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April 10, 2012 | Program Result
Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).
July 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
A look back at this pioneering collaborative effort of the Foundation, the American Medical Association (AMA) and statewide coalitions
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
Huerta came to his current position with some family history: his grandfather had died from throat cancer several years earlier, so the issue of tobacco control was already a personal one.
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
This sidebar describes how TTAC helped the institute win a nearly $1 million grant for tobacco prevention and control efforts in the Latino community from the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency.
October 15, 2009 | Story
IOM report confirms evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease.
July 14, 2009 | Program Result
From 1993 to 2004, SmokeLess States: Statewide Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative supported statewide efforts to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
November 1, 2006 | Program Result
The National Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Consortium is a one-stop clearinghouse to connect tobacco-control advocates in this country at the state and local level with high-quality and timely technical assistance.
November 1, 2006 | Program Result
Charlene Herst became manager of the Tobacco Prevention and Education Program within the Nevada State Health Division in February 2002.
November 1, 2006 | Program Result
In America's battle to curb tobacco use, every state is its own "front," and probably the fiercest battles are being fought in the American southeast.
October 4, 2005 | Program Result
The Wisconsin SmokeLess States project, with first the Tobacco-Free Wisconsin Coalition and then SmokeFree Wisconsin as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.