Early to Mid-1990s

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The Problem Facing Us

Early to Mid-1990s

Last Two Years

Dec 1997, I Testified on the Tobacco Settlement before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment

Settlement proposed take 10 years to reduce merchant sales of tobacco to minors (I said target could be achieved much quicker)

Summary: We Can Decrease Youth Smoking

Currently, Attorney Generals 46 states settlement for 206 billion dollars

Successes in Tobacco Settlement

Failures in Tobacco Settlement

Invitation Testify due Research

Smoking Prevention Studies

Percent Abstinent over time

Smoking Prevention in Urban Communities

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The Chicago Defender

WGCI, A Chicago based radio station with a predominantly African American listening audience of more than one million people

Effective Cultural Awareness

Owners of billboards in the Chicago area

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First Access Study

Woodridge Intervention May 1st, 1989

Officer Buzz Talbot (clip)

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Adolescents from different towns feed into Downer’s Grove High School 

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DuPage County

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Ongoing Robert Wood Johnson funded study (Leonard Jason, Steven Pokorny, Mark Engstrom, Carrie Curie)

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Stages of Change

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Do Reductions in Access Influence Youth Smoking?

Do Reductions in Access Influence Youth Smoking? - (con’t)

Do Reductions in Access Influence Youth Smoking? - (con’t)

Recommendations on Enforcements

Recommendations (con’t)

Recommendations (con’t)

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Author: Leonard Jason