SELF Magazine's Annual "Workout in the Park" Proceeds Will Benefit Legacy |
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SELF Magazine's Annual "Workout in the Park" events are intended to bring the pages of SELF to life through an outdoor health and fitness festival. | |
Run in the New York ING Marathon on Behalf of the American Legacy Foundation |
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The American Legacy Foundation has been chosen for a second year in a row by the New York Road Runners to participate as a charity partner for the 2007 ING New York City Marathon. | |
Call for Nominations: Fourth Annual Tobacco Industry Documents Awards |
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Help the American Legacy Foundation promote innovative uses of tobacco industry documents! | |
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Message From The President Dear Colleague, In a March letter to Philip Morris USA, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Tobacco Committee confirmed that Philip Morris would not resume operating its youth smoking prevention campaign "Talk. They'll Listen." According to the communication from Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna — the Co-Chairs of the NAAG Tobacco Committee — the company has no current plans to renew the campaign. A copy of the letter is attached. NAAG has urged PM to permanently discontinue its youth smoking prevention programs, since research studies have found exposure to youth-targeted smoking prevention advertising conducted by tobacco companies has no beneficial outcomes for youths. One recent study in the American Journal of Public Health found that youth smoking prevention ads created by the tobacco industry and aimed at parents actually increase the likelihood that teens will smoke in the future.
 Hey Baby, Have We Really Come a Long Way? Young Women, Smoking and Other Risky Health Behaviors On May 9, Legacy partnered with the Women's Policy Inc. for a forum on Capitol Hill. The event, called "Hey Baby, Have We Really Come a Long Way? Young Women, Smoking and Other Risky Health Behaviors" educated legislators and others on key research related to women's health and addiction. Speakers included: Sara Austin, Features Director, SELF Magazine. Austin discussed how SELF — one of the nation's largest women's health, fitness and beauty magazines — addresses major national health issues that young women face today.
Doctors Want More Quit-Smoking Help for Patients Only 13 Percent of Physicians Regularly Refer Smokers to Others for Appropriate Smoking Cessation Treatment A recent study finds that doctors in the United States, while acknowledging the importance of talking to patients who smoke about quitting, say there is a need for more resources to assist patients and increase patient follow-through when it comes to attempts to quit smoking. Nearly 70 percent of American smokers want to quit, but few actually use the most effective treatments that can help them do so successfully. Physicians are among the most important sources of health information and have the potential to make a major contribution to further reducing tobacco use. More than two-thirds of Americans see a physician at least once a year, and physicians who advise their patients to quit can increase success rates by 30 percent1. However, according to the new study, Physician Behavior and Practice Patterns Related to Smoking Cessation, far more can be done and needs to be done to promote physician involvement in efforts to reduce tobacco use and to encourage smoking cessation.
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