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The following are national and state level websites related to tobacco use control.

The National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.tobaccopreventionnetworks.org, a one stop shop for all priority population tobacco control information.

Do you Damage - http://doingyoudamage.com/

Action on Smoking & Health - www.ash.org
A national organization providing information on smoking and passive smoking issues.

Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Nicotine Addiction- www.aptna.org/index.html
APTNA provides training, consultation and resources to healthcare providers in Virginia in order to assist them in implementing research-based clinical practice guidelines designed to reduce tobacco use among their patients.

American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
National group that runs the Great American Smokeout and provides materials through its website, 800-number and through local offices.

American Heart Association - www.americanheart.org
AHA focuses on heart health issues nationally and through regional offices.

American Legacy Foundation- www.americanlegacy.org
Dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit.

American Lung Association - www.lungusa.org/tobacco/index.html
ALA works on tobacco issues as they relate to young people and asthma.

Americans for Nonsmokers Rights www.no-smoke.org/
National group devoted to fighting for tougher indoor smoking regulations.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kidswww.tobaccofreekids.org/
Activist group that lobbies for stronger laws and provides information and materials.

Centers for Disease Control & Preventionwww.cdc.gov/tobacco
Main U.S. government website source of tobacco information.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - www.epa.gov/iaq/ets.html
Federal agency with focus on secondhand smoke issue.

Food and Drug Administrationwww.fda.gov/opacom/campaigns/tobacco.html
Federal agency working to gain regulatory control over nicotine and tobacco products.

The National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit- http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org/

National Spit Tobacco Education Program- www.nstep.org
Their mission is to prevent people, especially young people, from starting to use spit tobacco, and to help all users quit.

Smoke free Families- http://www.smokefreefamilies.org

Smoke Free Homes- www.kidslivesmokefree.org

Smokefree Net- http://www.smokefree.net/
Fighting for smoke free air.

Smokefree Virginia- www.smokefreevirginia.org
Smoking cessation resources to guide you on your way to a healthier lifestyle.

Southern Neighbors- www.savesouthernkids.org/
The Southern Neighbors Collaborative is a partnership of public health organizations in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia focused on bringing the benefits of higher cigarette taxes to southern, tobacco-dependent states.

Tobacco.Org- www.tobacco.org/
General tobacco information site with news reports updated daily.

Tobacco Control Resource Center - www.tobacco.neu.edu
Information on tobacco companies and other tobacco topics.

Tobacco Control Supersite (links by topic) - www.health.usyd.edu.au/tobacco

The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium- www.ttac.org/home.html
TTAC builds capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies.

Virginians For A Healthy Future- www.healthyva.org
Working to improve the health, education & welfare of children, families and communities by reducing the use of tobacco products in Virginia.

Virginia GASP, Virginia Group to Alleviate Smoking in Public, Inc. - http://www.gasp.org/
We provide information on secondhand smoke, legislative efforts, recent news on health vs. tobacco, and many more links.

Virginia Smoke-free Dining - www.vasmokefreedining.com/
Smoke-free dining guide to assist diners as well as restaurants that wish to become smoke-free.

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation- www.vtsf.org/
The mission of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation is to lead a statewide effort to reduce and prevent the use of tobacco products by youth in Virginia.

Univ Calif SF - Tobacco Control Archives - www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco
Millions of pages of tobacco company documents going back 60 years.


Google GroupsVDH: Tobacco Use Control Project

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Department of Health - CDPC Tobacco Use Control Program
109 Governor St., 10th Flr., Richmond, VA 23219
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Last Updated: 09-11-2008

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