Leading Change to Save Lives
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.
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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Speaking and Thinking Across Disciplinary Boundaries
June 14, 2007 | Story
This collaborative work had “a huge impact on my research,” Leslie says. “Before, I would have never thought to go to the clinical literature in search of correlations with what I was finding in animal models.
Taking a Transdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tobacco Use and Treatment
June 13, 2007 | Story
Says Sindelar, “The biggest impacts of my involvement in the Yale TTURC have been a heightened awareness of the opportunity to have a significant impact on a major health or social problem through policy research and communication.
Collaborating to Restrict Smoking Locally
August 14, 2007 | Story
Participating in the Executive Nurse Fellows Program was "a life changing experience" according to Swanson. "I became a more effective communicator and strategic thinker."
Interactive Tobacco Map Provides Latest Data on State Smoking Laws
March 10, 2010 | Chart/Story
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws.
Interactive Tobacco Map Provides Latest Data on State Smoking Laws
March 10, 2010 | Chart/Story/Interactive
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws.
Rhys Jones, DDS, MS
March 24, 2006 | Story
In the 1980s Rhys B. Jones became concerned about the increasing use of spit tobacco - and the ads that employed major league baseball players to promote spit-tobacco products.
Joint Use Agreements Creating Opportunities for Physical Activity
February 1, 2012 | Story
A joint use agreement is “a formal agreement between two separate government entities—often a school and a city or county—setting forth the terms and conditions for shared use of public property or facilities. For example, city governments can contr ...
Report Confirms Smoking Bans Prevent Heart Attacks
October 15, 2009 | Story
IOM report confirms evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease.