Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) is a peer teaching tobacco prevention program. The American Lung Association trains adults to work with high school students on the health hazards of tobacco use
Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, resulting in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths and $193 billion in direct healthcare costs and lost productivity...… Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Healthy People 2020 has identified transgender health to be a public health focus over the next 10 years . . .… Read More
Health is a human right, as emphasized in the global document Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, Article 25… Read More
On January 11, 1964, at a time when 46% of American adults smoked cigarettes, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Terry L. Luther courageously released the first report naming smoking...… Read More
Lung cancer is the most common cancer across the world and is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States . . .… Read More
In 2007, electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) entered the worldwide market as devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporize a solution...… Read More
The burden of firearm violence is indicated by the U.S. having the highest rate of firearm related deaths among industrialized nations, despite a decline in violent crime. More than 107,000 people injured...… Read More
SOPHE recognizes that the health and well-being of communities, and the individuals that comprise them, is dependent on the physical, social, environmental, and economic factors present in these communities and that...… Read More
Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) This tool helps schools and others conduct a complete analysis of health education curricula based on the National Health Education Standards and CDC’s Characteristics...… Read More
Prevention Institute’s tools guide practitioners, advocates, community groups, and policymakers in planning and implementing collaborative, effective prevention strategies to create safer, healthier, and more equitable communities.… Read More
This edition of CDCynergy is designed to help violence prevention program planners conceptualize, plan, and develop health communication programs. It is ideal for those interested in developing prevention programs on...… Read More
Nonprofits today are being pressed to demonstrate the effectiveness of their program activities by initiating and completing outcome-oriented evaluation of projects. This guide was developed to provide practical assistance to...… Read More