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SmokeLess States(R) National Tobacco Policy Initiative From 1993 to 2004, SmokeLess States: Statewide Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative supported statewide efforts to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth. | Grant Results Reports | 07/14/2009 |
The National Spit Tobacco Education Program This chapter of the Anthology, written by Leonard Koppett, a baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter, chronicles how Joe Garagiola led an effort that changed the way Major League Baseball viewed and responded to the problems of spit tobacco. Published In: To Improve Health and Health Care, 1998-1999 | Book chapters, RWJF Anthology | 09/09/2008 |
Role of Snus in Initiation and Cessation of Tobacco Smoking in Sweden Interest in the role of smokeless tobacco in promoting or discouraging smoking has recently focused on Sweden because of the widespread use there of a form of moist smokeless tobacco ("snus") which appears to cause 90 percent to 95 percent fewer health... Published In: Tobacco Control | Journal articles | 06/01/2006 |
Working with Baseball to Change Tobacco's Spitting Image: The NSTEP Program In 1994, Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff). | Grant Results Reports | 03/25/2006 |
Starting in 1986, he monitored the telecast of the fourth game of the World Series for pictures that showed spit tobacco use or products. | Grant Results Sidebars | 03/25/2006 |
Baseball's Joe Garagiola and the National Spit Tobacco Education Program are working aggressively to discourage the use of spit tobacco, which can increase risks for cancer, gum disease and gum recession. | Video | 07/27/2005 |
The SmokeLess States Program This chapter describes SmokeLess States?: National Tobacco Policy Initiative, one of the largest investments made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with $99 million authorized in grants since 1992. Published In: To Improve Health and Health Care | Book chapters, RWJF Anthology | 01/01/2005 |
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care Despite challenging times for managed care, an increasing number of plans identify members who smoke and provide them with treatment options and support, according to the RWJF-funded Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care (ATMC) survey. | Stories and articles | 01/27/2004 |