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Links: tobacco control

VENTILATION
Issues and Resources, from ANR
http://www.no-smoke.org/ventilation.html

SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco)
http://www.getswat.com/

Best Practices
http://www.ncth.ca/ncthweb.nsf/Menu/161B469B3CF61AD985256A250066...

Case Studies
http://www.ncth.ca/ncthweb.nsf/Menu/905D1E00053EF5A785256A250064...

Science & Health Effects
http://www.ncth.ca/ncthweb.nsf/Menu/0FD25F61E1D57F8285256A24006B...

Advocacy Tools
http://www.ncth.ca/ncthweb.nsf/Menu/C65D5A400CD3292285256A230049...

ETS in the Workplace
http://www.ncth.ca/ncthweb.nsf/Menu/7AA75A361691CF2085256A230049...

Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Extensive Compilation from National Clearinghouse for Tobacco and Health (NCTH)
http://www.ncth.ca/NCTHweb.nsf/pages/C39F5D003BB01DDD85256A23004...

The Science of Secondhand Smoke
Nice swift referenced recap, including some essential material on "Tobacco Industry attacks ont he Science of Secondhand Smoke."
http://www.no-smoke.org/ets.html

Oregon Follow the Money

The Money in Politics Research Action Project (MiPRAP) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with the goal of increasing opportunities for public participation and accountability in politics. We welcome your questions and information requests.

STOP TOBACCO ADDICTION NOW DO IT (STAND)
Kitsap County, WA
http://www.wmhtml.com/stand/

Washington State AG's Tobacco Page
http://www.wa.gov/ago/tobacco/

WASHINGTON (State) DOC site
http://www.wln.com/~washdoc

WA: American Lung Association of WASHINGTON
Nicely done site; health information, programs, brochures, all presented crisply and cleanly. An excellent source.
http://www.alaw.org/

Smoke-Free Workplace Guide
http://www.sni.net/sccs/gedc/gedcwork.htm

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA): HOW IT CAN PROTECT YOU FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE
http://www.sni.net/sccs/gedc/gedcadis.htm#top

COLORADO GASP
has a terrific search engine for Smokefree Restaurants in CO
http://gaspforair.org/top.html

NORTH CAROLINA: Project Assist
Tobacco Use Prevention Activities from the mountainous High Country of north-western North Carolina!
http://www.lostprovince.com/hcassist/

King County (WA) Dept. of Public Health
lists its Tobacco Compliance Checks, provides a guide to Smokefree Dining in King County, and has a nice Tobacco Billboard Regulation Fact Sheet on King County's upcoming (Jan. 1) Tobacco Billboard Regulations
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/

San Francsico Tobacco Free Coalition
http://www.globalink.org/gtm/SFTFC/

Oregon Statistics
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/data.htm

Tobacco Prevention and Education Program: "The Secrets"
doc quotes with links to pdf files.
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/knowldg.htm

The Studies
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/studies.htm

Tools
Workplace fact sheets, posters, more model laws., etc.
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/tools.htm

Laws Governing Tobacco and Its Use
OR State Laws and Regulations, Federal Laws, Model Local Ordinances and example testimony.
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/laws.htm

Tobacco Prevention and Education Program
Full, rich resource center from Oregon's Dept. of Health. Includes:
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/

Crackdown

Selling cigarettes to people under 18 is illegal, everybody knows that. Yet some stores and even supermarkets do it anyway. Ever wish you could make them pay some heavy coinage? Well - now you can. Type in the name and/or address of the store, and send it to us. We'll send the information to the folks at the American Cancer Society (ACS), who'll go and check it out. If they're caught, fines can run upwards of $1000-more than most delis and bodegas can afford. Get revenge on that store that's ruining your friend's or loved one's life.

Smokers' Stories

We logged on to a few support forums on the web and asked people for a few of their experiences with smoking and quitting. The answer we got was pretty overwhelming. Here, we picked out a few ones to share.

Project: Up in Smoke
Subject of the 1/2/01 New York Newsday article, "Teens' Message Is 'Butt Out' / Youths of Taiwanese descent organize a campaign against smoking" Simple, fast, nicely done. Go Queens!

Their project, an antismoking Web site they called "Project: Up in Smoke," was edged out by a Brooklyn team's effort to make Brooklyn College smoke-free, and the Queens youths each missed out on $2,000 scholarships. But the Queens students said they were in the project for more than the money and have kept their Web site alive.

The Young Person's Cyber-Library of Information on Tobacco and Tobacco-Caused Disease

This page is written by Frederic W. Grannis Jr. MD. I am a physician and thoracic (chest) surgeon with almost 30 years of experience treating patients with tobacco related diseases including lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema, coronary artery disease (heart attack), carotid vascular disease (stroke or CVA) and many other diseases. This page is an outgrowth of my experience with The Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web Page . . . Through the E-mail and form feedback features of that page, have come hundreds of inquiries from young people for information on tobacco and tobacco-caused diseases. 27% of requests for help or information have come from people age 21 and under. Most questions relate to help in gathering information for the preparation of school reports, requests for information on smoking cessation or concerns about their own health or the health of family and friends. An abstract of my experience with the Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web Page presented to the World Congress on Lung Cancer in Dublin Ireland is offered here. Attempts to direct these young people to sources of information available on the Internet and World Wide Web, that would help answer their questions and needs, have been frustrating. Searches of the WWW for information on tobacco yield a wealth of great information from hundreds of different web sites. There is, however, an appreciable dearth of information available on the WWW, and in general, on tobacco and tobacco-caused disease, that is age-specific and appropriate for young people.

REBEL
Reaching Everyone by Exposing Lies.

