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Community Alliance Combats Substance Abuse in Vallejo, Calif.

May 1, 2005 | Program Result

The Fighting Back project in Vallejo, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to prevent, intervene and treat alcohol and other drug abuse, focusing on local partnerships and strategic alliances to coordinate activities.

North Carolina Youth Take the Lead in Tobacco Use Prevention Campaigns

October 1, 2005 | Program Result

North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, N.C., advanced its tobacco use prevention and control mission by establishing three youth-led tobacco use prevention centers across the state.

National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps New Hampshire Promote Tobacco-Control Efforts

October 4, 2005 | 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.

National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Delaware Develop Comprehensive Clean Indoor Air Act and Increase Taxes on Cigarettes

October 4, 2005 | Program Result

The IMPACT Delaware Tobacco Prevention Coalition, with the American Lung Association as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.

National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Montana Increase Cigarette Excise Tax to One of Highest in Country and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts

October 4, 2005 | Program Result

From mid-2001 to mid-2004, the Protect Montana Kids coalition, with the American Cancer Society as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.

Tobacco Harm-Reduction Products Get Mixed Reviews

November 28, 2005 | Program Result

The University of Michigan School of Public Health analyzed the knowledge and opinions of grassroots tobacco control activists and tobacco researchers and scientists regarding tobacco harm reduction.

Santa Barbara Fights Back to Reduce Teenage Drinking

October 1, 2004 | Program Result

The Fighting Back project in Santa Barbara, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to reduce the personal and community consequences that result from illegal drug use and alcohol abuse.

Community Programs Help Prevent Youth Violence

January 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Community Violence Prevention Project at the Harvard School of Public Health assists local leaders in planning, implementing and evaluating violence prevention projects in their communities.

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."

Interactive Distance-Learning Prototype Connects Tobacco Control Advocates

January 1, 2003 | Program Result

The University of North Carolina Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Center developed a model distance-learning continuing education program as an extension of the sixth annual Tobacco Use Prevention Training Institute (TUPTI).