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The Effect of Branding to Promote Healthy Behavior: Reducing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults

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  • Donna Vallone

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA)

  • Marisa Greenberg

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA)

  • Haijun Xiao

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA)

  • Morgane Bennett

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA)

  • Jennifer Cantrell

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Jessica Rath

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Elizabeth Hair

    (Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute, 900 G Street NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

Abstract

Policy interventions such as public health mass media campaigns disseminate messages in order to improve health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors at the population level. Only more recently have campaigns that promote health-related behaviors adopted branding, a well-established marketing strategy, to influence how consumers think and feel about a message. This study examines whether positive brand equity for the national truth ® campaign is associated with lower likelihood of cigarette use over time using the nationally representative Truth Longitudinal Cohort of youth and young adults, aged 15–21. Logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between brand equity and the likelihood of reporting past 30-day smoking over a 12-month period. Respondents who reported positive brand equity were significantly less likely to report past 30-day smoking 12 months later (OR = 0.66, p < 0.05), controlling for covariates known to influence tobacco use behavior. Findings also translate the effect size difference to a population estimate of more than 300,000 youth and young adults having been prevented from current smoking over the course of a year. Building brand equity is a strategic process for health promotion campaigns, not only to improve message recall and salience but also to influence behavioral outcomes.

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  • Donna Vallone & Marisa Greenberg & Haijun Xiao & Morgane Bennett & Jennifer Cantrell & Jessica Rath & Elizabeth Hair, 2017. "The Effect of Branding to Promote Healthy Behavior: Reducing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:12:p:1517-:d:121960
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    1. Elizabeth C. Hair & David R. Holtgrave & Alexa R. Romberg & Morgane Bennett & Jessica M. Rath & Megan C. Diaz & Donna M. Vallone, 2019. "Cost-Effectiveness of Using Mass Media to Prevent Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults: The FinishIt Campaign," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-9, November.
    2. Brian W. Weir & Jennifer Cantrell & David R. Holtgrave & Marisa S. Greenberg & Ryan D. Kennedy & Jessica M. Rath & Elizabeth C. Hair & Donna Vallone, 2018. "Cost and Threshold Analysis of the FinishIt Campaign to Prevent Youth Smoking in the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-7, August.
    3. Alexa R. Romberg & Morgane Bennett & Shreya Tulsiani & Bethany Simard & Jennifer M. Kreslake & Dionisios Favatas & Donna M. Vallone & Elizabeth C. Hair, 2020. "Validating Self-Reported Ad Recall as a Measure of Exposure to Digital Advertising: An Exploratory Analysis Using Ad Tracking Methodology," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-12, March.
    4. Jessica Liu & Donghee N. Lee & Elise M. Stevens, 2023. "Characteristics Associated with Young Adults’ Intentions to Engage with Anti-Vaping Instagram Posts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(11), pages 1-13, June.

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