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 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 |
Don't Let Another Year Go Up in Smoke: Smoking Quit Tips
Also available in: Spanish
A recent study shows that 70 percent of adult smokers want to quit. This article supports smokers in accomplishing that goal. details...
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
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 |
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 |
Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: Smoking
This brief fact sheet describes how smoking affects minority women. details...
National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health |
Kick the Smoking Habit
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid details...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer
Answers your questions about the health risks associated with cigar smoking. Includes information on the differences between cigars and cigarettes; how the health risks associated with cigar smoking a details...
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Reasons To Quit Smoking
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Japanese Korean Samoan Spanish Tongan Vietnamese
Smoking kills--one in two lifetime smokers will die from smoking. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
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New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service |