Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Tobacco Control
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An Endgame for Tobacco?
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.
Does Curbing Tobacco Use Lower Health Care Costs?
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.
Scholars Pose Endgame Strategies for Tobacco Use
April 24, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Do we need an endgame strategy to finally end the devastating hold tobacco has on its users? Scholars, scientists and policy experts grapple with endgame proposals in a special supplement to the journal Tobacco Control.
Clearing the Air
April 1, 2011 | Report
This report reviews the history, scope and impact of smoke-free air laws across the country, their growing popularity and the contributions made by a number of organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Targeting Commercial Tobacco in the Navajo Nation
August 2, 2012 | Program Result
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.
Joint Campaign for Clean Indoor and Outdoor Air Scores Victories in South Carolina
August 2, 2012 | Program Result
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.
Support for the FDA's Regulation of Tobacco
October 12, 2011 | Program Result
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids supported the FDA's new authority to regulate tobacco by monitoring tobacco industry practices, assessing and translating scientific evidence, and defending the FDA against legal challenges.
Survey of Texas Voters
January 30, 2009 | Survey/Poll
The 2009 survey by Baselice & Associates polled Texans on their attitudes toward a smoke-free law, the rights of non-smokers, and related issues.
Interactive Tobacco Map Provides Latest Data on State Smoking Laws
March 10, 2010 | Chart/Story
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws.
Patricia Sosa, Director for Latin America, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
December 9, 2010 | Story
Ms. Sosa manages the Campaign communications, research, legal and advocacy activities in the region.