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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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Introducing a Latino Voice Into the Debate on Substance Abuse Treatment

February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

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.

Latino Council Reorganizes to Step Up No-Smoking Campaign

February 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention, a research, advocacy and training organization, reorganized to broaden its leadership and to make it a more efficient and sustainable organization.

Padres Unidos Links Tobacco with Health Care Access for Low-Income Immigrants

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Padres Unidos (which means Parents United) was born in 1992 out of a struggle to protect the educational rights of minority students in Denver.

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.

Sociedad Latina Connects Tobacco Sales with the Health of Young People

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

In the 1990s, Massachusetts led the nation in anti-smoking programs, but from 2000 to 2004, the state cut its funding for tobacco prevention by 95 percent.

Training Forum Provides Innovative Ideas for Tobacco-Control Programs Aimed at Minorities

October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

During 2001 and 2002, Morse Enterprises, a communications and information brokerage company, Silver Spring, Md., worked to pursue a national strategy for tobacco control in minority communities.

Voices in the Debate: Minority Action for Tobacco Policy Change

December 23, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 2001 to January 2009, three organizations worked to strengthen and expand their roles in advocating for tobacco prevention and control at the national, state and local levels within communities of color. Their efforts focused chiefly on training leaders, building capacity, networking with relevant organizations and engaging in advocacy and policy development. The three organizations were:

Why Women Smoke

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the University of Arizona, Tucson, contacted and re-interviewed young women who had participated in a 1990-92 longitudinal study on body image, dieting, and smoking.