Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
Resources and Links
Associations and General Information
American
Cancer Society (ACS) –
Tobacco and Cancer
National
Cancer Institute (NCI)
– Smoking and Cancer
American Heart Association (AHA)
– Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease
American
Lung Association (ALA)
– Tobacco Control
Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) – Tobacco
Information and Prevention
Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
– Tobacco Prevention and Control
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
– Smoke-free Homes Program
Tobacco Prevention
1-800-345-8647
– to
report illegal tobacco sales to youth.
ACS –
Kids and Tobacco –
facts about kids and tobacco
CDC –
Tips 4 Youth – tip
sheet, quiz, Surgeon General for Kids
DUCK
Texas – cool website
for kids
Worth It?
– cool website for teens
Campaign
for Tobacco Free Kids
– facts, special reports on Big Tobacco
Texas-Step – Texas
statewide tobacco education and prevention
Tobacco Cessation
1-877-YES-QUIT – free
phone support to help quit tobacco.
Tobacco
Cessation Programs –
find tobacco cessation programs in Houston
PDF or
Word
Fax
Referral Form – Fill out
this form and have your health care professional complete it and
fax it to the ACS Quitline at 1-877-747-9528 and
you could receive a free two month supply of nicotine
replacement patches (while supplies last).
PDF or
Word
Surgeon General's 2004 Report
− The Health Consequences of
Smoking on the Human Body
ACS –
Kick the Habit
–
motivation, guides
ALA –
Smoking Cessation Support
– Freedom from Smoking Program
NCI –
Tobacco Quitting and Prevention
– links and resources
Nicotine-Anonymous –
non-profit, 12-step program, group support
Quitnet
– resources, quit tips, community support
ASPIRE – smoking cessation and prevention for teens
CHAMPSS
– Children Helping and Motivating Parents to Stop Smoking
Free &
Clear – advantages of
cessation programs for companies
Secondhand Smoke Education
(713)
640-4359 – to
contact Jeff Conn for information on the Houston smoking
ordinance or to report ordinance violations.
Smoke-Free Dinning Guide
– list of smoke-free restaurants in Houston
ACS –
Smoke-free Communities
ALA –
Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet
NCI –
Secondhand Smoke: Question and Answer
EPA –
Smoke-free Homes
–
facts, pledge, publications
Share Air
– facts, media, downloads
HCSIA
– Houston Communities for Safe Indoor Air
Americans
for Nonsmokers’ Rights
– studies, research
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