Organizations (Tobacco)

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American Lung Association Regionally Focused Tobacco Control@

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Tobacco use in British Columbia Tobacco use in British Columbia: 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." (Organizations) http://www.healthplanning.gov.bc.ca/tobacco/index.html American Medical Women's Association American Medical Women's Association: 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. (Organizations) http://www.amwa-doc.org/Advocacy/SupportTobaccoLawsuit.htm American Heart Association American Heart Association: AHA has a lot of resources on tobacco, cigarettes, smoking, and spit tobacco. (Organizations) http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=498 VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control: 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 (Organizations) http://www.vctc.org.au/ Action on Smoking and Health (ASH UK) Action on Smoking and Health (ASH 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 (Organizations) http://www.ash.org.uk/ American Public Health Association - World Federation of Public Health Associations American Public Health Association - World Federation of Public Health Associations: Statement on tobacco control and combatting the tobacco industry, paper on the same topics. (Organizations) http://www.apha.org/wfpha/tcsummary.htm American Council on Science and Health American Council on Science and Health: Articles on smoking, tobacco, and public policy. (Organizations) http://www.acsh.org/tobacco/index.html American College of Chest Physicians > Speakers Kit American College of Chest Physicians > Speakers Kit: Slides, notes, newsletter, and other resources for speakers on tobacco topics. (Organizations) http://speakerskit.chestnet.org/ NicNet NicNet: Sponsored by the Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research. (Organizations) http://www.nicnet.org/ Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board: Tobacco news, tobacco control efforts of the organization. (Organizations) http://www.lcltfb.org/tobacco/default.html American Cancer Society American Cancer Society: Harmful effects of tobacco, Quitting Tips, Great American Smokeout, Smoking Legislation, Risks for Children and Teens. (Organizations) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10.asp?sitearea=PED&level=1 The Cancer Research Campaign The Cancer Research Campaign: UK cancer prevention program has focus on reducing tobacco product use; provides information on smoking trends, women and smoking, pro-tobacco influences in the UK, and quitting. (Organizations) http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutcancer/reducingyourrisk/smoking National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty: Mission is to identify resources and advocate for the elimination of tobacco use among the poor. (Organizations) http://www.nntpp.org Tobacco Free Initiative Tobacco Free Initiative: 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. (Organizations) http://tobacco.who.int/ Ontario Medical Association: Tobacco Issues Ontario Medical Association: Tobacco Issues: Papers on secondhand smoke, tobacco industry, stop-smoking medications, smokefree workplaces, cigarette package labelling. (Organizations) http://www.oma.org/phealth/tobaccomain.htm Tobacco Dependence Program Tobacco Dependence Program: 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; che (Organizations) http://www.tobaccoprogram.org/ International Union Against Cancer International Union Against Cancer: 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 (Organizations) http://www.uicc.org/index.php?id=707 The American Legacy Foundation The American Legacy Foundation: 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. (Organizations) http://www.americanlegacy.org/ Roswell Park Cancer Institute Roswell Park Cancer Institute: Tobacco research and intervention. (Organizations) http://www.roswellpark.org/document_123_191.html Survivors and Victims Empowerment Project Survivors and Victims Empowerment Project: 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. (Organizations) http://www.main.nc.us/save/ Health Canada Tobacco Home Page Health Canada Tobacco Home Page: Tobacco related information; in English and French. (Organizations) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/main/hppb/tobaccoreduction/ DOC: Positive Health Strategies for the Clinic, Classroom, and Community DOC: Positive Health Strategies for the Clinic, Classroom, and Community: Doctors Ought to Care (DOC). "DOC has not been afraid to take risks in dealing with our nation's major health issues. A far cry from pamphlets and preaching about the 'dangers', DOC focuses on changing attitudes that have been molded by misleading ad (Organizations) http://www.bcm.edu/doc/ The Heart Foundation Queensland: Tobacco Control The Heart Foundation Queensland: Tobacco Control: Information on smokefree lifestyles, smoking versus other causes of death, effects of secondhand smoke on the heart, and holding the tobacco industry accountable. (Organizations) http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/index.cfm?page=44 Tobacco Control Resource Centre Tobacco Control Resource Centre: Working with medical associations across Europe to educate doctors, help patients, and inform public policy on tobacco. (Organizations) http://www.tobacco-control.org/ Smoky Lies Smoky Lies: Computer animated movie developed at Dartmouth. (Organizations) http://www.smokylies.org/ Research for International Tobacco Control Research for International Tobacco Control: 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 cou (Organizations) http://www.idrc.ca/tobacco/en/index.html Koop Institute Koop Institute: The C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth has projects on tobacco, nicotine, addiction, public heatlh. (Organizations) http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/koop/ Tackling Tobacco Tackling Tobacco: Programs and information for students, teachers, and health care professionals about tobacco, from Texas A&M. (Organizations) http://tacklingtobacco.tamushsc.edu/ Trans-Atlantic Conference on Tobacco Trans-Atlantic Conference on Tobacco: 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. (Organizations) http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/koop/projects/past/tobacco_conference.shtml SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness: 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. (Organizations) http://www.tobaccosurvivors.org/ tobaccofreedom.org tobaccofreedom.org: Education, news, research, and analysis. (Organizations) http://www.tobaccofreedom.org/ American College of Chest Physicians American College of Chest Physicians: 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. (Organizations) http://www.chestnet.org/ C-Health - Smoking C-Health - Smoking: Tobacco news with a focus on Canada, smoking and health information. (Organizations) http://www.slam.ca/Health/smoking.html The Tobacco Web - The Cancer Council NSW The Tobacco Web - The Cancer Council NSW: Covers the history of smoking, smoking in Australia, smoking and cancer, secondhand smoke, women and smoking, the tobacco industry, smoking and the environment. (Organizations) http://www.nswcc.org.au/editorial.asp?pageid=1046 Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium: TTAC builds capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies, by providing information and technical assistance. (Organizations) http://www.ttac.org/ smokefreeVCU.org 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. (Organizations) http://www.smokefreeVCU.org/ Georgia Alliance for Tobacco Prevention Georgia Alliance for Tobacco Prevention: 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. (Organizations) http://www.gatobaccoprevention.org/ The Cancer Council of New South Wales: The Tobacco Web The Cancer Council of New South Wales: The Tobacco Web: Factsheets on the history of smoking, smoking in Australia, smoking and cancer, other health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, young people and smoking, women and smoking, the tobacco industry, quitting smoking. (Organizations) http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=369 Domini Social Investments: Tobacco Domini Social Investments: Tobacco: Investment firm describes why it will not invest in any companies deriving identifiable revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products. (Organizations) http://www.domini.com/Social-Screening/Tobacco/ Asthma, Tobacco, Air Quality, Asthma Clinical Research Center, Tuberculosis Asthma, Tobacco, Air Quality, Asthma Clinical Research Center, Tuberculosis: The mission of the American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago is to reduce the pain and suffering caused by lung disease, the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States. (Organizations) http://www.lungchicago.org