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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March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In November 2008, a national workgroup released a call for ACTTION (Access to Cessation Treatment for Tobacco In Our Nation): An Action Plan to Address the Lack of Access to Tobacco-Use Treatment. This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Evaluation shows progress has been made by the Consumer Demand Roundtable, particularly in shifting the field to a new way of thinking. This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Improving packaging and directions may help smokers take advantage of, and correctly use, tobacco-cessation products, increasing their chances of quitting successfully. This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.
December 9, 2010 | Program Result Report
In 2005 tobacco control leaders formed the Consumer Demand Roundtable to shift the tobacco control field to seeing smokers as consumers of cessation products and services by making treatments more appealing and consumer friendly.
March 1, 2010 | Commentary
In conjunction with other advances in treatments to address tobacco use and dependency, health professionals in clinical settings increasingly are talking to patients who smoke about quitting. Clinical systems, however, need to change to improve tobacco treatment implementation.
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
Determined to make progress in tobacco control, RWJF invested nearly $700 million between 1991 and 2009 in seven groundbreaking programs.