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University Life - Health Education Services offers many tips, such as stress management tips, deep breathing and muscle relaxation, how to stay off tobacco, health benefits, how to cope with feelings when going through the different stages, and how to avoid weight gain. http://www.gmu.edu/student/quitsmoking/ <back to top>
Virginia Department of Health –Tobacco Use Control Programs provides training, information, materials, and other support to help Virginians choose and maintain tobacco-free lifestyles. The web site offers facts and statistics, publications, and information on laws and policies. http://www.vahealth.org/tobaccocontrol/
The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization is a 31-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly to make payments to farmers to compensate for the decline of tobacco quotas and to promote economic growth development in tobacco-dependent communities. http://www.vatobaccocommission.org/
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation was established for the purpose
of determining the appropriate recipients of moneys, and to assist in
financing efforts to restrict the use of tobacco products by minors through
such means as educational and awareness programs on the health effects
of tobacco use and enforcement of laws restricting the distribution of
tobacco products. http://www.vtsf.org/
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public service supported by tax-deductible contributions. ASH is a 36-year-old national legal-action antismoking and nonsmokers’ rights organization. The web site offers a variety of legal smoking situations such as smoking and custody disputes, smoking in apartments and condos, toxins in tobacco smoke, dangers of second hand smoke, children and smoking, and smoking facts and statistics. The web site is available in four languages. http://ash.org/
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the U.S. Department of Justice offers many links to statistics, frequently asked questions, forms, jobs, programs, publications, and regulations. http://www.atf.treas.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CDC’s priorities are health promotion and prevention of disease, injury, and disability, and preparedness. CDC works in partnership with other agencies, with world, state, and municipal governments; with the private sector, health care organizations, academic institutions, and international and U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations to accomplish this mission. CDC offers under its Health and Safety Topics information about prevention, reducing, and quitting tobacco use. The list also includes, global control, measuring environmental chemicals in tobacco, guidelines and data, and tobacco and women. The web site also offers recent publications and legal and policy issues regarding tobacco. CDC touches base on both smoking and smokeless tobacco. http://www.cdc.gov/
MedlinePlus offers many health-related topics including smoking http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html and smokeless tobacco http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokelesstobacco.html. It offers the latest in news and facts from the National Institutes of Health, including pictures and diagrams.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the NIH, one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). NCI conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. The web site offers cancer topics, information about clinical trials, cancer statistics, and the latest news, including how tobacco affects health. http://www.nci.nih.gov/
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. NHLBI offers information about the risk of smoking both in English and Spanish languages. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA provides leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. http://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provides
leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems
by
offering clinical trial information, publications, and the latest alerts
regarding the effects of alcohol and tobacco. http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. NIAMS has links to health information such as studies, publications, research and training. http://www.niams.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute's Division of Intramural Research encompasses the broad spectrum of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease, and hematology. The web site also offers information about the effects smoking has on the digestive system, and how to control weight gain when quitting tobacco. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) wants to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. Health information includes diseases and conditions, and statistics and data. Information on clinical trials and the latest in news is also available. The web site also offers the latest information about the effects spit tobacco has on teeth, and has a guide for quitting. NIDCR is available in English and Spanish. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – is part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, which offers facts, statistics, news, and publications about the effects of cigarettes and other nicotine products. It also has separate sections for students and young adults, parents and teachers, and researchers and health professionals. The web site is also available in Spanish. http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Smokefree.gov - Different people need different resources as they try
to quit. The information and professional assistance available on this
web site can help to support both immediate and long-term needs for becoming
and/or remaining a nonsmoker. Smokefree.gov allows you to choose many
different avenues of assistance, such as online step-by-step cessation
guide, and local and state telephone quit lines, NCI's national telephone
quit line, NCI's instant messaging service, and publications which may
be downloaded, printed, or ordered.
http://www.smokefree.gov/
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) – offers information about tobacco regarding hearing rules, regulations, and the tobacco transition. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/tobacco/
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the Surgeon General offers the best scientific information available on how to improve health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. On the web site are public health priorities, speeches and events, health and human services information, reports and publications. One of the many health related topics covered is tobacco, including such articles as “Tips for the First Week, and “A 5-Day Plan to Get Ready.” http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/
Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) – oversees implementation of the Synar Amendment, offers a fact sheet about information on how to implement the SAMHSA tobacco regulation, and frequently asked questions. Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers a National Clearinghouse on alcohol and drugs, including publications on tobacco. http://store.health.org/catalog/results.aspx?h=drugs&topic=9
American Cancer Society (ACS) offers valuable information from preventing to quitting tobacco for good. The web site also offers a glossary, environmental risk and occupational cancer risks, and related tools. ACS has a section for friends, families, and patients who want to know more about tobacco and cancer. A survivor network is available along with facts and resources for donor and volunteers. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
American Council on Science and Health – is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. It is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. It offers health information, latest news releases, publications, and events. http://www.acsh.org/
American Heart Association offers information about smoking and smokeless tobacco. The web site also offers healthy lifestyle, publications and resources, and other links to smoking and cardiovascular disease, statistics, Federal regulations, addiction, cessation, advertising, and many others. http://www.americanheart.org
The American Legacy Foundation – is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. As a national, independent public health foundation located in Washington, D.C., the foundation develops national programs that address the health effects of tobacco use through grants, technical training and assistance, youth activism, strategic partnerships, counter-marketing and grass roots marketing campaigns, public relations, and community outreach to populations disproportionately affected by the toll of tobacco. The foundation includes knowledge and tools to reject tobacco and offers cessation services. http://www.americanlegacy.org/americanlegacy/skins/alf/home.aspx
American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States whose mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. The American Lung Association covers the topic about tobacco by offering a variety of smoking control and prevention programs. The web site is also available in Spanish. http://www.lungusa.org/
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials – (ASTHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. The web site offers publications and leadership tools to help prevent and control tobacco use. http://www.astho.org/
KidsHealth.org offers facts about smoking and health http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html and information regarding smokeless tobacco http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smokeless.html. Both web sites give information about what it is, how it relates to health, how to avoid it, and how to break the habit.
Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop offers information about smokeless tobacco, the importance of quitting, and techniques to help stop. The web site offers additional links to nicotine patch information, smoking and recovering alcoholics, facts for teens, and more. The web site is also grouped into audiences such as parents and kids, seniors, women, and men. http://www.familydoctor.org/
Tobacco-Free Kids offers information on global, federal and state initiatives, youth action, research and facts, and the latest releases. The web site also offers statistics by states. http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
Tobacco.org offers the latest in news, top resources, and latest in headlines and quotes. The web site also offers the history of tobacco, information regarding advertising, and smoking in restaurants. http://www.tobacco.org/ <back to top>