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 Report
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids worked to advance domestic and international tobacco control policies through support for the first international public health treaty on curbing tobacco use.
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Between 1998 and 2001, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, conducted a study of trends in nicotine dependence among adolescents.
April 25, 2012 | Journal Article
This study shows health warning labels can help ex-smokers stay quit when controlling for greater exposure to cigarettes.
May 31, 2000 | Program Result Report
From 1994 to 1997, Health Research, Inc., Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., analyzed the information collected in the National Cancer Institute's Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT) study.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The American Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association sponsored the 1998 International Conference on Physician Health entitled "Managing Our Own Care: Surviving the Health Care Revolution," which was held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from April 29 to May 2, 1998.
October 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
Michael Cummings, Ph.D., M.P.H., conducted surveys that compared tobacco policies in four demographically similar countries to understand the impact of national-level policies on smoking behavior.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Holding risk-minimizing beliefs about the harms of smoking was associated with intention to quit, and was also predictive of attempts to quit smoking. However, self-exempting beliefs (e.g., I must have healthy genes that means I can smoke without getting any harms), were not predictive of attempts to quit.
April 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
The University of Illinois at Chicago studied the effect on smoking by youth if all cigarette packages were a standard color with black printing giving only the brand name, contents, and a health warning.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article finds Australia's new health warnings increased reactions that are prospectively predictive of cessation activity. Warning size increases warning effectiveness and graphic warnings may be superior to text-based warnings.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The American Medical Association and RWJF planned, organized and conducted the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, which was held in August 2000.