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The NCI wishes to acknowledge the following Federal agencies as sources for the data used in this report:
Environmental Protection Agency
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The preparation of this report involved the efforts of many individuals who provided direction and content by serving on the NCI Working Group, the NCI Executive Committee, the External Advisory Group, or who otherwise provided significant content or production assistance.
NCI Working Group, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
Jon F. Kerner, Ph.D., Working Group Chair
Deputy Director for Research Dissemination and Diffusion
Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Applied Research Program
Michele Bloch, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Officer, Tobacco Control Research Branch
Nancy Breen, Ph.D.
Economist, Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program
Martin L. Brown, Ph.D.
Chief, Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program
Denise Buckley, E.L.S.
Writer-Editor, Office of the Director
Laurie Cynkin, M.H.S.
Program Analyst, Office of the Director
Brenda K. Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Surveillance Research Program
Eric J. Feuer, Ph.D.
Chief, Statistical Research Applications Branch, Surveillance Research Program
Dan J. Grauman, M.A.
Information Technology Specialist, Office of the Director
Linda C. Harlan, Ph.D.
Epidemiologist, Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program
Anne Hartman, M.S.
Statistician, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program
Susan M. Krebs-Smith, Ph.D.
Chief, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program
Shannon M. Lynch, M.P.H.
Program Analyst, Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Jill Reedy, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Nutritionist, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program
Lynn A. G. Ries, M.S.
Health Statistician, Cancer Statistics Branch, Surveillance Research Program
Sonja M. Stringer, M.P.H.
Research Associate, Applied Research Program
Richard Troiano, Ph.D.
Epidemiologist, Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods Branch, Applied Research Program
Deborah M. Winn, Ph.D.
Chief, Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
NCI Executive Committee
Jon F. Kerner, Ph.D., Committee Chair
Deputy Director for Research Dissemination and Diffusion, DCCPS
Rachel Ballard-Barbash, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Applied Research Program, DCCPS
Christine D. Berg, M.D.
Chief, Early Detection Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention
Aaron Blair, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Scientist Emeritus, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch
Brenda K. Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Surveillance Research Program, DCCPS
Eric J. Feuer, Ph.D.
Chief, Statistical Research Applications Branch, Surveillance Research Program, DCCPS
Patricia Hartge, Sc.D.
Deputy Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Bradford W. Hesse, Ph.D.
Chief, Health Communication & Informatics Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS
Julia H. Rowland, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship, DCCPS
Deborah M. Winn, Ph.D.
Chief, Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
External Advisory Group
Jeff Abrams, M.D., Senior Investigator, Clinical Investigations Branch, National Cancer Institute
Donald Blackman, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wendy E. Braund, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.Ed., Luther L Terry Senior Fellow in Preventive Medicine & Senior Clinical Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health & Human Services
Robert Croyle, Ph.D., Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
Jessie Gruman, Ph.D., President and Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Health
Robert Hiatt, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Population Sciences, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Patricia Hoge, R.N., Ph.D., Chief Mission Officer, American Cancer Society, Mid-Atlantic Division
Claire A. Kendrick, M.S.Ed., C.H.E.S., Agency for Healthcare, Research, and Quality Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Diane Makuc, Dr.P.H., Division Director, Health and Utilization Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics
Terry F. Pechacek, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Randy Schwartz, M.S.P.H., Senior Vice President for Cancer Control, American Cancer Society, New England Division
Kurt Snipes, M.S., Ph.D., Chief, Cancer Surveillance & Research Branch, California Department of Public Health, California Cancer Registry
K. Vish Viswanath, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Howard Wainer, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Scientist, National Board of Medical Examiners
Contractors
American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation: Data support
g2eSolutions: Interactive graph design
Information Management Services, Inc.: Data support
Matthews Media Group, Inc.: Editing and design
VSB Associates: Summary tables graph design
* Special thanks to NCI’s Office of Government and Congressional Relations and the MayaTech Corporation for its past contributions.
