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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August 31, 1998 | Program Result Report
SmokeFree Educational Services, Inc., New York, carried out a project to purchase a smokefree advertising campaign on the roofs of New York City taxi cabs.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Harvard University Graduate School of Education studied adolescent risk behavior among middle grade students in the Cambridge, Mass., public school system.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study estimated the impact of a mandatory screening policy for Division I athletes implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on both the identification of sickle cell carriers and prevention of sudden death.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The nonprofit Overview Foundation, Canaan, Conn., carried out an expansion of efforts of its Mountainside Treatment Center to incorporate nicotine dependence into its substance abuse treatment program.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations conducted a project to develop local leaders to undertake tobacco control activities in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States and Pacific Island territories.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations' tobacco control network, Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership (APPEAL), worked from 2000 to 2003 to strengthen its organizational capacity and leadership.
August 4, 2008 | Story
Hahn hoped to use her fellowship to develop coalitions with other tobacco control advocates around the country and tobacco policy researchers from southern states.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between media literacy and smoking rates among adolescents. Since exposure to smoking-related advertising is linked to higher rates of adolescent smoking, increasing media literacy among this demographic may have an impact on smoking rates.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at reducing childhood obesity. This study investigated associations between soda taxes and body mass index (BMI) in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in the period 1997-2006.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health convened a conference, Innovations in Youth Tobacco Control, in Santa Fe, N.M., July 8-11, 2002.