National Resources
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1-800-ACS-2345
ACS provides advocacy, research, education, and service to eliminate cancer, including tobacco-related cancers, as a major health problem and organizes the annual Great American Smokeout each November.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
1-800-AHA-USA1
AHA provides advocacy, research, education, and other resources to reduce tobacco use and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
AMERICAN LEGACY FOUNDATION
202-454-5555
A national, independent, public health foundation located in Washington, DC, Legacy is committed to working with other organizations that are interested in decreasing the use of tobacco by Americans. Among Legacy’s top priorities are to reduce tobacco use by young people and to support programs that help people quit smoking.
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
ALA provides advocacy, school programming, research, and services to fight emphysema, lung cancer, and other lung diseases, with a special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health.
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS’ RIGHTS FOUNDATION
510-841-3032
The ANR Foundation creates comprehensive education programs for school-age youth on issues of smoking prevention and their right to breathe smoke-free air.
APPEAL (ASIAN PACIFIC PARTNERS FOR EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP)
510-841-3032
APPEAL is working to prevent tobacco use among the Asian American and Pacific Islander community through five priority areas: network development, capacity building, education, advocacy, and leadership development. APPEAL has established itself as the only national AAPI network providing key technical assistance and resources on tobacco control.
ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience)
713-745-3817
A Web-based multimedia program developed by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for adolescents. ASPIRE uses animations, videos, and interactive activities to communicate the facts about smoking and tobacco use, as well as, offers skills to adopt a tobacco-free lifestyle. With broadband internet access, use ASPIRE at home, in the classroom, the computer lab, the library or any public computer. ASPIRE is evidence-based and is available free of charge.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL TOBACCO
The Campaign Against Transnational Tobacco mobilizes students to use the investment power of their universities to challenge the global tobacco industry’s violation of human rights, public health and the environment. The site’s extensive information on tobacco as an international social justice issue is a resource for all ages.
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS
202-296-5469
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is building a healthier future for our children by changing public attitudes and public policies regarding tobacco use. It strives to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit, and protect everyone from second-hand smoke. Its site provides the latest data, state specific fact sheets, special reports, a tobacco ad gallery and more.
- www.kickbuttsday.org
The Kick Butts Day web site is your resource to create your own KBD activity, and to stay involved in the fight against Big Tobacco throughout the year. Request a guide, register your event, and browse through activity ideas, media materials and additional resources.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Access the Surgeon General’s reports on tobacco and other tobacco-related education and research materials.
- www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
A section just for kids (educators and parents too) on the Centers for Disease Control web site.
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL
Corporate Accountability International, formerly Infact, is a national grassroots corporate watchdog organization and a resource on boycotting industry products.
DO SOMETHING
Do Something inspires, supports, and celebrates young people changing their world. Do Something coordinates “Secondhand This!” – a campaign to prevent exposure to secondhand smoke –each year in October.
IGNITE
Ignite is a national organization created and run by youth. Its goal is to hold public officials accountable for allowing tobacco companies to continue to target kids.
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/hEALTh INFORMATION NETWORK
202-822-7570
The NEA/HIN provides NEA members with information and training geared toward developing health-enhancing behaviors, reducing health risks, and promoting a safe and healthy environment.
NATIONAL LATINO COUNCIL ON ALCOhOL AND TOBACCO PREVENTION
202-265-8054
(Hablamos Español: 202-371-9860)
LCAT provides research, policy analysis, community education, training and information dissemination to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and tobacco in the Latino community.
NATIONAL NETWORK OF TOBACCO CESSATION QUITLINES
1-800-QUITNOW (1-800-784-8669)
Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. The web site was created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute, with important contributions from other nationally recognized agencies and organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society.
NATIONAL SPIT TOBACCO EDUCATION NETWORK (NSTEP)
NSTEP is a program of Oral Health America that is educating people, especially young people, about the dangers of spit tobacco use, and helping users quit.
OFFICE ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
The Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services is the federal government’s focal point for women’s health issues, including tobacco use. The site’s “A Breath of Fresh Air” page includes separate sections for teens and parents as well as links to the Surgeon General’s Report on Women and Smoking.
TAR WARS
Tar Wars is an innovative and fun program that teaches fifth graders about the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use and how to think critically about tobacco advertising.
TOBACCO.ORG (TOBACCO NEWS AND INFORMATION)
This informative and comprehensive site addresses virtually every subject relating to tobacco. It includes links to other anti-tobacco sites, tobacco-related news, research information, lesson plans, and more.
TRUTH®
truth® is a nationwide teen tobacco prevention campaign.
Other Resources
Visit www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/webresources/ for links to additional online resources.
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