Reducing Underage Drinking Through Community and State Coalitions
National Program
Program to raise awareness and support strategies to decrease underage drinking and thus reduce alcohol-related problems among youth.
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Can Expanding Dependent Coverage to Young Adults Reduce the Number of Uninsured?
February 16, 2012 | Program Result
The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy studied the provisions and impact of state policies requiring expanded dependent coverage for young adults on their parents' health plans as part of RWJF's State Health Access Reform Evaluation initiative.
Study Finds Youth Smoking Would be Much Lower if States Followed CDC Guidelines for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Spending
January 30, 2005 | News Release
State investments fall far short of CDC-recommended levels; tobacco industry spent 14 times more marketing cigarettes than states did to prevent smoking and to help smokers quit in 2002.
Supporting Research and Creating Community Coalitions
December 18, 2009 | Report
A Case Study of how the College Alcohol Study, A Matter of Degree, and Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions Built Community Coalitions in Response to Adolescent and College Student Alcohol Use.
Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults
June 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
An Urban Institute analysis looks at why young adults, accounting for 28 percent of America's uninsured population, are disproportionately uninsured and what policies could address their coverage gaps.
Do State Expenditures on Tobacco Control Programs Decrease Use of Tobacco Products Among College Students?
January 12, 2010 | Journal Article
State tobacco-control programs have the potential to reduce tobacco use among youth by preventing them from starting smoking and encouraging smokers to quit or reduce their smoking.
Active Living by Design featured in a Special Supplement of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
December 11, 2009 | Journal Article
This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.
State Senator Says Coalition Key in Efforts to Reduce Underage Drinking
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
Sen. Lucy Arce Ferrer was one of the early advocates of the work of the Puerto Rico Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking.
A Matter of Degree: Reducing High-Risk Drinking Among College Students
March 23, 2009 | Program Result
RWJF staff, in partnership with researchers at the American Medical Association (AMA), designed A Matter of Degree to reduce binge drinking among college students through an environmental approach.
Study Finds that Rigorous Graduated Teen Driver Licensing Programs Reduce Traffic Fatalities
July 3, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the effects of graduated driver licensing programs on motor vehicle fatalities among teenagers.