UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
According to an article published online by the American Journal of Public Health, four out of five low-income patients at community health centers (CHCs) want to quit smoking. These CHCs primarily serve low-income individuals. Thirty-one percent of patients at CHCs were current smokers, compared with 21% of US adults in general. Among currently smoking patients …
University of Wisconsin (UW) Provost Paul Deluca has named Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA as recipient of a UW Hilldale Professorship. The award, among the highest of UW honors, is given to faculty members who have records of outstanding research or creative work and show promise of continued productivity. The appointment runs for five years …
The CDC’s comprehensive national advertising campaign to encourage smokers to quit, a first of its kind, has already made a positive impact. The campaign, Tips From Former Smokers™, began March 19 and will run for at least 12 weeks on television, radio, and billboards, online, and in theaters, magazines, and newspapers nationwide. The ads have already …
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Marsha Poburka-Endres had no idea when she signed up for the Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study 2 (WSHS 2) that her health was in imminent danger. Sure, she had smoked for 39 years, but otherwise ate well and exercised regularly. She had no symptoms of disease. But her WSHS 2 health tests in July 2013 revealed …
JAMA Article Highlights 50th Anniversary of First Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking Recommends Key Changes Going Forward JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, today published an article marking the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking, and recommends key policy changes necessary to end the disease and death caused …
Karen Schutte has tried to quit smoking more times than she cares to remember. She even tried once during the original Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study (WSHS). She came back for WSHS 2, at first, solely to help the researchers gather more information. But, once she came back for the second study, she found she was able …