title: Integrating Tobacco Control and Obesity Prevention Initiatives at Retail Outlets.
abstract: Tobacco products are sold in approximately 375,000 US retail outlets, including convenience stores and pharmacies, which often sell energy-dense, low-nutrient foods and beverages. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) increased authority over tobacco product sales and marketing, combined with declining smoking rates, provides an opportunity to transition tobacco retailers toward healthier retail environments. Unfortunately, research into improving consumer retail environments is often conducted in isolation by researchers working in tobacco control, nutrition, and physical activity. Interdisciplinary efforts are needed to transform tobacco retailers from stores that are dependent on a declining product category, to the sale and promotion of healthful foods and creating environments conducive to active living. The objective of this article is to describe the potential for interdisciplinary efforts to transition retailers away from selling and promoting tobacco products and toward creating retail environments that promote healthful eating and active living.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, CB 7440, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7440. Email: kurt_ribisl@unc.edu. Dr Ribisl is also affiliated with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Kurt M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ribisl
authors.affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Evenson
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Division of Nutrition Research Coordination, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fleischhacker
authors.affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Allison E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.affiliation: Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Shyanika W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000592:standards*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D040541:Marketing / Q000592:standards*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration