Are Soft Drink Taxes an Effective Mechanism for Reducing Obesity?
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Taxes alone won't have much impact on reducing obesity.
Tax policy
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Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions
January 10, 2010 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.
New Study Predicts Nationwide Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Would Prevent Thousands ofHeart Attacks, Strokes and Cases of Diabetes
January 8, 2012 | Story
Study adds to the collection of RWJF-funded research briefs, journal articles and other resources related to sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.
Advancing the Field of Public Health Finance
August 18, 2011 | Program Result
A research team at the University of Southern Mississippi with collaborators at other universities, increased and disseminated knowledge and information about state and local public health financing and its impact on population health.
Wringing Every Possible Quit Out of Tobacco Policy Change
April 25, 2011 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2010, the North American Quitline Consortium, Oakland, Calif., worked to maximize the number of smokers who quit and to ensure the financial sustainability of quitlines.
Effects of Beverage Alcohol Price and Tax Levels on Drinking
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The study finds that raising the cost of alcohol effectively reduces drinking across the broad population of drinkers.
Florida, Hawaii and Mississippi Celebrate Tobacco Tax Victories
May 15, 2009 | News Release/Video
Six states have increased taxes in 2009; North Carolina, Wisconsin Approve Statewide Smoke-Free Laws.
Laws Regulating Tobacco Sales and Industry Marketing Affect Teen Smoking Rates Says Survey in Massachusetts
December 9, 2005 | Program Result
Between November 1997 and February 1998, researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health conducted a follow-up survey of youth interviewed in the 1993 Massachusetts Tobacco Survey of Youth.
Educating Consumers about the Health Benefits of Higher Tobacco Taxes
February 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1997, the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, carried out a Tobacco Tax Education Project to educate the public about the health benefits of increasing tobacco taxes.
1997 Conference Studies Tobacco Control in States that Increased Tobacco Taxes
January 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Cancer Prevention and Control Center at Boston University Medical Center convened a conference at which representatives from four states that had passed tobacco tax initiatives discussed issues they had faced.