Community Announcements The American Legacy Foundation is proud to be part of a field of experts in tobacco control and to share recent announcements from other organizations in the public health field.   New Research Reiterates Effect of Smoking in Movies on Youth in the U.S. and Abroad Two studies published in the January edition of Pediatrics add to the growing body of research on the negative effect of smoking on young people starting to smoke.

Message From The President Dear Colleagues, The New Year has just begun, but we at the American Legacy Foundation® are marking it in a new location. On January 7, we moved to a new address in Washington, D.C. The move makes it possible for all of our staff to be housed together, and also allows the organization to become more environmentally- friendly as the building was designed to meet 'green' certification. For more information on our green space, please read this month's article Legacy Goes Green. Read Article ...    New Research Further Proves Efficacy of truth® Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign and Inefficacy of Philip Morris Campaign A recently published article reiterated past research that proved that teens that are exposed to the American Legacy Foundation's national truth® youth smoking prevention campaign are more likely to harbor negative feelings towards the tobacco industry and more likely to intend not to smoke. The study also found that teens that saw Philip Morris' "Think Don't Smoke" advertising campaign had more favorable beliefs and attitudes towards tobacco companies. Read Article ...    Legacy Goes Green American Legacy Foundation Does Its Part in the Fight Against Global Warming On January 7, 2008, the American Legacy Foundation officially welcomed all staff to its new home at 1724 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. As part of the move, the foundation took steps to become more environmentally-friendly in its new building. Read Article ...    American Legacy Foundation Sponsorship Highlights in 2007 In 2007, through its sponsorship department, the Foundation was able to provide financial support for a number of events including conferences, trainings, and health fairs and awards dinners. Funding went to a variety of events and organizations that focus on tobacco control, philanthropy, public health and underserved populations. Below is a sampling of events that the American Legacy Foundation sponsored this past year: Read Article ...    Get Involved in Smoke Free Movies Smoke Free Movies International Week of Action, Feb. 18-24 Partners around the country are gearing up for the 2008 Smoke Free Movies International Week of Action: a global movement of more than 15 countries on four continents to raise awareness of "toxic movies." Hollywood movies deliver tobacco impressions estimated in the billions to young audiences annually around the world. Read Article ...