Estimating the Potential of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Consumption and Generate Revenue
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
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Soda Taxes, Soft Drink Consumption, and Children's Body Mass Index
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
New study finds that current soda tax rates don't deter consumption.
What Works?
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This guide provides information on methods to quit smoking such as counseling, medications, combination methods and hypnosis, along with information about how well they work, how much each costs to quit, whether insurance covers it and where a smoker can get each method.
The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
October 15, 2009 | Journal Article
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) has been linked to higher risks of obesity. This paper explores SSB consumption and adverse health outcome evidence before discussing how SSB taxation may reduce intake, lower health care costs and generate federal health program revenue.
Associations Between State-Level Soda Taxes and Adolescent Body Mass Index
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at reducing childhood obesity. This study investigated associations between soda taxes and body mass index (BMI) in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in the period 1997-2006.
Rhode Island Cigarette Tax Increase Delivers Victory for Kids and Taxpayers; $1 Increase Give State Highest Cigarette Tax in the Nation
April 10, 2009 | News Release
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Overwhelming Majority of Virginia Voters Favor Increasing the Cigarette Tax to the National Average
February 1, 2009 | News Release
New poll shows strong support for cigarette tax to reduce youth smoking and address the state's health care needs.
Joint Campaign for Clean Indoor and Outdoor Air Scores Victories in South Carolina
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
The South Carolina African American Tobacco Control Network worked with the Coastal Conservation League to promote indoor and outdoor clean air policies. Tobacco Policy Change, an RWJF national program, funded the project.
Wringing Every Possible Quit Out of Tobacco Policy Change
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
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.
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.