Interactive Tobacco Map Provides Latest Data on State Smoking Laws
March 10, 2010 | Chart/Story
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws.
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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Tobacco Regulation is a Step Toward Better Health
July 5, 2009 | Commentary/Story
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey discusses the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in a column in The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.
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.
Report Confirms Smoking Bans Prevent Heart Attacks
October 15, 2009 | Story
IOM report confirms evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease.
Statement of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on Release of The Institute of Medicine Report, "Secondhand-Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence"
October 15, 2009 | Story
We need comprehensive smoke-free laws that apply to all workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars.
President Gives FDA Tobacco Authority
June 22, 2009 | Video/Story
Historic law will protect kids, help smokers quit.
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."
Undercover Work Leads to Smoke-Free Restaurants and Bars
July 23, 2009 | Story
While working as a senior policy analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency in 1984, James Repace, MSc, estimated that secondhand smoke caused 5,000 U.S. lung cancer deaths each year.