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-0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/philadelphia-s-lead-court-is-making-a-difference.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/philadelphia-s-lead-court-is-making-a-difference.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Philadelphia's Lead Court Is Making a Difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philadelphia's Lead Court shows compliance for lead hazard remediation improvement. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/05/helping-african-american-men-live-longer--healthier-lives.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/05/helping-african-american-men-live-longer--healthier-lives.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Helping African American Men Live Longer, Healthier Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Health & Society Scholar, Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, MS, studied psychosocial factors and attitudes among African American men and how these affected their use of health care and trust in the medical system.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 14:37:36 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[An Endgame for Tobacco?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/questions-for-a-tobacco-free-future.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/questions-for-a-tobacco-free-future.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Questions For a Tobacco-Free Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discussion of tobacco endgame strategies can inspire new visions of the possible.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/minimising-the-harm-from-nicotine-use.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/minimising-the-harm-from-nicotine-use.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Minimising the Harm from Nicotine Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[A harm-reduction model where the marketing is handled by a nonprofit entity is needed to align with the goals of reducing tobacco-related harm.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/supply-side-options-for-an-endgame-for-the-tobacco-industry.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/supply-side-options-for-an-endgame-for-the-tobacco-industry.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Supply-Side Options for an Endgame for the Tobacco Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FCTC guidelines acknowledge that ?there is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry?s interests and public health policy interests?.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/reducing-the-nicotine-content-to-make-cigarettes-less-addictive.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/reducing-the-nicotine-content-to-make-cigarettes-less-addictive.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Reducing the Nicotine Content to Make Cigarettes Less Addictive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reducing nicotine content over time, results in a lower intake of nicotine and nicotine dependence.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/potential-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-an-endgame-strategy.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/potential-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-an-endgame-strategy.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Potential Advantages and Disadvantages of an Endgame Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ?sinking lid? strategy is one option worth considering when investigating possible tobacco endgame strategies. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 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-0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-versus-controlling-versus-employing-addiction-in-the-toba.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/ending-versus-controlling-versus-employing-addiction-in-the-toba.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Ending Versus Controlling Versus Employing Addiction in the Tobacco-Caused Disease Endgame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest in reducing or eliminating tobacco-caused diseases is a common goal in tobacco control, but many experts hold different views on addition as a target of intervention.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/large-scale-unassisted-smoking-cessation-over-50-years.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/large-scale-unassisted-smoking-cessation-over-50-years.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Large-Scale Unassisted Smoking Cessation Over 50 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most smokers have been able to stop smoking without any formal assistance such as medication or professional assistance.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 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-0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/there-s-no-single-endgame.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/there-s-no-single-endgame.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[There's No Single Endgame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alternative, clean nicotine products have become an integral part of the endgame strategy for tobacco control and prevention. But they may not be feasible or relevant for all parts of the world.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/reflections-on-the--endgame--for-tobacco-control.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/reflections-on-the--endgame--for-tobacco-control.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Reflections on the "Endgame" for Tobacco Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any evaluation of endgame strategies must start from the premise that there is a continuum of risk associated with nicotine-delivering products.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/tobacco-endgames.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/tobacco-endgames.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Tobacco Endgames]]></title><description><![CDATA[The risks of not envisioning an endpoint for the tobacco epidemic are far greater than the risks of attempting any endgame solutions and failing. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/the-fctc-s-evidence-based-policies-remain-a-key-to-ending-the-to.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/the-fctc-s-evidence-based-policies-remain-a-key-to-ending-the-to.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[The FCTC's Evidence-Based Policies Remain A Key to Ending the Tobacco Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any ?end game? strategy should carefully build on the evidence-based strategies that have proven so effective.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/cultivating-the-next-generation-of-tobacco-endgame-advocates.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/cultivating-the-next-generation-of-tobacco-endgame-advocates.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Cultivating the Next Generation of Tobacco Endgame Advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term success for any tobacco endgame is contingent not only on acquiring political will, but also on sustaining it over a long period of time, perhaps even for decades.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/can-tobacco-control-endgame-analysis-learn-anything-from-the-u-s.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/can-tobacco-control-endgame-analysis-learn-anything-from-the-u-s.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Can Tobacco Control Endgame Analysis Learn Anything From the U.S. Experience With Illegal Drugs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tobacco control endgame strategies threaten to create large black markets with potential attendant harms.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/political-impediments-to-a-tobacco-end-game.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/political-impediments-to-a-tobacco-end-game.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Political Impediments to a Tobacco End-Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any serious consideration of exploring a tobacco end-game in the U.S. must build upon the enviable track record of reducing tobacco use through a mixture of federal and state policies.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/tobacco-endgame-strategies.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/tobacco-endgame-strategies.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Tobacco Endgame Strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are complex legal and ethical tradeoffs involved in using intensified regulation to bring smoking prevalence to near-zero levels.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/in-and-across-bureaucracy.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/05/an-endgame-for-tobacco-/in-and-across-bureaucracy.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[In and Across Bureaucracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article assesses the structural choices for the proposed tobacco endgame strategies.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/04/cbo-scoring-misses-billions-of-dollars-in-potential-long-term-sa.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/04/cbo-scoring-misses-billions-of-dollars-in-potential-long-term-sa.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[CBO Scoring Misses Billions of Dollars in Potential Long-Term Savings from Effective Obesity Prevention Policies, According to New Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Obesity-prevention policies could save the U.S. billions of dollars in the long run. 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A new report from the Campaign to End Obesity shows that the way estimates for the costs of legislation are done now misses a lot of their value. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/04/measuring_healthcar.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/04/measuring_healthcar.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Introducing a New Way to Measure Health Care Quality]]></title><description><![CDATA[With support from Pioneer, NCQA and Archimedes, Inc., will develop and test the Global Cardiovascular Risk (GCVR) score over the coming months.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/04/implications-of-teen-birth-for-overweight-and-obesity-in-adultho.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/04/implications-of-teen-birth-for-overweight-and-obesity-in-adultho.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[Implications of Teen Birth for Overweight and Obesity in Adulthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examined whether women giving birth in their teen years are more prone to overweight/obese status later in life.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/04/quiet_revolutionin.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2013/04/quiet_revolutionin.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Revolution in Cardiovascular Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Darwin Labarthe, Positive Health researcher recently wrote an essay about the shift in the field of cardiology to focus on building cardiovascular health?beyond just preventing heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular events.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item><item><link><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/04/NCQA-To-Test.html?cid=xrs_rss-pr]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/04/NCQA-To-Test.html]]></guid><title><![CDATA[NCQA To Test Pioneering Way to Measure Quality, Foster Wider Use of Prevention Strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[NCQA and RWJF announced a new approach to measuring quality that will provide a more sensitive gauge of risk factors and make it possible to create clinically meaningful incentives for providers to improve disease prevention. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><author>webmail@rwjf.org</author></item></channel></rss>
