Below are brief summaries of Grant Results Reports available on past grantmaking in this field of interest. In some cases, the grants were made before the team decided on its current strategic objective. Findings and lessons from the grants described have nonetheless informed RWJF’s grantmaking. Visit the Foundation’s Web site www.rwjf.org for more Grant Results Reports.

Collaborative Group Brings Synergy to Youth Smoking Cessation Efforts
More than 4 million young people in the United States under the age of 18 smoke, and while many prevention programs target this group, most smoking cessation programs focus on adults. Several government and nonprofit health-related organizations formed the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative in 1998 to eliminate duplication of effort and collectively work on youth tobacco cessation research and treatment options. Collaborative members developed and published a National Blueprint for Action to ensure that every young tobacco user has access to tobacco cessation interventions by 2010; established a program—Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation—that evaluates existing youth tobacco cessation programs; and convened three workshops. The Academy for Educational Development has become the secretariat for the Collaborative’s efforts. See the Grant Results Report at www.rwjf.org/reports/grr/041053.htm.

Asian-Pacific Organization Gets Foundation Help in Managing Its Tobacco Control Network
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing ethnic/racial groups in the United States, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The tobacco industry is targeting these groups, leading to high rates of tobacco use among Asian-Pacific men. Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership (APPEAL), the tobacco control network for the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, was launched in 1994 and by 2000 felt overburdened by the needs of its community for tobacco control help. From 2000 to 2003, APPEAL staff used grants from RWJF, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Endowment to hire and train a deputy project director to support staff working on national efforts; prepare individual and overall staff development plans; develop a five-year strategic plan; and start the process of transition into an independent 501(c)(3) organization. RWJF provided a grant of $166,316 as partial funding for the project. See the Grant Results Report at www.rwjf.org/portfolios/resources/grantsreport.jsp?filename=040827.htm.

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