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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June 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health surveyed 591 tobacco cessation programs for young people, evaluated 41 programs, and described programs that were sustained.
May 25, 2010 | Program Result Report
Since 1995, RWJF has invested more than $77 million in major programs to increase the use of clinically proven tobacco-dependence treatments as one part of its broader policy-based efforts to prevent and reduce population tobacco use.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A one-hour NOVA television documentary, "Search for a Safe Cigarette," investigated current efforts to create less toxic cigarettes in 2001.
May 30, 2008 | Program Result Report
Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D., led a team of researchers that studied whether restricting minors' access to cigarettes and fining them for possessing tobacco products have a significant influence on their rates of smoking.
September 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
Partners With Tobacco Use Research Centers helped translate the research findings of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURCs) into policy and practice.
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
In 2005, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and leaders from many different religious denominations launched a national campaign - Faith United Against Tobacco - to mobilize the faith community across the country to support proven solutions to reduce smoking.
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Vincent DeMarco, J.D., M.A., president of Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative, first worked with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids more than a decade ago.
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Each year the Campaign honors top youth advocates from across the country - youth who have fought hard to promote tobacco-control legislation in their home states, reduce tobacco marketing to young people in their communities and stop their peers from using tobacco.
November 11, 2008 | Program Result Report
Staff at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine ran an educational campaign to counter tobacco industry claims about the adverse effects of clean indoor air ordinances on the restaurant business.
August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Trinkets and Trash is a unique collection of past and current tobacco products and the marketing items that promote these products. The collection serves as an important resource for advocacy efforts.