TOBACCO FACTS
Tobacco is one of the strongest cancer-causing agents.
Tobacco use is associated with a number of different
cancers, including lung cancer, as well as with chronic
lung diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
Cigarette smoking remains the leading
preventable cause of death in the United States, causing
an estimated 438,000 deaths - or about 1 out of every
5 - each year.
In the United States, approximately
38,000 deaths each year are caused by exposure to secondhand
smoke.
Lung cancer is the leading cause
of cancer death among both men and women in the United
States, with 90 percent of lung cancer deaths among men
and approximately 80 percent of lung cancer deaths among
women attributed to smoking.
Smoking also increases the risk
of many other types of cancer, including cancers of the
throat, mouth, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix.
People who smoke are up to six times
more likely to suffer a heart attack than nonsmokers,
and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes
smoked. Smoking also causes most cases of chronic obstructive
lung disease, which includes bronchitis and emphysema.
In 2007, approximately 19.8 percent
of U.S. adults were cigarette smokers.
Twenty-three percent of high school
students and 8 percent of middle school students in this
country are current cigarette smokers.
Source: NCI
General smoking and cancer Resources
is
the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the
World Health Organization. The WHO FCTC is an evidence-based
treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the
highest standard of health.
The WHO FCTC was developed
in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic.
The spread of the tobacco epidemic is facilitated through
a variety of complex factors with cross-border effects,
including trade liberalization and direct foreign investment.Please
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The Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services offers a very concise overview
list with key materials in one place. Pdf files and links
to other sites can be found by
clicking here
Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing
many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in
general. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as
long-term benefits for you and your loved ones.
Learn more about the harmful effects
of smoking, smokeless tobacco, and secondhand smoke from
the resources below and find out about resources that
address prevention.
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Free Help to Quit Smoking please click here
Tobacco and Cancer: Smoking damages nearly every organ
in the human body, is linked to at least 15 different
cancers, and accounts for some 30% of all cancer deaths. Please
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Tobacco information and smoking cessation please click
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Resources with pacific focus
‘Imi Hale the Native Hawaiian Cancer Network’s has a smoking cessation brochure
for Native Hawaiians. 2 pages (pdf 244k ) to download please
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site has useful
tools and also shows the types of activities and accomplishments
a well-funded coalition can achieve. Please
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Online Training websites and resources
With a funding
commitment of $125 million, the Bloomberg Initiative
to Reduce Tobacco Use represents the largest-ever effort
to fight tobacco in the low- and middle-income countries
that are now home to a majority of the world's smokers.
This site offers free instructional training for policy
makers, researchers, educators and the general public. Please
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is dedicated to assisting organizations in building and
developing highly effective tobacco control programs.
Whether your organization is national, state or community-based,
TTAC can assist you. TTAC provides individualized technical
assistance, customized trainings, and a variety of tools
and products, to help clients succeed in their tobacco
control efforts. Please
click here. TTAC's tools and resource list please
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Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has
policy-related reports and resources. Please
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Evidence based programs
sponsored by the
Public Health Service, includes new, effective clinical
treatments for tobacco dependence that have become
available since the 2000 Guideline was published. This
update will make an important contribution to the quality
of care in the United States and to the health of the
American people. Information, including clinical treatment
guidelines and “how to quit” guides for different population
groups as well as evidence based programs can be found
at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
website. Please
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The CDC’s Guide to Community Preventive Services does
systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions
to reduce or prevent tobacco use. It focuses on research-tested,
population-based interventions to prevent and reduce
tobacco use. Many resources are available as pdf files.
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Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. - Links to comprehensive
cancer control resources for public health professionals.
Please click here
Quick link to resources you can use
provides
the curriculum and tools necessary for someone to train
newcomers to the tobacco control profession. Tobacco
101 was developed for the Tobacco Technical Assistance
Consortium (TTAC) by the Organizational Development and
Training Group at the University of Massachusetts Donahue
Institute in 2004.
CDC's Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control
Programs - 2007 is an evidence-based guide to help states
plan and establish effective tobacco control programs
to prevent and reduce tobacco use. CDC 2007, 122 pages
(pdf 1.1MB). To download the pdf file please
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To
download the Executive Summary, 3 pages (pdf 114KB) please
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Over 20 fact sheets from the CDC in pdf format addressing
a multitude of issues adressing tobacco use. Please
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