The NYTS is a comprehensive national study
that measures tobacco use among this demographic.S. The program -- which includes an art
competition, art lessons for children and a virtual art gallery to display
their work -- will kickoff in five major U.S. The same web site
features galleries of the children 's art and includes options to send your
favorite mural designs to friends and family.

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For many quitters , quitting is a process measured
by the little things that help end their relationship with cigarettes . Accessed on July 12, 2005 and available at:
http://www.

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Since the 1998 Master
Settlement Agreement (MSA), there has been a doubling in the amount of money
the tobacco industry spends to market and promote its products.
alone.
In addition to the foundation's financial challenge , many of the state
anti-tobacco media campaigns faced funding reductions or were cut entirely
between 2002 and 2004. Located in Washington, D.
As part of the program, We Are Supervision helped to lead an art class
with children from Urban Gateways and enlisted them to create their own
creative quit-smoking themed art.
"MyCityMyArt is great for the community on two levels, said Urban Gateways
Development Director, Grant Gilbert.(1) According to the 1998 U. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare continues to develop innovative products to help all smokers find
their best support system and achieve their goal of being cigarette free.S.

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American Legacy Foundation
The American Legacy Foundation(R) is dedicated to building a world where
young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit . "Unfortunately, the inner city is
still an important marketplace for cigarette manufacturers, as they must
constantly find new users for their products.com**, starting, August 22nd.

About Urban Gateways
Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education is a nonprofit organization that
provides multicultural performing, visual, and literary arts programs for
children, teachers and parents in the Chicago metropolitan area. Urban Gateways is committed to giving children,
parents, teachers and those working with youth access to the arts.

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If these analyses determine that this reduced
spending has contributed to a slow down in youth smoking declines, it will
have significant policy implications . While
many states have continued to raise excise taxes on tobacco products, retail
price escalation diminished dramatically between 2002 and 2004. From winter
1997 to spring 2002, retail prices rose by 80 percent, but from spring 2002 to
spring 2004, the retail prices increased by only four percent (1).com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050808/NYM174 )
We Are Supervision, a professional commercial artist in Chicago, will
create a quit-smoking themed mural at 1200 N Kingsbury St, at Halsted St. Its goal is
to improve the quality of education for children by incorporating the arts
into their daily lives.

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The states have also seen a
progressive decrease in overall budgeting for comprehensive tobacco control
programs. One of
these murals or an email with a child's design may inspire a smoker to think
about quitting."
MyCityMyArt aims to help educate the community and smokers about being
prepared for the challenges of quitting smoking.
"Urban Gateways is excited to be part of any project that raises awareness
of the support available to help people to quit smoking, and that enriches our
children's awareness of art and better health.

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The data from the 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey (2004 NYTS), released
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ), found that prevalence
of current smoking among middle and high school students did not change
significantly between 2002 and 2004.2 percent in
2002, and 22. The American Legacy Foundation was created as a result of the
November 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) reached between attorneys
general from 46 states, five US territories, and the tobacco industry. Washington, DC: US Department of Labor , Bureau
of Labor Statistics: 2004.S.

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5
percent in 2002.

(1) US Department of Labor Consumer price index -- all urban consumers
U.newscom. The fewer smokers there are in
the community, the more opportunities there are to provide good role models
for our children," Mr Gilbert added. GlaxoSmithKline is
committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do
more, feel better and live longer. Tobacco Use
Among U.

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8 percent in 2002. This translates into 300,000 fewer youth smokers in 2002. These include state programs in Florida, Minnesota,
Massachusetts, Texas , Oregon and California.org. city average, cigarettes. Urban
Gateways calls on the creative expertise of its core group of 150 professional
artists to deliver high quality arts experiences, and to introduce young
people to practicing artists, giving some of their first encounter with one
who will lead them on an extraordinary journey in the arts.
Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups -- African Americans , American Indians
and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and
Hispanics: A Report of the Surgeon General.S.

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Local Graffiti Artist joins Nicorette(R) Nicotine Gum to Raise Awareness with
His Artwork

CHICAGO, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare,
marketers of Nicorette(R) nicotine gum, has joined together with Urban
Gateways to celebrate and encourage smoke-free lives with MyCityMyArt, an
educational program designed to reach-out to the African-American population
about the dangers of smoking. that
will become part of a nationwide competition against four other artists in
Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. "MyCityMyArt is part of our commitment to helping people tap
into their inner strength. The
art lessons will also include information for the children about the risks of
smoking and what they can do to keep from starting the deadly habit.
(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Use Among U.

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The tobacco
control and public health communities have long recognized that several
factors, working in tandem, have been responsible for the historic declines in
youth smoking.1 percent
reported current cigarette use compared with 9.
These data encompass the first half of 2002.
Efforts to reduce tobacco use by middle and high school students must be
increased. Brown, Jr.

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The National Youth Tobacco Survey, conducted by the CDC, is designed to
provide prevalence estimates for cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipes,
bidis and kreteks (clove cigarettes) among middle school and high school
students in the United States. "Our kids are exposed to the insights
and skills of a professional artist while they also get a smoking prevention
message, in addition, adult smokers who want to quit can learn about effective
help that is available through various MyCityMyArt educational resources., executive director of the National Association of
African Americans for Positive Imagery. At-A-Glance. Department of Health and Human Services.

