Point of Sale

Resources

Point of Sale Survey FY19

10/09/18

The division has contracted with the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) to carry out tobacco retailer assessments for all tobacco retailers in the state in FY19. The following around materials used by assessors in the field.

• Assessment Instrument
• Info and Feedback Script

Point of Sale and Preemption

Local Point-of-Sale and licensing guidelines as they apply to preemption.

• Local Government tobacco preemption guidelines

Point of Sale Assessment Infographics

• Point of Sale County Infographics A - Z

Below are the infographics based on the tobacco retailers assessments finished FY16 and produced by University of Northern Iowa.  

• Point of Sale County Infographics A-J
• Point of Sale County Infographics K-W

Tobacco Control Legal Consortium

• POS Strategies Guide: This guide assists state and local tobacco control staff build effective and sustainable comprehensive tobacco control programs and focuses on POS strategies that can reduce access to tobacco products and exposure to tobacco industry influence in the retail environment.  
• Location, Location, Location: Tobacco & E-Cig Point of Sale Regulating Retailers for Public Health tips and tools

Point-of-Sale Policy Tool

This table prepared by State and Community Tobacco Control Research pairs items from tobacco retailer assessments with relevant POS policies, and offers supplemental options.

• POS Policy Tool

Please use the following documents in your Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products at Pharmacies efforts:

• Countering Common Concerns: Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products at Pharmacies – Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy
• Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies – Tobacco Control Legal Consortium

Trainings

Tackling Tobacco Industry Tactics at the Retail Setting: Virtual Workshop

Recordings and supplementary materials from TCN’s workforce development virtual workshop series featuring expert speaker LaTanisha Wright are now available.

• Virtual Workshop Part 1:  Tobacco Control Laws, Retailers, and Predatory Retail Targeting
• Virtual Workshop Part 2:  Tactical Placement of Tobacco Products in the Retail Setting
• Virtual Workshop Part 3:  Tobacco Industry Price and Promotion Incentives for Retailers

Educating Local Communities on Tobacco Retailers and Tobacco Marketing Methods  (May 11, 2016 / 10am)

• Learn about tobacco retailer marketing methods and tobacco retailer contracts. Get ideas on how to talk about tobacco marketing and share data with your communities. 
• Recording can be found here
• Slides from presentation here

This table prepared by State and Community Tobacco Control Research pairs items from tobacco retailer assessments with relevant POS policies, and offers supplemental options.

• POS Policy Tool

Please use the following documents in your Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products at Pharmacies efforts:

• Countering Common Concerns: Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products at Pharmacies – Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy
• Prohibiting the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies – Tobacco Control Legal Consortium