June 20, 2012
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health surveyed 591 tobacco cessation programs for young people, evaluated 41 programs, and described programs that were sustained.
April 10, 2012
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Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).
September 1, 2011
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To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.
March 31, 2011
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Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
March 17, 2011
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A national study of 2,582 smokers ages 16 to 24, provides insights into whether young smokers tried to quit, the methods they used in trying to quit and factors that would predict their quitting patterns and success rates.
October 29, 2009
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Program Result Report
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth monitored the marketing practices of the alcohol industry to focus attention and action on practices that jeopardize the health and safety of America's youth.
February 23, 2009
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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations, a report on the unmet needs of youth in America.
December 8, 2008
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From 1993 to 2001, Henry Wechsler, PhD, and researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health conducted four national surveys examining the drinking patterns and practices of American college students.
October 31, 2008
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The University of Illinois established a National Blueprint Office to help implement the National Blueprint for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older, released in 2001 and funded by RWJF.
April 1, 2007
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Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Rochester Center for Future Health conducted an environmental scan of self-care technologies for people with heart failure or early-stage dementia.
