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Entire Document in Adobe Acrobat Format (
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Inclusion here does not imply endorsement by CDC. Note that Web sites change often.
National Women's Health Information Center
Supported by the Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site offers a variety of resources and information related to the Surgeon General's report and tailored to women.
www.4women.org*
American Medical Women's Association
The American Medical Women's Association is an organization that functions at the local, national, and international levels to advance women in medicine and improve women's health by providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and strategic alliances.
www.amwa-doc.org*
The CHEST Foundation
This site offers resources, information, and advice to support the use of the Speakers Kit by the Task Force on Women & Girls, Tobacco, & Lung Cancer. The Web site includes downloadable PowerPoint presentations on tobacco tailored to health care professionals and students, women, teens, and girls.
http://speakerskit.chestnet.org* (do not use "www" in the URL)
National Coalition for Women Against Tobacco
Founded by the American Medical Women's Association, the National Coalition for Women Against Tobacco aims to increase awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and exposure, and provide leadership in helping the global community of women and girls lead tobacco-free lives.
www.womenagainst.org*
CDC's Office on Smoking and Health
This Web site offers one-stop access to government-supported tobacco control research, data (including CDC's STATE system and other state and local data), publications (including all Surgeon General's reports), posters (including Christy Turlington's), videos (including ways to order Women and Tobacco: Seven Deadly Myths), fact sheets, smoke-free sports materials, and cessation resources.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Smokefree Soccer
This Web site, soon expanding to cover all sports, is jointly sponsored by CDC and the National Cancer Institute. It provides information and resources, including ways to order posters and other sports-related materials to disseminate the smoke-free message. It is especially oriented to serving young people and their sports coaches.
www.smokefree.gov
Action on Smoking and Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a national nonprofit legal action and educational organization fighting for the rights of nonsmokers against the many problems of tobacco. ASH represents nonsmokers in courts and legislative bodies, and before regulatory agencies.
www.ash.org*
The Truth Campaign
The Truth Campaign is dedicated to exposing the truth about tobacco. The Web site works in conjunction with the American Legacy Foundation's edgy Truth ad campaigns. It includes news, resources, and links to the tobacco industry so that visitors can "see for themselves" what the tobacco companies are doing and saying.
www.thetruth.com, www.americanlegacy.org*
Americans for Non Smokers' Rights
This site includes internal industry quotes, extensive information on secondhand smoke, smoke-free advocacy resources, and a large section on youth advocacy.
www.no-smoke.org*
American Heart Association
www.amhrt.org*
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org*
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org*
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov*
National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov*
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Women and Smoking: A Fatal Attraction
Video copies of this program, which was aired on ABC on July 5, 2001, can be ordered from ABC's Web site (www.abcnewsstore.com) for $29.95. Discounts are available for orders of 100 or more. Permission from ABC is needed to show the tape in a public venue. Please fax a letter requesting permission to Tony at (212)456-1798. Tony may also be reached by phone at (212)456-4105.
SLAM!
SLAM! is a 15-minute video developed by CDC's Office on Smoking and Health to help young people become more aware of the power and pervasiveness of cigarette advertising and to resist the influences of the tobacco industry. The video tells the story of Leslie Nuchow, a talented but unsigned young singer-songwriter who refused to have her music associated with a cigarette marketing campaign targeted toward young women. Discussion questions and teaching objectives are included with the video, which can be used as part of a comprehensive health education program; an alcohol, tobacco, or other drug program; or a current events or media literacy curriculum.
Secrets Through the Smoke*
Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand (www.jeffreywigand.com), subject of the Academy Award-nominated film The Insider, achieved national prominence in 1995 when he became the tobacco industry's highest ranking former executive to publicly acknowledge the devastating effects of smoking on health. In Secrets Through the Smoke, produced by CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, Dr. Wigand shares his experiences with the tobacco industry's manipulation of the truth.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/secrets_smoke/
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| | Executive Summary - The executive summary version of the report is a technical publication that includes excerpts from the complete report. Also available in PDF format (PDF 74 KB ) |
| | At a Glance - A four-page summary of the major conclusion of the Surgeon General's Report. Also available in PDF format (PDF 218 KB ) |
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