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Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention University of Wisconsin website, provides research information on treatment, prevention and policy: www.ctri.wisc.edu
Treating Tobacco Dependence Produced by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, in association with the World Bank, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the Cochrane Group and a panel of international experts. Presents authoritative evidence-based information about the treatment of tobacco dependence, under five headings: Efficacy, Safety, Demographics and Health Effects, Health Economics, and Policy: www.treatobacco.net
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center A national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to increase smoking cessation rates and increase the number of health professionals who help smokers quit; has created partnerships with dental hygienists, nurses, pharmacists, emergency physicians, hospitals, labor unions, family physicians, the Veterans Health Administration and others: smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC website includes information and links to numerous resources online, including fact sheets, toolkits, publications and products, data and evaluation. Topics covered include Health Effects, Quit Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, Smokeless Tobacco, Youth Tobacco Use Prevention, Health Disparities and more: www.cdc.gov/tobacco
NCI Tobacco Control Information and Resources Includes links to NIH-based resources: dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/resources.html
Tobacco-Free Kids The Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids website - a wealth of information: www.tobaccofreekids.org
Smokefree Network Provides access to Email listserves on over 200 tobacco-related topics, such as smokefree hospitals, as well as a link to the free Tobacco.org news service: www.smokefree.net
National Cancer Institute Includes information on smoking cessation clinical trials and research priorities, tobacco stats and facts, NCI publications, and assistance for those trying to quit, with a special section in Spanish as well: www.cancer.gov/tobacco
Medline Plus This NIH website includes a variety of smoking cessation topics and resources: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html
World Health Organization Information and materials from the Partnership Project to Reduce Tobacco Dependence: www.euro.who.int/tobaccofree/Projects/20030910_15
Medscape Resource Center Includes articles, CMEs, patient education - frequently updated: www.medscape.com/pages/editorial/resourcecenters/public/smoking/rc-smoking.ov
National Institute on Drug Abuse Links to resources available on NIDA web site: www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Nicotine.html
VDH--Tobacco Use Control Project Funds prevention & cessation activities through local coalitions and statewide partner organizations: www.vahealth.org/cdpc/tobaccouse/index.asp
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Provides grants to reduce youth tobacco use (prevention and cessation), compendium of approved programs included: www.vtsf.org
American Lung Association ALA web site includes a Tobacco Control section with information on smoking and cessation: www.lungusa.org
American Cancer Society Includes a Tobacco Control section with information on health, cessation programs, and more: www.cancer.org
American Medical Association Includes information on the AMA's youth prevention program, Tar Wars: www.ama-assn.org
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: A Resource Guide for Health Plans Includes case studies of various types of interventions; how to develop and implement a tobacco control initiative www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?docid=2270
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