Web Directory

» A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of the United States Tobacco Litigation
   Institute for Health Policy Studies of the University of California assembles a complete analysis of the proposed 1997 "resolution" that weighs and measures its impact on health.
   http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ustl/

» A tobacco-free Europe
   Publications, factsheets, and reports compiled by WHO and other organizations on the effects and trends of tobacco use in Europe.
   http://www.euro.who.int/tobaccofree

» CECHE Tobacco Policy Fact Sheets
   Set of short papers from CECHE, a private nonprofit health policy organization. Addresses US policy that affects international tobacco use; tobacco advertising and promotion; women and tobacco; smuggling.
   http://www.ceche.org/publications/factshts/fctshts.htm

» California Tobacco Policy Experience
   Papers and factsheets on adult smoking trends in California; California's tobacco education media campaign; do doctors advise their smoker patients to quit smoking; the response of Californians to secondhand smoke; youth smoking trends in California.
   http://www.dhs.ca.gov/tobacco/

» California's Anti-Tobacco Campaign Sees Fewer Lung Cancer Deaths
   Nursing Week article discusses a payoff of California's anti-tobacco campaign: fewer lung cancer and bronchial cancer deaths.
   http://www.nurseweek.com/news/features/01-02/smoke.asp

» Case Studies in Tobacco Control Policy Development
   Abstracts from conference presentations.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_1443.htm

» Communication Initiative Network
   Numerous papers and summary introductions to programs on smoking and health worldwide.
   http://www.comminit.com/

» Country Case Studies
   Examines China, Mexico, Viet Nam, Russia, Romania, Poland, Senegal, South Africa.
   http://www.essentialaction.org/country.html

» Curbing the Epidemic
   Complete online book. "About 500 million people alive today will eventually be killed by tobacco use". Global Trends in Tobacco Use; The Health Consequences of Smoking; Do Smokers Know Their Risks and Bear Their Costs? Measures to Reduce the Demand for To
   http://www.globalink.org/tobacco/wb/

» Death and Tobacco Taxes
   Health and economic analysis concludes that a 10% increase in tobacco tax would save over 5,000 lives a year.
   http://www.rje.org/abstracts/abstracts/1996/Summer_1996._pp._415_428.html

» Economics of Tobacco Control
   World Bank economics of tobacco control site provides information, analyses, reviews and links to help researchers and policymakers and to assist governments to choose and implement effective tobacco control measures.
   http://www1.worldbank.org/tobacco/

» Final Report of The Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public HealthAction on Smoking and Health (ASH)
   The Koop-Kessler report, nicely HTML-ized.
   http://ash.org/report2.html

» HoltzReport: Tobacco Control
   Index of and links to tobacco control stories and research by independent journalist Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent and Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow. Includes analyses of the Truth campaign in Florida and the ballot campaign that
   http://nasw.org/users/holtza/tob_links.htm

» How to Fight Big Tobacco and Win
   Describes anti-tobacco programs in California, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.
   http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/bigtobacco

» IPF 2003 - Tobacco Economics Research and Advocacy
   Policy research in Romania seeks to analyse the factors affecting tobacco consumption in that country.
   http://www.policy.hu/radu

» Impacts on Tobacco Use and Policy
   Poster session from health conference: cigar smoking among college students, engaging youth in tobacco control activities, and developing health warning messages.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3965.htm

» In Memory of James Beattie Morison M.D.
   Includes three papers Dr. Morison wrote on smoking in Canadian children, 1960 through 1982.
   http://www3.telus.net/public/james135/jamesbeattiemorisonmd.htm

» Inside Indonesia: Worshipping cancer sticks
   News article reports "the tobacco industry keeps the government afloat, but at a huge cost in ordinary lives."
   http://www.insideindonesia.org/edition-56/worshipping-cancer-sticks

» International Tobacco Control Poster Session
   Health conference features policy analysis, program evaluation, and presentation of innovative programs.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3117.htm

