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.
Tobacco Taxes
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Faith United: Disparate Faith Groups Come Together Against Big Tobacco
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
In 2005, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and leaders from many different religious denominations launched a national campaign - Faith United Against Tobacco - to mobilize the faith community across the country to support proven solutions to reduce smoking.
Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative Tackles Health Care Coverage With Higher Cigarette Taxes
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Vincent DeMarco, J.D., M.A., president of Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative, first worked with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids more than a decade ago.
Look Out Big Tobacco: The Power of Youth Advocacy
March 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Each year the Campaign honors top youth advocates from across the country - youth who have fought hard to promote tobacco-control legislation in their home states, reduce tobacco marketing to young people in their communities and stop their peers from using tobacco.
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.
Educating Consumers about the Health Benefits of Higher Tobacco Taxes
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1997, the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, carried out a Tobacco Tax Education Project to educate the public about the health benefits of increasing tobacco taxes.
1997 Conference Explores Use of Tobacco Taxes to Fund Child Heath Care
October 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Brandeis University, Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare held a three-day conference focused on the use of tobacco excise taxes to fund expansions in health care access for children and other groups.
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.
California Officials Confer to Help Other States Develop Tobacco Tax Initiatives
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The American Lung Association of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails, Sacramento, convened a conference to disseminate lessons learned by experienced tobacco control officials in California.
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.