The REBEL has been created to assist with building awareness and recruitment. The Web site provides steps for getting involved in local REBEL chapters and highlights specific ways to help expose the marketing tactics of the tobacco industry that attract teen smokers, plus video of the "Not for Sale" ads running on MTV, "Buffy," "Real World," etc.

ImpacTeen

ImpacTeen is part of Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior, supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by the University of Illinois at Chicago. . . ImpacTeen will identify and track tobacco control policies at the state level for all 50 United States and the District of Columbia to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing mortality, morbidity, and psychosocial problems associated with substance use and abuse. Directing this component of the project are: Gary Giovino, PhD, MS Michael Cummings, PhD Andrew Hyland, PhD Arshad Wani, MD

TV: Cold Turkey
Mississippi's answer to "Survivor": 5 teens try to quit over a week.
http://www.questionit.com/coldturkey/index_framesH.html

NECASA Tips for Teens
Northeast Communities against Substance Abuse (Northeast Connecticut)
http://www.webtravels.com/necasa/smokeless.htm

Smoke-Free Class Of 2000
ALA's site designed by teens, run by teens
http://www.lungusa.org/smokefreeclass

How Parents can Encourage Girls to Play Sports

Photograph your child being active * Enlarge the photo * Frame it * Be proud of it! . . . Actively support your daughter's involvement in physical activity . . . Take your daughter to the park and be active with her . . . Be an active role model yourself . . . Emphasize fun and fitness rather than competition and slimness . . . Introduce your daughter to active women . . . Plan Active Vacations or Weekend Excursions

Tips for Coaches
http://www.smokefree.gov/coaches.html

Secretary Shalala's Speech to Kick-Off the Smoke-Free Kids & Soccer Campaign
http://www.smokefree.gov/speech.html

Smokefree Kids and Soccer
From DHHS. Not an awful lot here, but some interesting items.

An innovative collaboration between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the U.S. Women's National Team, and US Soccer, the governing body of American soccer. Participating DHHS agencies include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The program models the "Smoke-Free" lifestyle of the National Team members and encourages adolescent girls to participate in soccer to maintain physical fitness and resist pressures to smoke. Members of the U.S. National Team have agreed to bring the "Smoke-Free Message" to millions of their young fans.

Teen Smoking Clubs
Yahoo (Yes, the website/tobacco-ad-carrying magazine)

"This club, which is strictly for teens, should be a place where teenagers can discuss, ask questions about, and chat about smoking. All views are more than welcome!"

N-O-T: No on Tobacco

The American Lung Association's Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) offers schools and community groups a unique, proven program for helping these teens quit. The American Lung Association, in collaboration with West Virginia University, developed N-O-T. The program was evaluated during two pilot phases, which led to revisions tailored to suit the needs of schools and teens. Evaluations are continuing around the country. N-O-T was designed specifically for teens, using a gender-sensitive, 10-session curriculum that includes booster sessions. Teachers, school nurses, counselors and other staff and volunteers trained by the American Lung Association facilitate the sessions in the schools and other community settings. N-O-T is designed as a voluntary, non-punitive program for teens. An Alternative-to-Suspension program is also included to address student violation of a school tobacco policy.

Teen Tobacco Summit
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-SentinelMarch 29-April 1, 1998, Haines City, FL

After years of Big Tobacco controlling the lives of my friends and schoolmates in Florida, we kids are finally going to join together and rebel against them. We are sick and tired of being manipulated and targeted so we are going to hold a youth summit from March 29 - April 1 in Haines City, Florida. It should be an awesome sight, with nearly 600 Florida kids joining together to save the lives of their friends and family. It would be wonderful if you could be there and help spread our message.

Just Eliminate Lies
The anti-tobacco network of Iowa teens has unveiled an advertising campaign on ETS targeting sixth- through 12th-grade students.

Ah, nothing like a breath of fresh RAT POISON...just one of the many toxins listed here that can be found in secondhand smoke . . .

OutrageAve.com
Washington's teen site, featuring its "reality-TV" show, "Unfiltered"--5 smoking teens go cold-turkey for a weekend. They are currently accepting applications.
http://www.outrageavenue.com/

OREGON: Tobacco Prevention and Education Program
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/cdpe/hpcdp/tobacco/welcome.htm

Arizona Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (AzTEPP)
AZ's Dept. of Health site; rich, professional site ful of statewide and local information

Cessation / Prevention / Environmental Tobacco Smoke / Local Project Updates / ATIN Partners Projects / Ash Kicker / Clearinghouse / Arizona Smokers' Helpline Website / AzTEPP Staff / Arizona Tobacco Tax / Youth & Tobacco Use / Media / Evaluation / Statewide Projects / Laws & Ordinances / ATIN Partners

MINNESOTA Decides

Minnesota Decides is a statewide response to this health epidemic. Throughout the summer of 1997, more than 500 Minnesotans participated in 10 communities forums to discuss what they believe are the most effective measures to reduce tobacco use. The forums' purpose was to engage Minnesotans in developing community-based solutions to tobacco reduction. As you will read, the opinions were strong, recommendations were far-reaching and the dialogue was no-holds-barred.

Minnesota: Preventing and Reducing Tobacco Use
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opa/tob-prev.htm

TEXAS: Spit Tobacco Prevention Network
Texas org fights chaw.
http://www.flash.net/~stopn

Smoke-free dining guide
Orlando Sentinel

Even though many restaurants around town like to offer the choice of smoking and non-smoking sections there are certain patrons who would rather dine at an establishment that offers all non smoking. For those of you who would rather not deal with the smoke, Calendar Online has created this guide to restaurants in the Central Florida area that are completely smoke free. For the restaurants out there who are smoke free but not listed please send your information to Kelly Fitzpatrick at kfitzpatrick@tribune.com Lake County

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