Laura Vichinsky
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
3 Papers
23 Citations
Laura Vichinsky is an academic researcher from New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Nicotine replacement therapy. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Decline in smoking during pregnancy in New York City, 1995-2005.
TL;DR: Findings document a striking temporal decline in prenatal smoking in NYC concurrent with changing tobacco control policies, and targeted efforts may be required to address the increasing disparity in prenatalsmoking between non-Hispanic white and African American and Puerto Rican women.
Using geographic information system analyses to monitor large-scale distribution of nicotine replacement therapy in New York City.
Karen Davis Czarnecki,Christopher Goranson,Jennifer A. Ellis,Laura Vichinsky,Micaela H. Coady,Sarah B. Perl +5 more
TL;DR: Although geographic information system analysis is traditionally utilized for large-scale infectious disease surveillance, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene used GIS to inform and improve an annual large- scale smoking cessation program.
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Gender differences in smoking and cessation behaviors among young adults after implementation of local comprehensive tobacco control.
TL;DR: Study of gender differences in young adult smoking declines and enrollment in populationwide cessation services in New York City found women have been responsive to comprehensive tobacco control, but men require more-intensive strategies.