Funding comes through the AMA, which has resources from grants, members, and magazine revenues. Substance abuse and its cost to society. The group does research and pilots smoking-prevention programs. Califano served under Jimmy Carter as secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and was active on tobacco issues then. The group has databases on tobacco use, tobacco's role in causing disease, and its cost to the health care system, as well as substance abuse data in general.
Funding comes from foundation grants.
Fran Du Melle, chair. Federal and state legislation and regulation. Composed of the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association, the group works to bring tobacco issues to the attention of state officials and the federal government. Funding comes from the three health organizations. Katheryn Mulvey, executive director.