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To
Your Health
IF
YOU SMOKE
Quitting is the Single Most Important Thing
That You Could Ever Do for Yourself!
Here's
Some Help:
I
Quit Online
Features a smoking diary, an animated story about quitting smoking,
animated e-cards and screensavers as well as cessation web resources.
QuitNet
For smokers struggling to quit and for those “ex-smokers” working
to stay quit.
American
Lung Association
Fights
lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma,
tobacco control and environmental health.
Truth
A nationwide teen tobacco prevention campaign
Office
on Women's Health
The federal government's focal point for women's health issues,
including tobacco use. The site's "A Breath of Fresh Air"
page includes separate sections for teens and parents as well
as links to the Surgeon General's Report on Women and Smoking.
American
Cancer Society
Kick
the habit!
National
Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention
202-265-8054
(Hablamos Español: 202-371-9860)
LCAT provides research, policy analysis, community education,
training and information dissemination to reduce the harm caused
by alcohol and tobacco in the Latino community.
American
Heart Association
The AHA provides education and information on fighting heart disease
and stroke.
Tobacco
Free Kids
An organization that fights to make America’s kids tobacco-free.
CHAMPSS
Children Helping And Motivating Parents to Stop Smoking.
CHAMPSS provides kids with the knowledge and tools they need
to encourage their parents to quit and to support them while they
are quitting.
Tips
For Youth
A section just for kids (educators / parents too) on the Centers
for Disease Control web site.
Sports
Initiatives — Tobacco Free Sports
This tobacco-free sports initiative encourages youth to play sports
as a way to maintain physical fitness and resist pressures to
smoke.
National
Education Association/Health Information Network
202-822-7570
The NEA/HIN provides NEA members with information and training
geared toward developing health-enhancing behaviors, reducing
health risks, and promoting a safe and healthy environment.
Tar
Wars
Tar Wars is an innovative and fun program that teaches fifth graders
about the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use
and how to think critically about tobacco advertising.
Find a good activity resource HERE.
Adbusters
Spoof
ads about tobacco products
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