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===1996 Feb 13 - [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/13/us/new-umbrella-group-created-for-tobacco-free-children.html New Umbrella Group Created For Tobacco-Free Children]=== | ===1996 Feb 13 - [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/13/us/new-umbrella-group-created-for-tobacco-free-children.html New Umbrella Group Created For Tobacco-Free Children]=== | ||
*Anti-tobacco groups announced yesterday the creation of a new umbrella organization based in Washington to sponsor, coordinate and encourage efforts to stop children from smoking, sniffing and chewing tobacco. The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, is being set up with a $20 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $10 million from the American Cancer Society, and several smaller donations from other groups like the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association. | *Anti-tobacco groups announced yesterday the creation of a new umbrella organization based in Washington to sponsor, coordinate and encourage efforts to stop children from smoking, sniffing and chewing tobacco. The National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, is being set up with a $20 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $10 million from the American Cancer Society, and several smaller donations from other groups like the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association. ([[Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation|Learn more about RWJF here]]) | ||
*Many of the same groups had previously supported the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a lobbying group set up last fall to support the Food and Drug Administration's proposal to sharply restrict the sale, distribution and marketing of tobacco products. | *Many of the same groups had previously supported the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a lobbying group set up last fall to support the Food and Drug Administration's proposal to sharply restrict the sale, distribution and marketing of tobacco products. | ||
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*CTFK promotes policy and environmental changes that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, especially among children, as well as changes that will minimize the harm caused by tobacco. Other funders include the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. | *CTFK promotes policy and environmental changes that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, especially among children, as well as changes that will minimize the harm caused by tobacco. Other funders include the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. | ||
**William Novelli, co-founder of the social marketing firm Porter Novelli, served as CTFK's first president. Matt Myers, a civil rights attorney and former executive director of the Coalition on Tobacco OR Health, joined CTFK at the same time as vice president; he became president in 1999 when Novelli resigned to become the CEO of AARP. | **William Novelli, co-founder of the social marketing firm Porter Novelli, served as CTFK's first president. Matt Myers, a civil rights attorney and former executive director of the Coalition on Tobacco OR Health, joined CTFK at the same time as vice president; he became president in 1999 when Novelli resigned to become the CEO of AARP. | ||
**The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids in 1995 | **The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids in 1995. ([[Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation|Learn more about RWJF here]]) | ||
**RWJF provided startup funds through grants to Development Communications Associates ($267,676) and the American Cancer Society ($489,890). | **RWJF provided startup funds through grants to Development Communications Associates ($267,676) and the American Cancer Society ($489,890). | ||
**January 1996 RWJF's Board of Trustees authorized $20 million for five years for the start-up of the Center. | **January 1996 RWJF's Board of Trustees authorized $20 million for five years for the start-up of the Center. | ||
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**Maclean: American Cancer Society, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health Pesko: American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and the University of Kentucky’s Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise | **Maclean: American Cancer Society, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health Pesko: American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and the University of Kentucky’s Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise | ||
**Shang: American Heart Association, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Presbyterian Health Foundation, Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, World Heart Federation | **Shang: American Heart Association, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Presbyterian Health Foundation, Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, World Heart Federation | ||
**White: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, Alameda County Public Health Department, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Cancer Center UK, Hellman Family Foundation, International Development Research Centre, National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | **White: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, Alameda County Public Health Department, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Cancer Center UK, Hellman Family Foundation, International Development Research Centre, National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ([[Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation|Learn more about RWJF here]]), UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | ||
==University of Bath== | ==University of Bath== | ||
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**Tobacco-Free Kids gave about $300,000 to a Boston charity called Health Resources in Action | **Tobacco-Free Kids gave about $300,000 to a Boston charity called Health Resources in Action | ||
**The Truth Initiative spends about $100 million a year on marketing, advocacy, and research. | **The Truth Initiative spends about $100 million a year on marketing, advocacy, and research. | ||
*Keywords: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Truth Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Resources in Action, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, Bloomberg Philanthropies, | *Keywords: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Truth Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ([[Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation|Learn more about RWJF here]]), Health Resources in Action, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, Bloomberg Philanthropies, | ||
===Response to above article:=== | ===Response to above article:=== | ||
First from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and the Truth Initiative (See first letter on the page) and the second response from Eric N. Lindblom, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, and former director of the Office of Policy at FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products from 2011 to 2014 (see second letter on the page): [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/vaping-and-philanthropy-debating-strategies-that-work Vaping and Philanthropy: Debating Strategies That Work] | First from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and the Truth Initiative (See first letter on the page) and the second response from Eric N. Lindblom, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, and former director of the Office of Policy at FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products from 2011 to 2014 (see second letter on the page): [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/vaping-and-philanthropy-debating-strategies-that-work Vaping and Philanthropy: Debating Strategies That Work] | ||
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