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David H. Jernigan

David H. Jernigan

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
46
Citations
10159
World Ranking
3584
National Ranking
1722

Overview

David H. Jernigan is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with specific expertise in Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Sociology and Political Science, and Pharmacology.

Their research work focuses mainly on topics such as Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Homelessness and Social Issues, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Recent papers include:

  • What's next for WHO's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol? (2020), published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • The Alcohol Marketing Landscape: Alcohol Industry Size, Structure, Strategies, and Public Health Responses (2020), published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Supplement

Additional significant publications relevant to their research context include:

  • Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy (2020), published in Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Cannabis Marketing and Problematic Cannabis Use Among Adolescents (2021), published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • The Prevalence and Context of Alcohol Use, Problem Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harm among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

David H. Jernigan has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Pamela J. Trangenstein
  • Matthew E. Rossheim
  • Cassidy R. LoParco
  • Michael Siegel
  • Jih-Cheng Yeh

Their work appears most frequently in several key publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Addiction

Best Publications

  • Media Advocacy and Public Health: Power for Prevention

    L. Wallack;L. Dorfman;D. Jernigan;M. Themba-Nixon

  • The global distribution of average volume of alcohol consumption and patterns of drinking.

    Jürgen Rehm;Nina Rehn;Robin Room;Maristela Monteiro

  • Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Global Burden of Disease

    Jürgen Rehm;Robin Room;Maristela Monteiro;Gerhard Gmel

  • Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy.

    Jürgen Rehm;Carolin Kilian;Carina Ferreira‐Borges;David Jernigan

  • Alcohol marketing and youth alcohol consumption: a systematic review of longitudinal studies published since 2008

    David H. Jernigan;Jonathan Noel;Jane Landon;Nicole Thornton

  • Global Status Report: Alcohol and Young People

    David H. Jernigan

  • Alcohol in developing societies: a public health approach.

    R. Room;D. Jernigan;B. Carlini-Marlatt;O. Gureje

  • Land Use Planning and the Control of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Fast Food Restaurants

    Marice Ashe;David Jernigan;Randolph Kline;Rhonda Galaz

  • The global alcohol industry: an overview.

    David H. Jernigan

  • Industry self-regulation of alcohol marketing: a systematic review of content and exposure research.

    Jonathan K. Noel;Thomas F. Babor;Katherine Robaina

  • Steps towards Constructing a Global Comparative Risk Analysis for Alcohol Consumption: Determining Indicators and Empirical Weights for Patterns of Drinking, Deciding about Theoretical Minimum, and Dealing with Different Consequences

    Jürgen Rehm;Jürgen Rehm;Maristela Monteiro;Robin Room;Gerhard Gmel

  • Global Alcohol Producers, Science, and Policy: The Case of the International Center for Alcohol Policies

    David H. Jernigan

  • The commercial use of digital media to market alcohol products: a narrative review.

    Tim Lobstein;Jane Landon;Nicole Thornton;David Jernigan

  • Alcohol advertising and youth: a measured approach.

    David H. Jernigan;Joshua Ostroff;Cassie Ross

  • Drinking and its burden in a global perspective: policy considerations and options.

    Robin Room;Kathryn Graham;Kathryn Graham;Jürgen Rehm;David Jernigan

  • Towards a global alcohol policy: alcohol, public health and the role of WHO

    D. H. Jernigan;M. Monteiro;R. Room;Shekhar Saxena

  • Media Advocacy: Lessons from Community Experiences

    David H Jernigan;Patricia A Wright

  • Measuring youth exposure to alcohol marketing on social networking sites: challenges and prospects.

    David H Jernigan;Anne E Rushman

  • Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Social and Traditional Media and Past-Year Use Among Adolescents in States With Legal Retail Cannabis

    Jennifer M. Whitehill;Pamela J. Trangenstein;Marina C. Jenkins;David H. Jernigan

  • The concentration of the global alcohol industry and its penetration in the African region.

    David H. Jernigan;Thomas F. Babor

  • The influence of industry actions on the availability of alcoholic beverages in the African region

    Thomas F. Babor;Katherine Robaina;David Jernigan

  • Sex differences in adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines.

    David H. Jernigan;Joshua Ostroff;Craig Ross;James A. O'Hara

  • What's next for WHO's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol?

    David H Jernigan;Pamela J Trangenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Siegel
Michael Siegel Tufts University
William DeJong
William DeJong Boston University
Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Kathryn Graham
Kathryn Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
Gerhard Gmel
Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne
Rajiv N. Rimal
Rajiv N. Rimal Johns Hopkins University
Joel Gittelsohn
Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University
Megan A. Moreno
Megan A. Moreno University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carl A. Latkin
Carl A. Latkin Johns Hopkins University

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