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Tobacco Use Prevention

Resources and Publications Community Health

Many resources are available to assist board of health members in learning about their roles in tobacco control. These resources introduce board members to their roles and responsibilities in assessing their community’s tobacco use policies and effectively minimize and prevent the health hazards caused by tobacco use and secondhand smoke.

 

Core Tobacco Resources

Program and Funding Guidelines for Comprehensive Local Tobacco Control Programs -National Association of County and City Health Officials

 

Toll of Tobacco in the United States of America -Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

 

Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence -Institute of Medicine

 

Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs, 2007-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)
Tobacco Control Programs -National Association of County and City Health Officials

 

Toll of Tobacco in the United States of America -Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

 

Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence -Institute of Medicine

 

Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs, 2007-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) -American Lung Association

 

Fundamentals of Smokefree Workplace Laws -Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) and associated partners

 

A Decade of Broken Promises: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 10 Years Later -Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

 

MPOWER -World Health Organization

 

Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011

 

State and Community Intervention

Applying Tobacco Control Lessons to Obesity: Taxes and Other Pricing Strategies to Reduce Consumption-Tobacco Control Legal Consortium

 

Secondhand Smoke Seepage into Multi-Unit Affordable Housing-Tobacco Control Legal Consortium

 

Exploring Promising Programming in Tobacco Control-Legacy Foundation

 

Smoke-Free Laws Do Not Harm Business at Restaurants and Bars-Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

 

Coalitions, State and Community Interventions User Guide -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health and Washington University’s Center for Tobacco Policy Research

 

Investing in a Tobacco-Free Future: How it Benefits Your Bottom Line & Community -Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Partnership for Prevention

 

MyLegacyStory.org -American Legacy Foundation

 

GoingSmokeFree.org-The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights

 

Environmental and Biological Assessment of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Casino Dealers (pdf)-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

 

Model Ordinance Regulating Smoking Outdoors-Technical Assistance Legal Center

 

Dealing with Secondhand Smoke at Home-Technical Assistance Legal Center

 

Infiltration of Secondhand Smoke into Condominiums, Apartments and Other Multi-Unit Dwellings: 2009-Tobacco Control Legal Consortium

 

Surveillance and Evaluation Resources
Cessation Intervention Resources

Smoking Cessation-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health

 

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. Clinical Practice Guideline-US Department of Health and Human Services

 

Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

State Tobacco Cessation Coverage Database-American Lung Association

 

Medicaid Partnership Project Report-Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network

 

Phenotypes and Endophenotypes: Foundations for Genetic Studies of Nicotine Use and Dependence-National Cancer Institute

 

BecomeAnEx.org-American Legacy Foundation

 

MyLastDip.com-Oregon Research Institute

 

Dear Me-Ohio Department of Health

 

North American Quitline Consortium

 

Telephone Quitlines: A Resource for Development, Implementation, and Evaluation-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Health Communication Intervention

Making Health Communication Programs Work-National Cancer Institute

 

Media Communications-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Designing and Implementing an Effective Tobacco Counter-Marketing Campaign-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice-National Cancer Institute

 

The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Promote Health?-Task Force for the Guide to Community Preventive Services

 

Pick Your Poison: Responses to the Marketing and Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products-Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (TCLC)

 

Deadly in Pink-Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

 

Administration and Management Recommendations
  • Engage in strategic planning of local tobacco use prevention and control programs
  • Recruit qualified and diverse staff to carry out tobacco program
  • Monitor and record fiscal components and allocation/expenditure of funds
  • Provide ongoing local training
  • Educate the public about the health effects of tobacco use and methods to reduce the burden of disease
  • Create an internal communication system that allows individuals to discuss and plan initiatives with other coalitions and partners.
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For questions or more information about NALBOH's community health programs, please contact Tricia Valasek.

 

Page updated 12/28/2011.

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