Enforcement of Ohio's Smoke Free Workplace Law Through the Lens of Public Health Practice
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An estimated 77 percent of public health agencies in Ohio lose money enforcing the state’s smoke-free law.
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Broken Promises to Our Children
December 6, 2012 | Report
This year, our report finds that states continue to spend only a miniscule portion of their tobacco revenues to fight tobacco use.
Genetics vs. Tobacco Taxes: The Limits of Public Policy Aimed at Reducing Smoking
December 5, 2012 | Story
Study by RWJF Scholar Jason Fletcher finds that genes may explain why some people will pay more to satisfy their smoking habits.
Why Have Tobacco Control Policies Stalled?
December 5, 2012 | Journal Article
While taxes have helped reduce tobacco use—the single largest cause of death in the United States—by more than 50 percent since the mid-1960s, tobacco use has been largely unchanged for the past 20 years.
Health Issues on Ballots Across the Country
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
Study: High N.Y. Cigarette Taxes Help Cut Smoking Rates
September 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
New York’s high cigarette tax—the highest in the country, at $4.35 per pack—has helped the state cut smoking levels dramatically for both adults and high school students, according to a new study in PLoS One. The state’s rate of adult smoking droppe ...
How Can We Reduce Tobacco Use?
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It kills more than 400,000 Americans annually—more than HIV/AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, suicides and fires combined.
Wringing Every Possible Quit Out of Tobacco Policy Change
April 25, 2011 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2010, the North American Quitline Consortium, Oakland, Calif., worked to maximize the number of smokers who quit and to ensure the financial sustainability of quitlines.
Social Norms and Attitudes About Smoking
April 1, 2011 | Report
This report reviews changes in social norms and attitudes about tobacco use, as reported in national or large-scale surveys and the parallel evolution of programs supported by RWJF and its collaborators to strengthen the tobacco- control infrastructure.
The Impact of Tax and Smoke-Free Air Policy Changes
April 1, 2011 | Report
This report summarizes the progress made over the past two decades in raising cigarette and other tobacco product excise taxes and in adopting and strengthening policies that limit smoking in public places and private worksites.