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January 20, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Evidence is mounting to support the idea that proven prevention programs, especially those that help keep kids from smoking and help smokers quit, pay big returns by reducing health care costs: A newly published study shows that Massachusetts saved ...
November 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus U.S. born).
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter describes SmokeLess States: National Tobacco Policy Initiative, one of the largest investments made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with $99 million authorized in grants since 1992.
January 1, 2003 | Book
The Center for Tobacco-Free Kids was created in 1995 to develop and promote a national strategy to reduce smoking by young people and to be a focal point for communicating with the media.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1998 to 1999, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., published and disseminated papers presented at a conference on the science base for preventing tobacco use.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
In 1999, Pyramid Communications, Inc., Seattle, planned and implemented a tobacco prevention conference - "New Partnerships and Paradigms for Tobacco Prevention Research."
May 1, 2000 | Program Result
The American Medical Association created the Coordinating Committee to Prevent Tobacco Use by Youth, which brought together several anti-tobacco organizations to conduct a national public education and information campaign about child and teen tobacco use.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.
August 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and is responsible for $200 billion annually in health care costs and lost productivity.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Woodland Community Development Corporation developed a project that provides inner-city children in Camden, N.J., ages 5-14, with tutoring and enrichment activities in an effort to delay their experimentation with alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.