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Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Contact Information

4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS-K50
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

800-CDC-1311 (Voice - Toll-free)
770-488-5705 (Voice)
770-488-5939 (FAX)

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Abstract

The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), established in 1978, is a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Among its many functions, OSH develops and distributes the annual Surgeon General's report on smoking and health, coordinates a national public information and education program on tobacco use and health, and coordinates tobacco education and research efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and throughout the governments both federal and state. The Smoking and Health database, consisting of approximately 60,000 records, is now available on CD-ROM, (CDP File), which is available through the Government Printing Office. For additional ordering information or details about subscriptions, write the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Subjects such as smoking cessation, ETS/passive smoking, pregnancy/infants, and professional/technical information are among the many features of the publication list which is updated periodically and available upon request by calling. New to the functions of OSH is a toll-free hotline designed to give easier access to specific promotional campaign materials. These materials can be requested by calling the 800 number above.

Publications

The OSH offers consumers publications on smoking and pregnancy, smoking and teenagers, and smoking cessation; their materials for professionals cover cancer, heart diseases, and lung diseases associated with smoking. Serial publications: Smoking and Health Bulletin, quarterly--abstracts of current literature; Bibliography of Smoking and Health, annually; Health Consequences of Smoking, the annual report of the Surgeon General.

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Date Entered: 3/1/1998
Date Edited: 4/22/2004
Date Revised: 1/3/2002
Health Referral Number: HR0049
Accession Number: DP91A1114
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