Internet Resources
Resource Categories
- Washington State
- National - Government supported agencies
- General
- Not for Profit Organizations
- Cross Cultural and Health Disparity Resources
- Pregnancy and Smoking
- Youth Access, Prevention and Control
- Secondhand Smoke
- Smokeless Tobacco
- Tobacco Cessation
- Other
Washington State
Office of the Attorney General
Washington State Legislature
Washington State Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPC)
The State of Washington Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Web site.
National - Government supported agencies
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)
A comprehensive federal tobacco prevention and control site. OSH is responsible for leading and coordinating strategic efforts aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth, promoting smoking cessation among youth and adults, protecting nonsmokers from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and eliminating tobacco-related health disparities.
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
The MMWR contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.
Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Healthy People is managed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
TCRB is the National Cancer Institute branch responsible for collaborative research and dissemination of evidence-based findings to prevent, treat, and control tobacco use.
Smokefree.Gov
Help for people who want to quit smoking. This Web site was created by the National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Research Branch with important contributions from other nationally recognized agencies and organizations such as the CDC and the American Cancer Society.
Reports of the Surgeon General
Reports can be downloaded or ordered from this Web site.
Office of Minority Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OMH)
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
MedlinePlus - Smoking
A comprehensive information source from the National Library of Medicine.
General
Health Canada
A comprehensive site with a variety of tobacco related information.
Tobacco Control Archives
A University of California, San Francisco site with an extensive collection of tobacco industry documents, advertisements, and lawsuit information.
Tobacco.org
A comprehensive and frequently updated site that presents news on the national, international, and even local Washington State levels.
Not for Profit Organizations
American Legacy Foundation
A national, independent public health foundation established in 1999 with funds from the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The foundation develops national programs that address the health effects of tobacco use through grants, technical training and assistance, youth activism, strategic partnerships, counter-marketing and grass roots marketing campaigns, public relations, and community outreach to populations disproportionately affected by tobacco.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care in the United States. The foundation provides funding to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse - tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association of Washington
American Heart Association
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
A national, charitable organization for those concerned will the ill effects of smoking and those interested in non-smoker's rights.
The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC)
TTAC is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting organizations at the national, state or community level in building and growing highly effective tobacco control programs. TTAC is funded through grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Legacy Foundation and the American Cancer Society.
Tobacco News
This service delivers breaking headlines, individualized country and state-specific news, research reports, legislative actions, and more. The site is funded by TTAC. Additional partial funding is received through paid advertisements.
Cross Cultural and Health Disparity Resources
Office of Minority Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OMH)
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
The Praxis Project: Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with the Praxis Project, created the Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH) Program. This national initiative is designed to simultaneously build bridges between tobacco control policy initiatives and strengthen the voice and capacity of communities of color in the tobacco control movement.
National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN)
NAATEN is a collaborative of national African American stakeholders and member organizations that have a commitment to reducing the incidence of tobacco use within the African American community.
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership (APPEAL)
APPEAL is a national social justice network of organizations and individuals working towards a tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Centers (LGBT)
The National Association of LGBT Community Centers supports and enhances lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community centers, which are engines of community organizing and liberation, and crucial to the health and strength of LGBT communities. Programs include tobacco prevention and control.
National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP)
The goal of the National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP) is to engage key organizations serving low SES populations in tobacco control efforts and to assist them with resource development and assessments, technical assistance, capacity building, and evaluation to prevent and reduce tobacco use in low-income communities.
The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT)
LCAT is dedicated to reducing the harm caused by alcohol and tobacco in the Latino community through research, advocacy, policy analysis, education, training and information dissemination.
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
The NPAIHB works to develop effective and culturally appropriate tobacco prevention and education programs to improve the wellness of American Indians and Alaska Natives by reducing the commercial use of tobacco.
National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention
In 2006, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) funded six Networks to provide leadership and expertise in the development of policy related initiatives (including environmental and systems change) and utilization of proven or potentially promising practices when available or appropriate. The Networks collaborate with the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) which includes OSH, Network members, Network partners, States, and other local and national tobacco control organizations to advance the science and practice of tobacco control in the United States for all members of their population.
