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
Taking a "consumer perspective" to provide more smokers with tobacco-cessation products and services that they find appealing and effective could increase the nation's quit rates. IDEO, an innovative product design firm, identified eight consumer-centered design principles for enhancing smokers' experiences with cessation treatments.
January 12, 2010 | Journal Article
State tobacco-control programs have the potential to reduce tobacco use among youth by preventing them from starting smoking and encouraging smokers to quit or reduce their smoking.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article looks specifically at the design of the Urban Health Initiative evaluation. It highlights the program's integrated evaluation design, bringing together a theory of change and a quasi-experimental approach, including comparison city usage.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Social disparities in body weight may increase because Black women, Hispanic women and men with lower socioeconomic status show declining trends in positive weight-related health behaviors compared with White young adults with higher socioeconomic status.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.
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.
July 23, 2009 | Story
William R. Miller, PhD, introduced "motivational interviewing" into the field of substance abuse treatment. It is a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper looks at the issues of obesity, race and gender, and determines whether school environment influences body mass index (BMI) and whether the racial and gender context one grows up in may also end up affecting BMI.
July 1, 2009 | Evaluation
Assessing School District Strategies for Improving Children's Health 2006–07 and 2007–08.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the trade-offs between the city-level and neighborhood-based approaches, looking at the Urban Health Initiative aimed at improving the health and safety of children, as a specific case study.