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In March 2001, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson released Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. This crucial report, the first in more than 20 years to focus on the issue of women and tobacco use, concludes that the single greatest preventable threat to the health, safety, and welfare of women around the world is tobacco.
To assist health care providers, public health professionals, teachers, faith-based and community groups, concerned citizens, and other community leaders in addressing this threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced this companion toolkit. It is designed to help you lead girls and women toward the ultimate goal of happy, healthy, and smoke-free lives. The purpose of this toolkit is to apply what we have learned about why girls start smoking, what keeps women smoking, and what it takes to quit.
This toolkit includes suggestions and ideas in the form of presentations, programs, media outreach, and other activities. It is organized into tabulated sections so that you can go quickly to the parts that fit your needs, your style, or your audience, and so that you can add, delete, highlight, and edit as you learn through practice. An important highlight is a 17-minute educational video, Women and Tobacco: Seven Deadly Myths, narrated by Christy Turlington.
We'll also be adding toolkit updates and additional resources to our Web site, www.cdc.gov/tobacco, so please check back often to see what's new as well as to view the full Surgeon General's report and other report-related materials that we've prepared.
If you need more help, let us know. Providing us with feedback, especially by completing and returning the evaluation form at the end of this kit, will help us better serve your needs. Together, we can succeed in one of the most remarkable reform movements in history.
Sincerely,
Rosemarie Henson,
MSSW, MP
Director
Office on Smoking and Health
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
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