Stephen Babb

Biographic Data

ID7701081
NAMEStephen Babb
GIVEN NAMESStephen
FAMILY NAMEBabb
SIGNATUREBABB S
AFFILIATIONSNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Budgetary impact from multiple perspectives of sustained antitobacco national media campaigns to reduce the harms of cigarette smoking

    Michael V Maciosek, Brian S Armour et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2020

    1, 5 and 10-year antitobacco media campaigns all yield net savings within 10 years from all perspectives. Multiyear campaigns yield substantially higher savings than a 1-year campaign

  • Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Indicators Among Adults — United States, 2018

    Open AccessMelisa R Creamer, Teresa W Wang et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2019

    Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States (1). The prevalence of adult cigarette smoking has declined in recent years to 14.0% in 2017 (2). However, an array of new tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, has entered the U.S. market (3). To assess recent national estimates of tobacco product use among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Canc…

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2016

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, Elyse Phillips et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2018

    Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Surgeon General's report, approximately 443,000 U.S. adults die from smoking-related illnesses each year. In addition, smoking has been estimated to cost the United States $96 billion in direct medical expenses and $97 billion in lost productivity annually. To assess progress toward the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) object…

  • Thank you to our reviewers

    Lorien Abroms, Kathleen M Adams et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

  • Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015

    Open AccessStephen Babb, Ann Malarcher et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2017

    Quitting cigarette smoking benefits smokers at any age (1). Individual, group, and telephone counseling and seven Food and Drug Administration-approved medications increase quit rates (1-3). To assess progress toward the Healthy People 2020 objectives of increasing the proportion of U.S. adults who attempt to quit smoking cigarettes to ≥80.0% (TU-4.1), and increasing recent smoking cessation success to ≥8.0% (TU-5.1),* CDC assessed national estim…

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2015

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, Brian A King et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2016

    Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. adults (1,2). To assess progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 target of reducing the proportion of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes to ≤12.0% (objective TU1.1),* CDC assessed the most recent national estimates of cigarette smoking prevalence among adults aged ≥18 years using data …

  • Receipt of evidence-based brief cessation interventions by health professionals and use of cessation assisted treatments among current adult cigarette-only smokers

    Open AccessJudy Kruger, Alissa O’Halloran et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Receipt of the '5 A's' intervention was associated with a significant increase in patients' use of recommended counseling and medication for cessation. It is important for health professionals to deliver all 5 A's when conducting brief cessation interventions with patients who smoke

  • Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2005–2014

    Open AccessAhmed Jamal, David M Homa et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2015

    Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, resulting in approximately 480,000 premature deaths and more than $300 billion in direct health care expenditures and productivity losses each year (1). To assess progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 objective of reducing the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes to ≤12.0%,* CDC assessed the most recent national estimates of smoking p…

  • Sociodemographic Disparities in Local Smoke-Free Law Coverage in 10 States

    Jidong Huang, Brian A King et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 2References: 11

    Objectives. We assessed sociodemographic disparities in local 100% smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of nonhospitality worksites, restaurants, and bars in 10 states. Methods. We obtained data on local 100% smoke-free laws (US Tobacco Control Laws Database) and subcounty characteristics (2006–2010 American Community Survey) for Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, and…

  • Trends in US newspaper and television coverage of tobacco

    David E Nelson, Linda L Pederson et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    News coverage of tobacco in the USA was relatively constant from 2004 to 2010. Audiences were more likely to be exposed to different tobacco themes in newspapers/newswires than on television. Tracking information about tobacco news stories can be used by advocates, programs and others for planning and evaluation, and by researchers for hypothesis generation

  • A cross-country comparison of secondhand smoke exposure among adults

    Brian A King, Sara A Mirza et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2012

    A large proportion of adults living in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to SHS in their homes, workplaces, and other public places. Countries can enact and enforce legislation requiring 100% smoke-free public places and workplaces, and can also conduct educational initiatives to reduce SHS exposure in homes