Health Issues on Ballots Across the Country
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
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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Using the Postpartum Hospital Stay to Address Mothers' and Fathers' Smoking
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The short period when a woman is hospitalized to give birth is a critical opportunity to reach both mothers and fathers with tobacco control programs. According to this study, it is feasible and welcome to identify tobacco-using parents in a postpartum obstetric unit, enroll them in a study and link them to quitline support.
Sociedad Latina Connects Tobacco Sales with the Health of Young People
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
In the 1990s, Massachusetts led the nation in anti-smoking programs, but from 2000 to 2004, the state cut its funding for tobacco prevention by 95 percent.
Addressing Tobacco in Health Care
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.
Massachusetts Ex-Smokers Rated Negative Ads as Most Effective
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
From February 1996 to August 1998, Lois Biener, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts at Boston Center for Survey Research examined the reactions of adult residents in Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.
Don't Hang Up! Smokers Use Hotline for Cooling Off
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Boston University School of Public Health evaluated the utilization and effectiveness of the statewide telephone-based Massachusetts Smokers' Quitline.
Laws Regulating Tobacco Sales and Industry Marketing Affect Teen Smoking Rates Says Survey in Massachusetts
December 9, 2005 | Program Result Report
Between November 1997 and February 1998, researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health conducted a follow-up survey of youth interviewed in the 1993 Massachusetts Tobacco Survey of Youth.
Researchers Study State-Level Tobacco Industry Lobbying
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Common Cause Education Fund produced and disseminated 12 state reports that document the tobacco industry's campaign contributions and lobbying efforts and the success or failure of tobacco-control efforts at the state level from February 2002 through July 2003.
Smoke Screen: Research Finds Underage "Decoys" Don't Mimic Real Life
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Joseph R. DiFranza, M.D., and a team of investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School analyzed the effectiveness of standard prescribed protocols used to determine whether merchants comply with laws prohibiting tobacco sales to minors.
Smoke-Free Policies Do Not Harm Restaurants' Bottom Line, Study in Massachusetts Finds
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1998, Gregory C. Pope, M.S., and a team of investigators at the Center for Health Economics Research examined whether local smoke-free restaurant policies in Massachusetts affected restaurant sales.