» Ireland Sub-Committee on Health and Smoking
   Committee in the Parliament of Ireland held in 2001 three days of hearings on the effects of smoking on Ireland; transcripts here.
   http://www.irlgov.ie/Committees-01/c-health/HealthandSmoking/

» Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.
   Facts, findings, and recommendations on regulatory policy, research policy, public education, youth and tobacco, performance objectives, current users of tobacco products, secondhand smoke, and future of the tobacco industry and of tobacco control efforts
   http://ash.org/areport.html

» Litigation and Public Health Policy Making: The Case of Tobacco Control
   Journal article examines the arguments for and against using litigation as a policy tool, with specifics drawn from tobacco control.
   http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=180614

» Making the Case: Counter Advertising as a Tobacco Use Deterrent
   Counter advertising can be effective, but its effectiveness depends on factors such as adequate, long term funding; ability to administer the campaign from political interference; a broad-based focus rather than one exclusively tragetting children.
   http://www.advocacy.org/publications/mtc/counterads.htm

» Motorsport Sponsorship as a Vehicle for Tobacco Prevention
   Paper presented at a conference on social marketing analyses the effectiveness of an innovative tobacco prevention program: sponsoring a race car.
   http://www.social-marketing.com/sponsorship.html

» National and State Tobacco Policy and Program Evaluation
   Programs in New York, Florida, California, and nationally in the U.S.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3323.htm

» New Canadian Tobacco Package Warnings Effective
   Research shows the new graphic Canadian cigarette warnings are effective.
   http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/09/canadian.cigarettes/

» Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell, Irish Medical Organisation.
   Presentation made to the Joint Committee on health and CHildren of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliament of Ireland, on tobacco and health.
   http://www.irlgov.ie/committees-99/c-health/Rep-Evidence/page10.htm

» Public Citizen: Tobacco Policy Papers
   Discussion and analysis of tobacco policy options including litigation, legislation, regulation, and deals with the industry; focus is on the proposed deal of 1997.
   http://www.citizen.org/congress/civjus/prod_liability/tobacco/

» Restricting Youth Access to Tobacco: Does it Reduce Youth Tobacco Consumption?
   Summary of the research by ANR concludes the evidence is poor that youth access strategies are effective in reducing consumption.
   http://www.no-smoke.org/document.php?id=395

» Review of Smoking Prevention and Control Strategies
   Review of measured results of different prevention and tobacco control strategies.
   http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/9/1/47

» Scientific Basis for Various Regulatory Aapproaches for Tobacco
   Testimony by Dr. Jack Henningfield on the health effects of tobacco and the scientific basis for various regulatory approaches.
   http://tgorski.com/news_analysis/nicotine_addiction_Henningfield_010629.htm

» SlideShare: Litigation in Tobacco Contrl
   Slide presentation on tobacco industry tactics and use of litigation as a public health tool.
   http://www.slideshare.net/burningbrain/court-cases-against-tobacco-industry-presentation/

» Smoke Free Europe - A Forum for Networks
   October 1996 conference in Helsinki.
   http://www.health.fi/smoke2html/index.html

» Smoke-Free Families
   Innovations to stop smoking during and beyond pregnancy: a new national partnership that can dramatically improve the health of mothers and their babies, while saving lives and cutting health care costs.
   http://www.smokefreefamilies.org/

» Smoking - Dohányzás
   Smoking at the threshold of the year 2000: situation report on Hungary.
   http://www.globalink.org/tobacco/hungary/

» Smoking Cessation is Cost Effective
   Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that smoking cessation programs are cost-effective.
   http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/278/21/1759

» Smoking Is Not The Answer
   Short student film promoting non-smoking. Available in QuickTime or RealPlayer format [Flash required].
   http://whydoyousmoke.tripod.com

» Smoking Set to Kill Millions in China
   Researchers find a rapid rise in tobacco use in China, where half the smokers surveyed do not know it causes cancer.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/466401.stm

» Smoking is a Major Cause of Blindness
   Editorial in a health journal considers the scientific and policy merits of a new pack warning.
   http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/171_4_160899/mitchell/mitchell.html

