09 Jun 2011

Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Children and Adolescents: Future Directions and Issues for Intervening with Medically At-Risk Youth

by Vida L. Tyc, PhD

Exposure to secondhand smoke is a leading preventable cause of child morbidity and mortality. The adverse health consequences of secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) are magnified among medically compromised children and adolescents, and exposure to tobacco in their environment markedly increases...

Keywords: Smoking Tobacco Nicotine Exposure Second-hand Smoke Third-hand Smoke SHS THS Smoke-free Home Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Cancer Education and Community Outreach in Jordan

by Ruba Anastas

Until very recently, cancer was still considered a taboo subject in Jordanian culture. Patients, families, and even employers either disregarded the disease or were very judgmental of patients with cancer. Fortunately, Jordan has been able to accomplish some advancement in the past 5 years in...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Nutrition Education Smoking Cessation Smoking Prevention Amman Second-hand Smoke World Cancer Declaration

03 Feb 2012

An Environmental Approach to Community Health: Promoting Strategies in Primary Prevention

by Larry Cohen, MSW

Keywords: Community Health Preventative Medicine Physical Activity Behavior Change Smoking Tobacco Prevention Prevention Insititute Community Education Healthy Living Nutrition Health Home

03 Feb 2012

Tobacco marketing to children and communication strategies for prevention

by Karen K. Gutierrez

Keywords: Tobacco Smoking Cigarettes Tobacco Marketing Tobacco Promotion Tobacco Company Tobacco Prevention Tobacco Control

09 Jun 2011

Cigarette Design, Addiction/Additives, Passive Smoke, Reduced Ignition

by Jeffrey S. Wigand, MA, PhD, MAT, ScD

Tobacco products are responsible for over 5 million deaths each year and enormous economic costs in health care and lost workforce productivity. Tobacco use that starts in childhood results in premature mortality and is responsible for 1 in 10 adult deaths. The design of the cigarette is optimized...

Keywords: Tobacco Education Cigarette Design Tobacco Cultivation Menthol Filtered Cigarette Low-tar Cigarette Combustion Full Flavor Milds Lights Ultra Lights Nicotine Ignition Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Research, Practice and Policy Partnership Innovations in Cancer Prevention

by Jon F. Kerner, PhD

Jon will present an overview of the prevention and knowledge translation and exchange approaches used by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer to implement Canada’s Cancer Control Strategy. The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an independent organization funded by the federal government to...

Keywords: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer CPAC Childhood Cancer Survivors Knowledge Transfer Partnership For Health PFH Coalitions Linking Action And Science For Prevention CLASP Public Health PLANCT