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March 25, 2009 | Book
Federal funding for projects to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation varies by the relative poverty and education levels of the counties where they are located, as well as by region, according to the first study of the patterns of such federal funding.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Tobacco control endgame strategies threaten to create large black markets with potential attendant harms.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Alternative, clean nicotine products have become an integral part of the endgame strategy for tobacco control and prevention. But they may not be feasible or relevant for all parts of the world.
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite the federal incentive and state laws raising the drinking age to 21, underage drinking is prevalent in America. Underage drinking is attributed to an estimated 5,000 deaths and 2.6 million injuries and other harm annually.
January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite substantial evidence that expanded syringe access benefits public health without causing other harms, state laws on syringe distribution and possession, law enforcement practices, and actions by the U.S. Congress that limit federal funding for SEPs may be inhibiting the potential of syringe access programs to prevent HIV.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An examination of changes in cardiovascular disease-related risk factors and health outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives found increases in the prevalence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension for all age groups, regions and educational levels.
June 24, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers at Harvard University examined decisions made by middle and high school officials to continue or drop their D.A.R.E. programs in the face of evidence that D.A.R.E. did not reduce drug use.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Long-term success for any tobacco endgame is contingent not only on acquiring political will, but also on sustaining it over a long period of time, perhaps even for decades.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Establishing performance standards for tobacco products is just one tool to reduce the death and disease caused by the use of these products.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Interest in reducing or eliminating tobacco-caused diseases is a common goal in tobacco control, but many experts hold different views on addition as a target of intervention.