Global Tobacco Control
With a funding commitment of $125 million, the Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use represents the largest-ever effort to fight tobacco in the low- and middle-income countries that are now home to a majority of the world's smokers. This site offers free instructional training for policy makers, researchers, educators and the general public. We help participants develop and implement effective tobacco control programs, advocate for substantial anti-smoking regulations and craft media campaigns that make a difference. Our multimedia educational modules feature tobacco control experts from around the world. The curriculum was developed by faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the premier source for research and policy guidance on how to stem the global epidemic of tobacco-related cancer death.
Pregnancy and Smoking
Smoke-Free Families
Smoke-Free Families is a national program supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working to discover the best ways to help pregnant smokers quit, and spread the word about effective, evidence-based treatments.
Youth Access, Prevention and Control
American Cancer Society -- Speak Out! Youth Initiative
American Lung Association of Washington -- Teens Against Tobacco Use
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
A comprehensive site describing tobacco industry targeting of youth.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
A Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) site.
Local Liquor Control Board Enforcement Offices
Washington State Liquor Control Board site.
Monitoring the Future (MTF)
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of some 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991). In addition, annual follow-up questionnaires are mailed to a sample of each graduating class for a number of years after their initial participation. The Monitoring the Future Study has been funded under a series of investigator-initiated research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health. MTF is conducted at the Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
A Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) site.
Tips for Kids
The Centers for Disease Control's youth Web site.
Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Laws and Rules
nostankyou.com
A State of Washington Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Web site, and Washington's Web site for the newest youth campaign (formerly UnfilteredTV.com and SeeThruTheSmoke.com). Find facts and information about the dangers of tobacco, interactive features, ways to get involved in the real world, news stories, contests, and much more. Combines the popularity of the Web and TV to bring you an online destination where teens get real about tobacco. Primary mission is to give teens the chance to tell us what it's like to be a target for Big Tobacco, to have family or friends who smoke, to be addicted to cigarettes, to know it may eventually kill you, to successfully quit or help someone else quit.
University of Washington -- Teens, Tobacco & the Media
Secondhand Smoke
Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes
Basic but comprehensive information for consumers on how to get a handle on indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes. The goal of the Program is to educate consumers about sources, health risks, and control measures related to common residential indoor air problems and to help consumers reduce their health risks from these problems.
Healthy People 2010 Goals for Secondhand Smoke Programs
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site.
Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Laws and Rules
SmokeFreeWashington.com
A State of Washington Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Web site that provides information on the health effects of secondhand smoke, the Smoking in Public Places Law and smoke-free multi-unit housing, an emerging trend in tobacco prevention and control.
10th Report on Carcinogens
A January 2001 report by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Services that describes the carcinogenic properties of secondhand smoke.
Smokeless Tobacco
ChewFree.com
This site is part of a research project funded by the National Institutes of Health to help people quit their use of chewing tobacco or snuff.
Quitting Spit (Smokeless) Tobacco
An American Cancer Society site.
MedlinePlus - Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless tobacco resources and links. A comprehensive health information site sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Wyoming 'Through With Chew' Program
ThroughWithChew.com is a resource for all tobacco prevention professionals. It's purpose is to share experiences and materials which were developed while establishing successful spit tobacco prevention programs for Teton County and throughout Wyoming. The site has newsletters, research, information about the Spit Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, and the Spit Tobacco Summit. Program Director is Niki Sue Mueller.
Tobacco Cessation
How to Quit
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Useful resources for quitting smoking.
Center for Tobacco Cessation (CTC)
The Center for Tobacco Cessation (CTC) serves as the source of the best available science on tobacco cessation and works with national partners to expand the use of effective tobacco dependence treatments. The American Cancer Society and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provide funding for CTC.
Quitline.com
A State of Washington Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. The Washington State Tobacco Quit Line was developed to help smokers successfully quit chewing tobacco or smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes. The Quitline.com Web site provides tips to help you quit and all the information you need to know about calling the quit line. Learn about specialists who are ready to help you, hear a sample call, receive a Quit Kit, check out information such as phone numbers, hours, and what to expect once you dial.
Tobacco Cessation - You Can Quit Smoking Now!
The latest information to help people quit smoking, and to help health care professionals treat tobacco use and dependence. United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Other
High School Senior Culmination Project Tool on Tobacco Prevention (PDF, 8.31 MB)
Final copy of the manual produced by the ESD 112 Service Learning Department. This is the fifth in a series of manuals they have produced to assist high school seniors in completing their Senior Culmination Project. This culmination project tool focuses on tobacco prevention.
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