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August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
Tobacco Policy Change invested in tobacco policy advocacy in those states and communities with higher percentages of poor people, blue-collar workers, minorities, and others disproportionately impacted by tobacco use.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
With funding from RWJF's Tobacco Policy Change and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project spearheaded an ambitious effort to curb the use of commercial tobacco among the 300,000-member Navajo Nation.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2004 through 2010, Marjorie Paloma, a senior policy adviser for RWFJ, was the program officer for Tobacco Policy Change, which provided resources and technical assistance to local, regional, and national organizations and tribal groups to implement effective tobacco prevention and cessation policy initiatives.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York was initially formed to help find employment for the surviving workers of Windows on the World.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Padres Unidos (which means Parents United) was born in 1992 out of a struggle to protect the educational rights of minority students in Denver.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
In the 1990s, Massachusetts led the nation in anti-smoking programs, but from 2000 to 2004, the state cut its funding for tobacco prevention by 95 percent.
July 14, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 2004, SmokeLess States: Statewide Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative supported statewide efforts to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
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.
January 12, 2009 | Program Result Report
Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), implemented a comprehensive strategy to strengthen minority-led, community-based coalitions that engage in tobacco policy change in communities of color.
December 3, 2008 | Program Result Report
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