Links

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

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 Kids – www.tobaccofreekids.org/
Activist group that lobbies for stronger laws and provides information and materials.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – www.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 Administration –www.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.