Tobacco Control
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports proven tobacco control strategies including higher tobacco taxes, strong smoke-free air laws, and programs to prevent kids from smoking and health smokers quit.
Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Public Health Summer Fellowship Gives College Student a Close-Up Look at Public Health Campaigns and Messaging
August 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth spoke with Mina Radman, a 2013 Karel fellow in the Frank Karel Fellowship Program in Public Interest Communications, about her summer spent at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK).
Tobacco-Free Campuses on the Rise: Q&A with Dr. Howard Koh, HHS
August 26, 2013 | New Public Health Post
We spoke with Howard Koh, MD, MPH, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, about the National Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative to promote and support the adoption and implementation of tobacco-free policies.
Recommended Reading: A Closer Look at E-Cigarettes
August 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Many hard facts about the health effects of e-cigarettes are still unclear. Today e-cigarettes are especially rising in popularity among what some may consider the “hip” crowd.
Tobacco-Related Health Equity: What Will It Take?
August 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
August 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST Legacy will hold a special online panel discussion as part of the Kenneth E. Warner Lecture Series that puts a spotlight on the social influences on tobacco use and tobacco-related death and disease.
Recommended Viewing: No Butts
April 16, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Recommended Viewing: No Butts
Infographic: Tobacco's Costly Toll
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Tobacco continues to result in hundreds of thousands of deaths and nearly $100 billion in health care expenditures each year.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Launch New Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
April 11, 2013 | News Release
RWJF and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids join forces with partners from American Cancer Society and American Heart Association to launch new initiative to reduce tobacco use.
Broken Promises to Our Children
December 6, 2012 | Report
This year, our report finds that states continue to spend only a miniscule portion of their tobacco revenues to fight tobacco use.
Continued Increases in the Relative Risk of Death From Smoking
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An examination of the changes in relative risk of death among current and former smokers over recent decades in the United States found that the contribution of smoking to national mortality is not declining as quickly as might be expected, considering the decreasing national rate of smoking.