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Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - OSH/CDC Organization URL(s) tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/tobacco/mission.htm Other Contact Information 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS-K50 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 800-CDC-1311 (Voice - Toll-free, Order materials) 770-488-5705 (Voice) 770-488-5939 (FAX) Description 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. Online Resources Don't Let Another Year Go Up in Smoke: Smoking Quit Tips http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/quittip.htm Kids and Tobacco: Sites for Parents, Educators, & Youth Group Leaders http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips_4_youth/prentlnk.htm Selected Actions of the U.S. Government Regarding the Regulation of Tobacco Sales, Marketing, and Use http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/overview/regulate.htm Smoking Tips 4 Youth http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: 10 Things You Can Do to Make Your World Smoke-Free http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/backpage.htm Surgeon General's Report For Kids About Smoking: 6 Facts about Kids and Smoking http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/6facts.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Be an Ad Buster http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/adbust.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Is Smokeless Tobacco Safer Than Cigarettes? http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/smokless.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Smoke-Free from Coast to Coast http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/coast.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: The Real Deal about Tobacco http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/realdeal.htm Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking: Up in Smoke! http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/upsmoke.htm Targeting Tobacco Use, The Nation’s Leading Cause of Death http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_osh.htm Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Educational Materials http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/edumat.htm Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Publications Page http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/pubs.htm Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Surgeon General's Reports - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/index.htm Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage: Tobacco Use In The United States http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/overview/tobus_us.htm Tobacco Information and Prevention Source http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ Print Resources 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. Related Topics Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases Federal Clearinghouse Heart Disease Lung Diseases Pregnancy Reproductive Health Respiratory Diseases Second Hand Smoke Smoking Substance Abuse Tobacco Maternal Health Review Date Wed Apr 21, 2004

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