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.
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"Tobacco Scam" Campaign Counters Claims about the Adverse Effects of Clean Air Laws on Restaurants and Bars
November 11, 2008 | Program Result Report
Staff at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine ran an educational campaign to counter tobacco industry claims about the adverse effects of clean indoor air ordinances on the restaurant business.
Work with the Hospitality Industry Increases State Smoking Ban in Public Places
November 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 2000 to 2006, project staff and consultants at Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke (KIISS), Roseville, Calif., worked with the restaurant industry to increase the number of state and local laws banning smoking in public places.
Smoke-Free Hospitals Lead to Smoke-Free Employees
May 31, 2000 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine analyzed the extent to which hospitals nationwide met the new smoke-free requirements.
"Clearing the Air"
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Officials at the U.S. Public Health Service organized a 1996 conference designed to provide policymakers, women's organizations, and health care professionals with information on the smoking-related health issues facing American women.
Clearing the Air Institute for Policy Advocacy Trains Smoke-Free Advocates from Around the United States
December 2, 2008 | Program Result Report
The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation conducted a series of educational and communications activities to increase public awareness of the hazards of secondhand tobacco smoke.
Unions Support Efforts to Control Workplace Smoking
May 31, 2000 | Program Result Report
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, and a subcontractor Northeast Research, a survey research firm, carried out telephone surveys to assess the attitudes and practices of national and local unions regarding worksite smoking policies.
Taking on Tobacco
January 1, 2005 | Book
In this chapter, the author chronicles the entire array of Foundation programs, from the early 1990s to the present day, aimed at reducing smoking in the United States.
The SmokeLess States Program
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter describes SmokeLess States: National Tobacco Policy Initiative, one of the largest investments made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with $99 million authorized in grants since 1992.
National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Delaware Develop Comprehensive Clean Indoor Air Act and Increase Taxes on Cigarettes
October 4, 2005 | Program Result Report
The IMPACT Delaware Tobacco Prevention Coalition, with the American Lung Association as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.