Louisa Johnson

Louisa Johnson is a researcher on the Tobacco Metrics team at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).  

A man looks from the window of his home as he smokes a cigarette amid the coronavirus pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt on December 3, 2020.
Governance

Unknowing Victims

by Chukwuma Okereke, Louisa Johnson, Luisa S. Flor

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns

DOCUMENT DATE: April 01, 2020 A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020.
Governance

E-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth

by Louisa Johnson, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products