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Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium
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TTAC builds capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies, by providing information and technical assistance.
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National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty
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Mission is to identify resources and advocate for the elimination of tobacco use among the poor.
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Tobacco Free Initiative
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World Health Organization provides information on tobacco's health impact, secondhand smoke, economics, youth, industry conduct, women and tobacco, and advocacy for tobacco policy change.
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American College of Chest Physicians
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It's the chest physician, the cardiac specialist, or the oncologist, that breaks the prognosis to the family. This website goes to the response of the medical community to preventable disease and death.
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Tobacco Control Resource Centre
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Working with medical associations across Europe to educate doctors, help patients, and inform public policy on tobacco.
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VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control
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Conducts research and undertakes policy development work designed to advance tobacco control efforts in Australia and internationally. This site provides information about the centre and its research programs as well as links to important repositories of knowledge on tobacco control both in Australia and Internationally. It is designed for use by researchers, potential researchers, policy makers and advocates.
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The American Legacy Foundation
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Promoting tobacco-free generations; vision is to become the preeminent authority in tobacco prevention by funding cutting edge research, marketing and education programs that tell the truth about tobacco use.
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American Cancer Society: Tobacco and Cancer
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Information about the harmful effects of tobacco, quitting tips, smoking legislation, and risks for children and teens.
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Tobacco research and intervention.
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smokefreeVCU.org
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Smokefree organization at Virginia Commonwealth University; site features smokefree stories, quit help, posters on smoking and quitting, behavioral strategies for success in beating nicotine.
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Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board
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Tobacco news, tobacco control efforts of the organization.
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Research for International Tobacco Control
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Mission is to create a strong research, funding and knowledge base for the development of effective tobacco control policies and programs that will minimize the threat of tobacco production and consumption to health and human development in developing countries.
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Survivors and Victims Empowerment Project
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The Survivors and Victims Empowerment program identifies, trains and works with tobacco survivors and acts as a resource for groups in North Carolina. Youth listen and learn when a survivor of a tobacco-related illnes shares their story.
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tobaccofreedom.org
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Education, news, research, and analysis.
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK)
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Pressure group and registered UK charity, lobbying for a comprehensive national programme to tackle the epidemic of tobacco-related diseases. Excellent collection of links and resources. Focus on Europe
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Trans-Atlantic Conference on Tobacco
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Sponsored by the Koop Institute, a group of health care professionals at Cambridge University and at Dartmouth Medical Center met to discuss tobacco policy, research, and prevention/treatment strategies.
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Ontario Medical Association: Tobacco Issues
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Papers on secondhand smoke, tobacco industry, stop-smoking medications, smokefree workplaces, cigarette package labelling.
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American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago
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Mission is to reduce the pain and suffering caused by lung disease.
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American Public Health Association
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Statement on tobacco control and combating the tobacco industry, paper on the same topics.
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Tobacco Dependence Program
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Dedicated to reducing the harm to health caused by tobacco, through education, treatment, research and advocacy; a program of the New Jersey School of Medicine and Dentistry. Cessation guidelines for individuals and clinicians; tobacco-free policies; chemical dependency and nicotine; consultation and training services.
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American Medical Women's Association
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Organization of over 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to the care of the woman patient; letter of support for US federal lawsuit against the tobacco companies.
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American Heart Association
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AHA has a lot of resources on tobacco, cigarettes, smoking, and spit tobacco.
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Domini Social Investments: Tobacco
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Investment firm describes why it will not invest in any companies deriving identifiable revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products.
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The Cancer Council of New South Wales: The Tobacco Web
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Fact sheets on the history of smoking, secondhand smoke, young people, women, quitting, cancer, and other health issues.
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The Tobacco Web - The Cancer Council NSW
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Covers the history of smoking, smoking in Australia, smoking and cancer, secondhand smoke, women and smoking, the tobacco industry, smoking and the environment.
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The Heart Foundation Queensland: Tobacco Control
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Information on smokefree lifestyles, smoking versus other causes of death, effects of secondhand smoke on the heart, and holding the tobacco industry accountable.
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SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness
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Trains survivors of tobacco-related illness to speak with children and teens in schools and community groups about smoking and the effects of tobacco products.
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Georgia Alliance for Tobacco Prevention
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Committed to creating a healthier tomorrow where fewer children become addicted to tobacco, fewer people are exposed to secondhand smoke, and tobacco users can find the help they need to quit and remain tobacco-free.
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International Union Against Cancer
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Cigarette smoking is the greatest avoidable cause of disease and death in the world. This program aims to change attitudes to tobacco use in society and to promote a comprehensive strategy to eradicate tobacco production, sales, promotion, and use. Conferences, tobacco control factsheets, publications, news.
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Koop Institute
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The C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth has projects on tobacco, nicotine, addiction, public health.
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Tobacco use in British Columbia
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Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Summary of the "number one preventable cause of death in British Columbia, killing more than 5,800 people and costing the provincial government hundreds of millions of dollars annually."
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Tackling Tobacco
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Programs and information for students, teachers, and health care professionals about tobacco, from Texas A&M.
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Tobacco control resource centre
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Promotes tobacco control activity among national medical associations; encourages doctors to stop smoking; provides research and improves knowledge of skills in smoking cessation through its information database.
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ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and Health
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Resources for advocates include tobacco history, factsheets, schools resources, presentation resources, discussion, policy analysis, and an extensive analysis of the tobacco industry based on industry internal memos.
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Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board
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Committed to the prevention of addiction to tobacco.
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SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness
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Survivors and Victims of Tobacco Empowerment trains survivors of tobacco-related illness to speak with children and teens in schools and community groups about what tobacco products do to their customers.
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ASH - Action on Smoking and Health
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Pressure group and registered UK charity, lobbying for a comprehensive national programme to tackle the epidemic of tobacco-related diseases. Excellent collection of links and resources.
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Tobacco Control Resource Centre
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Promotes tobacco control by working mainly with national medical associations in Europe. Encourages doctors to stop smoking and provides information to enable doctors to help their patients quit.
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