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2019 Effie Awards

Sustained Success

Be the generation that ends smoking

2018 Clarence B Jones Impact Award

The Communications Network Award

Be the Generation that Ends Smoking #FinishIT

Ted Feldman

As a member of the legal team at Truth Initiative®, Ted Feldman plays a lead role negotiating relationships and transactions between the organization an

Cessation access and support

With access to the right resources, freedom from nicotine addiction is possible for everyone. We create cutting-edge solutions to empower people to quit smoking, vaping, or any type of tobacco product. Our market-leading EX Program has helped millions of people on their journeys to quit smoking, vaping, or any tobacco or nicotine product.

3 ways truth is creating the first tobacco-free generation

When the first national truth® commercial aired in 2000, almost a quarter of young people smoked. Now, with the teen smoking rate at 6 percent, the truth campaign has a new challenge for a new generation: #FinishIt and bring that number down to zero.

To achieve this goal, the longest-running national tobacco prevention campaign for youth and young adults relies on innovative approaches to engage young people. These strategies have made it a leader among public health campaigns, with a reputation as one of the most successful campaigns in history and an award chest of more than 300 industry honors, including multiple Emmy, Cannes Lions, Effie, Clio and Webby awards.

The best proof of truth’s success, however, is the slashed smoking rate and the corroborating published research about the campaign’s effects on youth behavior and attitudes. For instance, teens aware of truth are twice as likely to say they do not intend to smoke in the future. Additionally, truth was credited with keeping 450,000 teens from starting to smoke in just the first four years of the campaign.

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2021 Annual Report

We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2021, detailed in this report: Creating a future free from smoking, vaping, and nicotine.

2020 Annual Report

We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2020, detailed in this report: Creating a future free from smoking, vaping, and nicotine.

2019 Annual Report

We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2019, detailed in this report: Inspiring a new generation with the truth about smoking, vaping an

Elizabeth C. Hair

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EX PROGRAM: QUIT SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Quitting nicotine isn't easy, but it can be done with the right support. EX® Program, developed over 15 years ago by Truth Initiative in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, brings individuals, employers, health plans, and public health organizations proven, evidence-based quitting approaches and the most established online quit community.  

EX Program has helped millions of people on their journeys to quit smoking, vaping, or any tobacco or nicotine product. Research has shown that using EX Program can increase odds of quitting by up to 40%.

Lisa A. Watkins

Lisa Watkins brings three decades of nonprofit accounting experience to her work at Truth Initiative.