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Program Results describe RWJF’s interest in the area and strategy for addressing the problem for those working in the field or interested in undertaking similar efforts. They explain the problem addressed; the activities undertaken; the results or findings from the work; lessons for the field; any post-grant activities—by the grantee or RWJF—and they include a bibliography of material produced during the project or program.

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Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation

June 20, 2012 | 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.

Innovators Combating Substance Abuse

July 22, 2009 | Program Result

Innovators Combating Substance Abuse (Innovators) was a national program to foster innovation in the substance abuse field by granting awards to established leaders in substance abuse prevention, treatment and policy to pursue work that might not otherwise be funded.

Partners with Tobacco Use Research Centers

September 11, 2009 | Program Result

Partners With Tobacco Use Research Centers helped translate the research findings of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURCs) into policy and practice.

A Choice of 60 Workshops for Social Workers Treating Substance Abuse

September 1, 2005 | Program Result

The Social Workers National Research and Education Fund, Washington, convened a national conference in 1999 for social workers on alcohol and other drug use and abuse and the implications for clinical treatment and prevention.

Bringing Effective Substance Abuse Programs into the Trenches

January 1, 2003 | Program Result

Pyramid Communications, a communications and public affairs company based in Seattle, facilitated a two-day substance abuse prevention conference, "Prevention 2000: Moving Effective Programs into Practice."

Introducing a Latino Voice Into the Debate on Substance Abuse Treatment

February 1, 2003 | Program Result

From mid-1998 to early 2001, the Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT), Washington, worked to strengthen the involvement of Latino groups in addressing alcohol and tobacco issues and produced a directory of Hispanic/Latino experts, advocates and community-based organizations working on tobacco, alcohol and other substance abuse issues.

Professional Athletes Persuade Young Fans Not to Smoke

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation and the Jacksonville Jaguars football team ran an array of projects to discourage smoking among fans and area youth.

Addiction Treatment Suffers Under Managed Care

April 1, 2003 | Program Result

The American Society of Addiction Medicine developed a consensus regarding quality addiction treatment in managed care settings and translated that consensus into treatment and policy recommendations.

Not Just the End of the Trail

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Norton Sound Health Corporation (an Alaskan Native health care organization) provided training in substance abuse counseling and prevention to paraprofessional, village-based counselors.

Have Drug Treatment Services Suffered Under Managed Care?

December 1, 2003 | Program Result

Investigators at University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Institute and the Alcohol Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley (analyzed the impact of managed care on substance abuse treatment.