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

October 4, 2005 | Program Result Report

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.

No Smoking with Those Thin Mints

November 12, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout Council in East Brunswick, N.J., worked to educate Girl Scouts in Central New Jersey about the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke through award programs, anti-smoking rallies, health fairs and summer camp programs.

Smoke-Free New Jersey and Smoke-Free Philly

July 29, 2009 | Program Result Report

Smoke-Free New Jersey and Smoke-Free Philly conducted communications campaigns to ensure successful implementation of smoke-free indoor air laws in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health

January 12, 2009 | Program Result Report

Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), implemented a comprehensive strategy to strengthen minority-led, community-based coalitions that engage in tobacco policy change in communities of color.

Chinese Progressive Connects Tobacco with Housing Conditions

December 3, 2008 | Program Result Report

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National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Wisconsin Decrease Smoking Rates Among Middle and High School Students and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts

October 4, 2005 | Program Result Report

The Wisconsin SmokeLess States project, with first the Tobacco-Free Wisconsin Coalition and then SmokeFree Wisconsin as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.

National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Arkansas Raise Cigarette Excise Tax and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts

October 5, 2005 | Program Result Report

The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas, with first the American Lung Association and then the American Cancer Society as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.

Joint Campaign for Clean Indoor and Outdoor Air Scores Victories in South Carolina

August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report

The South Carolina African American Tobacco Control Network worked with the Coastal Conservation League to promote indoor and outdoor clean air policies. Tobacco Policy Change, an RWJF national program, funded the project.

SmokeLess States National Tobacco Policy Initiative

July 14, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 1993 to 2004, SmokeLess States: Statewide Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative supported statewide efforts to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.

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

October 4, 2005 | Program Result Report

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.