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.
Tobacco Taxes
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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.
National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Maine Increase Cigarette Taxes and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
From mid-2001 through 2004, the Maine Coalition on Smoking or Health, with Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Arkansas Raise Cigarette Excise Tax and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts
October 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas, with first the American Lung Association and then the American Cancer Society as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.
Wringing Every Possible Quit Out of Tobacco Policy Change
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
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 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.
RWJF's Tobacco Work
April 1, 2011 | Report
A categorized grant inventory of the body of RWJF's tobacco-related grants categorized by program type, strategy and focus area.
Reaching Healthy People 2010 by 2013
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Researchers used the SimSmoke tobacco policy simulation to test the effects of three public health tobacco-control policies.
Public Policy to Maximize Tobacco Cessation
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
For smokers, quitting is the biggest step they can take to improve their health. Policy-based interventions, i.e., tax increases, smoke-free workplaces and increased insurance coverage, can encourage smokers to quit and help them succeed.