The goal of this project is to evaluate the policy impact of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Smokeless States tobacco control programs. The Smokeless States National Tobacco Policy Initiative and Evaluation is a private sector effort that supports activities of statewide coalitions working to improve the tobacco policy environment with the goal of reducing tobacco use. The program builds on several ongoing surveillance efforts and on the nearly-completed evaluation of the National Cancer Institute's American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST); key members of the evaluation team play significant roles in both areas. The conceptual framework developed for the ASSIST project, directed by Frances Stillman, EdD, EdM, co-director of the IGTC, provides the foundation for the Smokeless States program. Since its inception, Smokeless States has focused much of its effort on reducing tobacco use through public education and policy efforts. During its first six years, 31 states and 2 cities (Tucson, Ariz., and Washington, D.C.) received funding to educate the public and policymakers about the effects of stronger tobacco control policies on tobacco use. More recently, as part of a separate grant, nine additional states were funded through the Smokeless States program to raise awareness about the importance of using tobacco settlement funds to support comprehensive tobacco control programs. Smokeless States Website | 