» State Programs Can Reduce Tobacco Use
   National Cancer Policy Board report. Report covers: what is the evidence that state programs make a difference? counteradvertising and education; establishing smokefree workplaces and public spaces; increasing prices through taxation; supporting treatment
   http://books.nap.edu/html/state_tobacco/

» State System
   CDC report provides demographics of cigarette usage in each state.
   http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/statesystem/

» State and Local Tobacco Control Programs and Evaluation
   Poster session from health conference examines a number of programs focusing on the community or local level.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3121.htm

» State's Antismoking Ads Working, But So Are Prosmoking Ads
   Research finds that antismoking ads from health groups do decrease smoking, but prosmoking ads from cigarette companies likewise increase smoking.
   http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2000/03-24/features1.html

» Testimony on Smoking Cessation
   "Other than immunization, smoking cessation is the most cost-effective prevention intervention for adults"
   http://www.ahrq.gov/news/stat0298.htm

» The Epidemiology of Smoking in Ukraine
   Slides from a college lecture reporting the results of a cross sectional survey undertaken in 2000.
   http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec4851/index.htm

» The Impact of the 1997 Tobacco Tax Increase on Cigarette Consumption in Alaska
   Graphs consumption; measures price elasticity.
   http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dph/PDFs/tobacco_report_final.pdf

» The Master Settlement Agreement and the Future of State and Local Tobacco Control
   Paper provides a legal and public policy analysis of selected topics and provisions of the multistate Master Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, including effects on other legal actions, tobacco advertising, youth access, lobbying, and the national
   http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/tobacco_control/resources/msa/index.html

» Tobacco Control Archives
   is a central, organized source of information on tobacco. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide access to papers, unpublished documents and electronic resources relevant to tobacco control issues primarily in California.
   http://galen.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/

» Tobacco Control Policy Briefing Papers
   Papers from the Advocacy Institute on preemption; treating tobacco dependence; counter advertising; secondhand smoke; youth access; special populations.
   http://www.advocacy.org/publications/mtc/index.htm

» Tobacco Control Resource Center
   Information on tobacco products and manufacturer liability from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston
   http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/

» Tobacco Control and the Precede-Proceed Model
   Follows a single issue, tobacco control, through the phases of the Precede-Proceed model of health promotion.
   http://www.lgreen.net/hpp/appendix.htm

» Tobacco Control in Arizona: A Roundtable
   Summary of recent experiences and results in programs to reduce tobacco use.
   http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/session_3331.htm

» Tobacco Death Toll
   1993 World Bank policy paper: magnitude of the problem; economic costs; what can be done; policy recommendations.
   http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/hcnote/hrn001.html

» Tobacco Epidemic: Health Dimensions
   WHO factsheet. "Half a billion people now alive will be killed by tobacco products" and other descriptions of the size of the problem.
   http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact154.html

» Tobacco Profile for Denmark
   Summary of smoking and tobacco statistics.
   http://www.globalink.org/tobacco/docs/eu-docs/denmark

» Tobacco control advocates must demand high-quality media campaigns: the California experience
   Paper based on media research and analysis of California's tobacco education campaign. Everyone asks what works in anti-smoking education: here are answers.
   http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/7/4/397

» Tobacco, Health and the Law
   Syllabus, reading lists, and online reading materials for a course given at The University of Dayton Law School. Covers history; populations and demographics; proposed laws, regulation, and litation; tobacco and the third world countries.
   http://academic.udayton.edu/health/syllabi/tobacco/

» Tobacco: A Global Killer
   Short factsheet outlines and provides examples of massive tobacco promotion around the globe, and summarizes the consequences.
   http://tobaccofreekids.org/campaign/global/pdf/globalkiller.pdf

» Tobacco: A Legal and Policy Issue of the Elderly
   Policy paper examines impact of tobacco on older people: addiction, secondhand smoke, smoking cessation and health care coverage, smokefree environments for children and grandchildren.
   http://www.tcsg.org/sfelp/clearinghouse.htm