“We’re building the plane while we’re flying it”: perspectives on local cigar policy implementation from qualitative interviews with key personnel
Local cigar policy implementation often involves multiple autonomous organizations and individual implementers. The salience of identified barriers across various contexts may have important implications for policy impact. Understanding the facilitators and barriers to policy implementation may enable other localities to proactively develop strategies to increase success.
Authors
- Myneka Macenat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-9871)
- Sunday Azagba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-2841)
- Cristine D. Delnevo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-4307)
- Stefanie K Gratale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-6304)
- Jessica King Jensen
- Hassiet Asberom
- Kathryn LaCapria
- Jeanne M. Ferrante
- Alexandra McGarry Williams
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science Communications
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00864-8
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00