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americanlegacy . cities this week. Jesse W.

** The website goes live August 22.

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S. Due
to the termination of the National Public Education Fund established by the
MSA -- the fund from which the American Legacy Foundation received our
payments -- the foundation has reduced spending in multiple program areas,
including the truth(R) campaign.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and Urban Gateways Unveil Unique Venue to Help Spread Dangers of Smoking Message

mycitymyart.cdc.

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7 percent reported current
use of any tobacco product compared with 13.3 percent in 2002, and 8. The foundation relies upon data from Monitoring the Future (MTF) to
evaluate the impact of our award-winning truth(R) campaign on youth smoking
rates as the study provides multi-year trend data for youth smoking. Point of
purchase promotional efforts have made a major dent in these price increases. The foundation's national programs include Circle of
Friends(R), Great Start(R), a Priority Populations Initiative, Streetheory(R)
and truth(R). Surgeon
General Report, African Americans are 50 percent more likely to develop lung
cancer than Caucasian men.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/index.

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Statement by Dr. alone. The new data released today should be a wake up
call that if resources are not committed to prevention efforts that have been
proven effective, there is a chance the decline could end or youth smoking
rates could once again increase as they did throughout the early to mid
nineties.
Another contributing factor is the lack of tobacco price increases. Visit
http://www.com ** for the public
to view and vote for the best mural. The winning artist will unveil his
creation in October 2005 and will unveil his design at a prominent location in
his home city.S.

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New Data on Youth Smoking Rates Suggests Slow Down in Overall Decline

Among high school students, 28. Among middle school students, 11. Data
published in the March issue of the American Journal of Public Health
indicated that truth(R) accelerated the decline in youth smoking and 22
percent of the overall decline between 2000 and 2002 was attributable directly
to the campaign. State and national tobacco prevention programs must continue to be
funded or funding must be reinstated, as these programs have proven effective
in reducing youth smoking rates and are necessary to combat the billions of
dollars the tobacco industry spends to market and promote its products. Atlanta: U. Department
of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1998:138.

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In 1997, the
tobacco industry spent $5.7 billion to market and promote its products in the
U. Mural designs created by the children will
be posted on the Web site, and GSK Consumer Healthcare will donate $7,500 to
support Urban Gateways' art program.

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These small
declines are not statistically significant; however, it should be noted that
other surveys have also found a continued modest decline among middle school
students ."
The potential leveling off in youth smoking rates can be attributed to
several factors: declines in funds for national and state youth prevention
programs, a reduction in price increases , and record levels of spending by the
tobacco industry on marketing and promotions -- $12.C."
"Urban murals have previously been used by the tobacco industry to market
their products, so we think it's about time we used this vehicle to help the
community," said GSK Consumer Healthcare's Vice-President, Smoking Control,
Bill Slivka.

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,
the foundation develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco
use through grants, technical assistance and training, youth activism,
strategic partnerships, counter-marketing and grassroots marketing campaigns,
public relations, and outreach to populations disproportionately affected by
the toll of tobacco.
(PHOTO: http://www.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare's quit-smoking products and their related
Web sites have a wealth of information about quitting smoking for adults. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups -- African-Americans,
American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders, and Hispanics, Atlanta: CDC, 1998.htm.

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In 2002, this figure reached a startling $12.5 billion, the
highest level since the MSA.3 percent reported current cigarette use compared with 22.mycitymyart. Additionally, each child will also
receive two color prints of his or her artwork to keep as an important
reminder.

About GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is one of the world's largest over-
the-counter consumer healthcare products companies.

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These factors include: the price of cigarettes; local, state
and federal tobacco control efforts; public education campaigns at the state
and national level; and clean indoor air laws.

About GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research -based
pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare companies.

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Cheryl Healton, President and CEO, American Legacy
Foundation(R)

WASHINGTON, Today's announcement of new data on
smoking rates among middle and high school students indicates a possible
slowing of the sharp decline that has been achieved since 1997. The NYTS 2004 results are published in the CDC's Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) -- "Tobacco Use, Access, and Exposure to
Tobacco in Media Among Middle and High School Students -- United States,
2004. In the coming months, the
foundation will complete analyses of MTF data for 2003 and 2004 to determine
what continuing effect the truth(R) campaign is having on youth smoking."
Research has shown that African-Americans suffer disproportionately from
chronic and preventable disease from smoking, with smoking being the leading
cause of death among African-Americans.(2)
"The MyCityMyArt program delivers the kind of positive, pro-health
activity and message we want to be spreading to African-American youth," said
Rev.
(2) U.

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5 billion in the U.
The five professional murals can be viewed online and judged by the public
at http://www.

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0 percent
reported current use of any tobacco product compared with 28.S. The murals from the five
cities will be posted online at http://www. Many quitters are not aware
that success is much more likely when the person quitting seeks support and
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