Tobacco Use Prevention

Resources and Publications

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.

 

NALBOH Resources
New Publications
Core Tobacco Resources
State and Community Intervention
Surveillance and Evaluation Resources

Cessation Intervention Resources
Health Communication Intervention
Administration and Management Resources
Webinars
Tobacco Control Organizations and Partners

 

NALBOH Resources Clean Indoor Air Fact Sheets *UPDATED* NEW! Boards of Health Addressing Health Disparities: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Factsheet NEW! Board of Health Success Stories: Implementing and Supporting Tobacco Control Laws Tobacco Use Prevention and Control NEWSALERT: Sign up! Clickable US Map of Local Tobacco Resources, Support, and Links by State Board of health Member Success Story Template Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Position Statements and Resolutions Joint Policy Action Steps (pdf)

 

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New Publications

• Program and Funding Guidelines for Comprehensive Local Tobacco Control Programs-National Association of County and City Health Officials
• State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (May 2010 Update)-American Lung Association
• Exploring Promising Programming in Tobacco Control-Legacy Foundation
• 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

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Core Tobacco Resources 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, 2009 -World Health Organization

 

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State and Community Intervention

• 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
• 2008 Review of School Tobacco Policies (pdf)-North Central District Health Department, NE Board of Health
• 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
• Ending the Tobacco Problem: Resources for Local Action-Institute of Medicine
• 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

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Surveillance and Evaluation Resources Introduction to Process Evaluation in Tobacco Use Prevention and Control-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Surveillance and Evaluation Data Resources for Tobacco Use Prevention and Control-CDCD Cigarette Smoking Prevalence and Policies in the 50 States: An Era of Change-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2009 State of the Air-American Lung Association Youth Tobacco Survey-CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)-CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)-CDC American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Implementation Manual-CDC Hispanic/Latino Adult Tobacco Survey Guide-CDC

 

 

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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-Washington State Department of Health
• Quitline Operations: A Practical Guide to Promising Approaches-North American Quitline Consortium
• Telephone Quitlines: A Resource for Development, Implementation, and Evaluation-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

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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 Institutes of Health 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

 

 

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Administration and Management Resources

• 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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Webinars   Emerging Tobacco Products: “New Products, Same Targets”-National Association of Local Boards of Health   Attacking the #1 Cause of Preventable Death and Disease: Using the CDC Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-National Association of Local Boards of Health and National Association of County and City Health Officials    Using Best Practices: Practical Lessons in Building and Sustaining Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    Demystifying Common Legal Threats and Challenges to Smoke-free Policies-Tobacco Control Network

 

 

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Tobacco Control Organizations and Partners

 

NALBOH works closely with the following Partner Organizations:

Action on Smoking and Health	American Cancer Society
American Heart Association	American Legacy Foundation
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights	Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National African-American Tobacco Prevention Network	National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Association of County and City Health Officials	National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty
Office on Smoking and Health	Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
Tobacco Control Network	Tobacco.org (listserve)
US Environmental Protection Agency	World Health Organization
Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium

 

We thank our partners for their support!

 

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NALBOH Community Health Pages

 

Community Health Status Indicators

Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity

Tobacco Use Prevention and Control

Tobacco Resource & Publications

Oral Health

 

For questions or more information about NALBOH's community health programs, please contact Tricia Valasek.

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Page Updated 6/082010.

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