Health Issues on Ballots Across the Country
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
Tobacco Taxes
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National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Arkansas Raise Cigarette Excise Tax and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts
October 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas, with first the American Lung Association and then the American Cancer Society as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
Educating Consumers about the Health Benefits of Higher Tobacco Taxes
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
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 Explores Use of Tobacco Taxes to Fund Child Heath Care
October 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Brandeis University, Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare held a three-day conference focused on the use of tobacco excise taxes to fund expansions in health care access for children and other groups.
National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Maine Increase Cigarette Taxes and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
From mid-2001 through 2004, the Maine Coalition on Smoking or Health, with Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
California Officials Confer to Help Other States Develop Tobacco Tax Initiatives
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The American Lung Association of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails, Sacramento, convened a conference to disseminate lessons learned by experienced tobacco control officials in California.
Enforcement of Ohio's Smoke Free Workplace Law Through the Lens of Public Health Practice
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An estimated 77 percent of public health agencies in Ohio lose money enforcing the state’s smoke-free law.
Tobacco Tax Challenge
July 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
A look back at this pioneering collaborative effort of the Foundation, the American Medical Association (AMA) and statewide coalitions
Prices, Policies, and Youth Smoking
May 1, 2001 | Journal Article
Unless the nations of the world act, within a generation as many as 10 million people per year will die from tobacco use.
SmokeLess States National Tobacco Policy Initiative
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.