August 8, 2011
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Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, the American Legacy Foundation ran "Become an EX," a national smoking cessation media campaign that portrayed quitting smoking as a challenging yet achievable goal.
December 16, 2010
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Program Result
This program was a multifaceted effort to reduce smoking among pregnant women and to help them remain tobacco free.
May 1, 1998
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Program Result
Although 20 percent to 40 percent of pregnant smokers stop smoking sometime during pregnancy, a significant number continue smoking, and most return to smoking in the first six months after the birth of the baby.
July 31, 2009
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Program Result
In 2003, a team from UCLA School of Nursing launched Tobacco-Free Nurses, the first national effort created to help nurses quit smoking, provide resources to nurses who want to help their patients quit and promote tobacco control on the agenda of nursing organizations.
September 1, 2006
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Program Result
The Boston University School of Public Health evaluated the utilization and effectiveness of the statewide telephone-based Massachusetts Smokers' Quitline.
October 4, 2005
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Program Result
From mid-2001 to mid-2004, the Smoke-Free New Hampshire Alliance, with the American Lung Association as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
June 20, 2012
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Program Result
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health surveyed 591 tobacco cessation programs for young people, evaluated 41 programs, and described programs that were sustained.
April 25, 2011
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Program Result
From 2006 to 2010, the North American Quitline Consortium, Oakland, Calif., worked to maximize the number of smokers who quit and to ensure the financial sustainability of quitlines.
November 1, 2006
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Program Result
The National Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Consortium is a one-stop clearinghouse to connect tobacco-control advocates in this country at the state and local level with high-quality and timely technical assistance.
May 24, 2012
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Program Result
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center works with health professional organizations and institutions to increase their members' motivation and capability to assist smokers in quitting.
