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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April 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2000 through 2002, researchers at Social Capital Development Corporation analyzed outcome data from more than 200 school-based drug education/prevention programs.
March 31, 2007 | Program Result
From December 2004 to April 2006, five diverse projects explored issues that impact training and education for frontline health care workers.
May 1, 2007 | Program Result
Morehouse School of Medicine developed and evaluated a computer-based, self-directed curriculum to teach medical students how to counsel patients effectively to quit smoking.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
Partnership for Prevention surveyed 2,180 private- and public-sector employers and conducted four focus groups to explore workplace tobacco-cessation policies and practices.
August 20, 2007 | Program Result
RWJF supported two projects designed to promote the use of evidence-based tobacco-cessation treatments and services.
September 10, 2007 | Program Result
Native Americans suffer disproportionately compared with other groups in the United States from diseases and death due to alcohol, drugs and substance abuse.
November 1, 2007 | Program Result
MasiMax Resources, a health and human services consulting firm, helped plan and convene a National Conference on Tobacco and Health Disparities, December 11-15, 2002, in Tampa Bay, Fla.
November 1, 2007 | Program Result
Tobacco Control, an international peer-reviewed journal on tobacco-control policy, expanded its coverage of tobacco policy research and created an electronic full-text version of the journal (called TC Online).
December 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids organized and hosted a national meeting to raise awareness of the need for tobacco prevention funding and to create strategies to make the most of available funds.
December 14, 2004 | News Release
The grants will support tobacco prevention and cessation policy initiatives, especially for people living in communities most affected by tobacco-related disease and exposure.