Adrian Abner, Legacy Youth Board Liaison, Tapped As Panelist for National Urban League Adrian Abner, Legacy's Youth Board Liaison, was recently invited to participate as a panelist by the National Urban League's youth group, NULITES, (National Urban League Incentives to Excel and Succeed), a group focused on youth leadership, empowerment and career development.   Legacy's Youth Activism Council Holds Briefings Twelve representatives of the American Legacy Foundation's Youth Activism Council recently held briefings with their local and state representatives on Capitol Hill.

Message From The President Foundation Applauds Retiring Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona Dear Colleagues, As Dr. Richard Carmona concludes his tenure as United States Surgeon General, the American Legacy Foundation® applauds his commitment in educating Americans about the dangers of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. In his recent report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, Dr. Carmona unequivocally stated that no level of exposure to secondhand smoke is safe. Read Article ...    New Report Shows Tobacco Control Policies Have Lesser Impact for Low SES Women A new report indicates that tobacco control policies put in place to protect the public from secondhand smoke exposure may not have an impact on women and girls of low socio-economic status (SES). The report, Tobacco Control Policies: Do They Make a Difference for Low SES Women and Girls?, a special supplement to the September 2006 Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, shows that women who work in pink-collar jobs and adult women who have not completed a high school education are less likely to have smoke-free homes, compared to women who work in white-collar jobs and those who have a college education, respectively. Read Article ...    First Ever Awardees of Dr. Alma Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications The American Legacy Foundation awarded two youth with the first-ever Alma Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to Reduce Tobacco use among Priority Populations. The scholarship — created in September 2005 to honor former foundation board member Alma S. Adams, Ph. D. — awards up to $10,000 annually to one high school and one college student for outstanding use of visual arts to increase awareness about the deadly toll of tobacco, especially within underserved racial/ethnic communities. Read Article ...    truth® Crew Member Lives the Message Since early June, Emily Griggs, a truth® crew member, has toured the country with the AND1 MixTape Tour with an important message: tobacco is a deadly addiction. Griggs, 24 and originally from Iowa, says her passion for unveiling facts about tobacco use and the marketing tactics of the tobacco industry is driven by the recent tragic loss of her grandfather to lung cancer. Read Article ...    truth® found Print ads Win Prestigious Kelly Award truth®, the foundation's youth smoking prevention campaign, was recently honored with a Kelly Award for excellence in magazine advertising. The Kelly awards are presented by the Magazine Publishers of America and recognize the best magazine advertising of the year. Read Article ...