Leading Change to Save Lives
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
Determined to make progress in tobacco control, RWJF invested nearly $700 million between 1991 and 2009 in seven groundbreaking programs.
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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RWJF Grantee Receives the John Slade Award
March 1, 2011 | Story/News Release
Chaloupka has been a partner to RWJF on many issues. Focusing first on substance abuse and tobacco issues and then more recently on preventing childhood obesity.
Researcher Studies Smoking Trends and Patterns
July 23, 2009 | Story
Gary A. Giovino, PhD, is a leading researcher on the causes and effects of tobacco use.
Changing Filmmakers' Attitudes About the Harm Caused by Depicting Smoking in Movies
July 23, 2009 | Story
Glantz is nationally recognized as a leader in tobacco control. Over 20 years, his work has ranged from scholarly articles on environmental effects of tobacco smoke to advocating for effective tobacco policies.
Commentary: Smoke-free Philly: It's a Good Start
January 11, 2007 | Commentary/Story
Philadelphia is finally getting a breath of fresh air. However, in a guest column in The Philadelphia Inquirer, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., says much more needs to be done to reduce tobacco's toll in the city and throughout Pennsylvania.
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH
September 11, 2009 | Story
The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI) was founded in 1992 when research on the treatment of tobacco dependence was in its infancy.
Speaking and Thinking Across Disciplinary Boundaries
June 14, 2007 | Story
This collaborative work had “a huge impact on my research,” Leslie says. “Before, I would have never thought to go to the clinical literature in search of correlations with what I was finding in animal models.
Taking a Transdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tobacco Use and Treatment
June 13, 2007 | Story
Says Sindelar, “The biggest impacts of my involvement in the Yale TTURC have been a heightened awareness of the opportunity to have a significant impact on a major health or social problem through policy research and communication.
Collaborating to Restrict Smoking Locally
August 14, 2007 | Story
Participating in the Executive Nurse Fellows Program was "a life changing experience" according to Swanson. "I became a more effective communicator and strategic thinker."
David C. Colby Celebrates 40 Years of Research and Evaluation
September 19, 2012 | Story
David C. Colby, Vice President Research and Evaluation, 2006 to present.