Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK) « http://www.ash.org.uk/ | | 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 |
American Cancer Society: Tobacco and Cancer « http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10.asp?sitearea=PED&level=1 | | Information about the harmful effects of tobacco , quitting tips , smoking legislation , and risks for children and teens. |
American College of Chest Physicians « http://www.chestnet.org/ | | 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. |
American Heart Association « http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=498 | | Aha has a lot of resources on tobacco , cigarettes , smoking , and spit tobacco. |
American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago « http://www.lungchicago.org | | Mission is to reduce the pain and suffering caused by lung disease. |
International Union Against Cancer « http://www.uicc.org/index.php?id=707 | | 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. confe |
Koop Institute « http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/koop/ | | The c. everett koop institute at dartmouth has projects on tobacco , nicotine , addiction , public health. |
Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board « http://www.lcltfb.org/tobacco/default.html | | Tobacco news , tobacco control efforts of the organization. |
Ontario Medical Association: Tobacco Issues « http://www.oma.org/phealth/tobaccomain.htm | | Papers on secondhand smoke , tobacco industry , stop-smoking medications , smokefree workplaces , cigarette package labelling. |
SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness « http://www.tobaccosurvivors.org/ | | 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. |
smokefreeVCU. org « http://www.smokefreevcu.org/ | | Smokefree organization at virginia commonwealth university; site features smokefree stories , quit help , posters on smoking and quitting , behavioral strategies for success in beating nicotine. |
Survivors and Victims Empowerment Project « http://www.main.nc.us/save/ | | 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. |
Tackling Tobacco « http://tacklingtobacco.tamhsc.edu/ | | Programs and information for students , teachers , and health care professionals about tobacco , from texas a& m. |
The American Legacy Foundation « http://www.americanlegacy.org/ | | 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. |
The Cancer Council of New South Wales: The Tobacco Web « http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=369 | | Fact sheets on the history of smoking , secondhand smoke , young people , women , quitting , cancer , and other health issues. |