Public Health News Roundup: May 17
May 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Headlines include: Psychiatrist "Bible" Gets a Numeric Overhaul Most Adults Enforce Smoke-Free Rules in Homes, Cars Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
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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Public Health News Roundup: April 29
April 29, 2013 | New Public Health Post
In today's public health news: Past Decade's Poor Economy Drove Health Declines; What Influences Kids to Smoke (Or Not) Changes Over Time; and Facebook Could Help Predict, Track and Map Obesity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Launch New Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
April 11, 2013 | News Release
RWJF and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids join forces with partners from American Cancer Society and American Heart Association to launch new initiative to reduce tobacco use.
Major Tobacco-Related Events in the United States
April 1, 2011 | Report
This timeline of major tobacco events in the United States runs from World War II to 2010.
Dr. Lawrence Deyton of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products: NewPublicHealth Q&A
October 5, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Last month at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Annual Meeting (ASTHO), attendees focused during one session on the progress made in reducing tobacco death and disease—and the significant room for improvement, as tobacco rema ...
Public Health News Roundup: August 15
August 15, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Investing in Tobacco Cessation Programs Can Cut Costs, Save Lives Preventable health problems from tobacco account for $200 billion each year in health care costs and lost productivity. Investing properly in often-underfunded tobacco cessation progr ...
Public Health News Roundup: April 26
April 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Health Hazard Warning Labels Help Keep Ex-Smokers Away From Cigarettes Warnings on cigarette packages about the health hazards of smoking may keep ex-smokers from starting to smoke again, according to a study in the journal Tobacco Control. The find ...
American Indian and Alaska Native Alcohol Policies
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Alcohol remains one of the most pressing public health concerns in many American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes have the ability to pass a wide range of laws to control alcohol, which may be an important component of more comprehensive prevention planning. This Knowledge Asset focuses on evidence about the potential impact of these policies.
SMOKESCREEN
February 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1996, a fellow at the Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, documented a 35-year campaign by the tobacco industry to de-emphasize evidence of the health effects of tobacco.
A Broken Promise to Our Children
November 30, 2011 | Report
A report on the states' allocation of the tobacco settlement dollars finds that of the $25.6 billion collected in tobacco revenue, only 1.8 percent—$456.7 million—will be spent by states on programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit.