A Breath of Fresh Air! Independence from Smoking
Also available in: Spanish
This series of Web pages sponsored by the National Women's Health Information Center provides tips on how to quit, discusses why it's important to quit, and outlines barriers to quitting smoking. Info details...
National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health |
American Indians and Alaska Natives and Tobacco
This page describes the health effects of smoking, cigarette smoking prevalence, and cigarette smoking behavior among American Indians and Alaska Natives. details...
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
American Lung Association® Fact Sheet Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
While in the general population, smoking among women decreases with age, smoking rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander women increase with age. details...
American Lung Association |
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
Smoking is responsible for 87% of the lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 1993, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death 22.3% among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. details...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Behavioral Risk Factors Page, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health risk behavior data is available at this web site for all ages and genders, in English as well as in Spanish. Topics covered include sex education, sexual activity, tobacco use and contraception details...
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Fact sheet discusses the health risk of ETS -- lung cancer, elevated rates of respiratory symptoms and respiratory tract infections in children -- and public policies restricting smoking. details...
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
FDA Kids’ Home Page
A kids' web site that provides information on food safety, vaccinations, animal foods and drugs, medical devices, and the role of the FDA investigator. Also included are a tobacco quiz, a medicine " details...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Pu details...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Kids and Tobacco: Sites for Parents, Educators, & Youth Group Leaders
This web page for parents, educators, and youth group leaders links users to web resources that offer services and programs that discourage children from using tobacco products. details...
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: FOR KIDS ONLY
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) sponsors this section for kids and provides information in both English and Spanish. Activities, games, and basic information are p details...
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |