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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December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center examined the relationship between regulatory practices of alcohol-control agencies and alcohol-related traffic deaths in 107 cities that participate in the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 2002 staff at Columbia University, New York established and sustained the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
September 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Social Workers National Research and Education Fund, Washington, convened a national conference in 1999 for social workers on alcohol and other drug use and abuse and the implications for clinical treatment and prevention.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The American Society of Addiction Medicine developed a consensus regarding quality addiction treatment in managed care settings and translated that consensus into treatment and policy recommendations.
July 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care supported evaluations of replicable efforts by managed care organizations to integrate effective tobacco-cessation interventions into everyday clinical practice and the basic health care these organizations provide.
September 23, 2005 | Presentation Material/Program Result Report
In September 2005, a meeting was organized by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to discuss the results of the Foundation's national program, Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care.
March 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The University of Illinois at Chicago examined the similarities and differences among predictors of different stages of smoking for adolescents: abstinence, trying, experimentation, regular use.
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Tobler Research Associates conducted a systematic review of studies examining the effectiveness of tobacco and substance abuse prevention programs.
March 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
September 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery worked to strengthen the capacity of African-American community organizations to address alcohol and tobacco control.