranging from 1.3 per 1,000 births (1/749) for the Navajo to 10.3 (1/…
Cigarette smoking and lung cancer in 'Hispanic' whites and other whites in New Mexico
A population-based case-control study of lung cancer was performed in New Mexico to explain the differing patterns of lung cancer occurrence in the state's "Hispanic" Whites and other Whites. From 1980 through 1982, interviews were completed with 521 cases and 769 controls. In the male controls, the prevalence of current and previous cigarette usage was similar in the two ethnic groups, but Hispanics smoked fewer cigarettes daily. In the female c…
Smoking and lung cancer in New Mexico
Smoking and lung cancer in New Mexico. C G Humble, and J M SametCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.11.1361 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Marriage to a smoker and lung cancer risk
As part of a population-based case-control study of lung cancer in New Mexico, we have collected data on spouses' tobacco smoking habits and on-the-job exposure to asbestos. The present analyses include 609 cases and 781 controls with known passive and personal smoking status, of whom 28 were lifelong nonsmokers with lung cancer. While no effect of spouse cigarette smoking was found among current or former smokers, never smokers married to smoker…
Cigarette use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white school children, Albuquerque, New Mexico
We conducted a survey of cigarette usage among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White school children in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The distributions of current, experimental, and never smokers were similar in the two groups. Among smokers, the average weekly cigarette consumption was 19 for Hispanic White males, 14 for non-Hispanic White males, 16 for non-Hispanic White females, and nine for Hispanic White females. Educational programs are needed to main…
Daily air pollution effects on children's respiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow
To identify acute respiratory health effects associated with air pollution due to coal combustion, a subgroup of elementary school-aged children was selected from a large cross-sectional study and followed daily for eight months. Children were selected to obtain three equal-sized groups: one without respiratory symptoms, one with symptoms of persistent wheeze, and one with cough or phlegm production but without persistent wheeze. Parents complete…
Response from Humble, et al
A personal monitoring study to assess workplace exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
We enrolled 15 nonsmoking volunteers to evaluate the feasibility of measuring personal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at work and to characterize workplace exposures. During one workshift, we obtained questionnaires on exposure, saliva and urine for cotinine, and personal air samples for respirable particles and nicotine. The levels of cotinine, respirable particles, and nicotine varied widely with self-reports of exposure to ETS, …
Mortality from infectious diseases among New Mexico's American Indians, Hispanic whites, and other whites, 1958-87
To examine ethnic differences in infectious disease-related mortality in New Mexico's American Indian, Hispanic White and other White populations, we analyzed vital records data from 1958 to 1987. We found that for most infectious causes, American Indians had the highest mortality rates, followed by Hispanics. The state's minority populations remain at increased risk for infectious disease mortality
Injury mortality in American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children in new Mexico, 1958-1982
Environmental tobacco smoke concentrations in no-smoking and smoking sections of restaurants
To characterize the effectiveness of a local ordinance that restricts smoking in restaurants to one third of the seating area, this study made simultaneous measurements of two markers of environmental tobacco smoke, respirable suspended particles and nicotine, in the smoking and no-smoking sections of seven restaurants. The mean concentrations of respirable suspended particles and nicotine were 40% and 65% lower, respectively, in the no-smoking t…
Involuntary Smoking and Children's Health
Jonathan M. Samet, Eugene M. Lewit, Kenneth E. Warner, Involuntary Smoking and Children's Health, The Future of Children, Vol. 4, No. 3, Critical Health Issues for Children and Youth (Winter, 1994), pp. 94-114
Racial and Ethnic Patterns of Mortality in New Mexico
Research for effective global tobacco control in the 21st century
Smoking in China
CONTEXT: As the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco products, China bears a large proportion of the global burden of smoking-related disease and may be experiencing a tobacco epidemic. OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based approach supporting tobacco control initiatives in China. DESIGN AND SETTING: A population-based survey consisting of a 52-item questionnaire that included information on demographics, smoking history, smoking-re…
Reflections
“You may stand down.” I hear these words on Friday, 13 February 1998 in the federal courthouse in Minnesota after two and one-half days on the stand as a witness for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota against the tobacco manufacturers. Three months later, on 8 May 1998, I learn that there has been a massive settlement that brings US$6.5 billion to the plaintiffs and concessions to…
Frequency of policy recommendations in epidemiologic publications
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and character of policy statements in epidemiologic reports. METHODS: The first author followed a standardized protocol and reviewed a random sample of articles selected from the American Journal of Epidemiology, Annals of Epidemiology, and Epidemiology. The second author reviewed all articles with policy statements and a 10% sample without such statements. RESULTS: Overall, 23.…
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality in 20 U.S. Cities, 1987–1994
BACKGROUND: Air pollution in cities has been linked to increased rates of mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries. Although these findings have helped lead to a tightening of air-quality standards, their validity with respect to public health has been questioned. METHODS: We assessed the effects of five major outdoor-air pollutants on daily mortality rates in 20 of the largest cities and metropolitan areas in the United Stat…
Smoking cessation in China
The percentage of smokers contemplating quitting was low in China in 1996. The study shows that smokers in China must be mobilised to contemplate quitting and then to take action
Turning Science Into Junk
In this issue, Glantz and Ong offer a powerful analysis of the tobacco industry's attempt to discredit the scientific evidence on passive smoking, particularly the industry's use of the label “junk science.” Environmental epidemiologic studies in other arenas have also been targets for the “junk science” label. Lessons for researchers involved in high-stakes issues in the public policy arena include a need for awareness of competing interests, fo…
Tobacco War
Since the first evidence linking smoking to lung cancer was reported in the 1950s, efforts have been made to control the initiation of smoking by youths and to promote the cessation of smoking by adults. In attempting to control smoking, the public health community has been engaged in "warfare" with a powerful and deceptive enemy—the tobacco industry. This book describes one unique campaign in the "war": the efforts of tobacco-control activists, …
Indoor Environments and Health
The quality of our indoor environments affects well-being and productivity, and risks for diverse diseases are increased by indoor air pollutants, surface contamination with toxins and microbes, and contact among people at home, at work, in transportation, and in many other public and private places. We offer an overview of nearly a century of research directed at understanding indoor environments and health, consider current research needs, and …
Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
Air pollution is a heterogeneous, complex mixture of gases, liquids, and particulate matter. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a consistent increased risk for cardiovascular events in relation to both short- and long-term exposure to present-day concentrations of ambient particulate matter. Several plausible mechanistic pathways have been described, including enhanced coagulation/thrombosis, a propensity for arrhythmias, acute arterial va…
Achieving the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s potential by investing in national capacity
May 2003 marked a critical achievement in efforts to stem the global tobacco epidemic, as the member states of the World Health Organization unanimously endorsed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). However, the adoption of the FCTC signifies only the end of the beginning of effective global action to control tobacco. Over the next several years the utility of the FCTC process and the treaty itself will be tested as individual coun…
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