Smokefree.gov
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is the leading national lobbying organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights, taking on the tobacco industry at all levels of government, protecting nonsmokers from exposure to secondhand smoke, and preventing tobacco addiction among youth. ANR pursues an action-oriented program of policy and legislation.

Smoking and Tobacco Use| Office on Smoking and Health | CDC
CDC has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability. We are committed to programs that reduce the health and economic consequences of the leading causes of death and disability, thereby ensuring a long, productive, healthy life for all people.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Working to expose Big Tobacco's lies, the Campaign reveals the truth about the deadly effects of smoking, tobacco's corporate public relations campaigns to convince the public that it is a reformed industry, and the advertising and marketing tactics tobacco companies use to entice youth as their new customers.

American Legacy Foundation
Building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit.  The Foundation develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco use. They want to help all young people reject tobacco, and give everyone access to tobacco prevention and cessation services, by focusing on vulnerable populations,  They work through grants, technical assistance and training, partnerships, youth activism, and counter-marketing and grassroots marketing campaigns.

Tobacco Control - American Lung Association
The American Lung Association® offers a variety of smoking control and prevention programs targeted to specific groups-some aimed at adults, others intended for school use, and still others designed to build bridges between the home and school and involve community leaders along with parents and educators.

no-smoke.org
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) works to pass legislation at all levels of government to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and protect youth from tobacco addiction. The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF), ANR's educational arm, promotes smoking prevention and education about smoking, passive smoke, and the tobacco industry

ASH - Action on Smoking and Health
U.S. legal-action antismoking organization.  Everything For People Concerned About Smoking and Nonsmokers' Rights, Smoking Statistics, Quitting Smoking, Smoking Risks, and Other Smoking Information

Missouri Organizations

breathe easy Missouri - breatheeasymo.org
breathe easy Missouri promotes the right of all citizens to breathe clean, smoke-free air and live free from addiction to tobacco products.  They work to prevent youth initiation of tobacco use, increase quitting among youth and adults and eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.

Tobacco-Free MO/Greater St. Louis Coalition
The Tobacco-Free Missouri /Greater St. Louis Coalition is made up of more than 600 organizations, schools, businesses, and concerned citizens who come together to work on the many health issues that result from tobacco use.  This includes preventing children from using tobacco and helping adults quit smoking. 

Smoke-Free St. Louis City
The coalition is dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke and the need for a smoke-free St. Louis City.  A 100% comprehensive smoke-free policy is the simplest and most effective way to protect our city's citizens and employees from the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure.

BJC School Outreach & Youth Development - Programs - Tobacco
The eight-week STOP program helps and high school-aged youth kick a deadly habit that is one of the most difficult to break -- using tobacco.

Youth Organizations

PA BUSTED!
PA BUSTED! exists in order to help teens live tobacco free lives by taking steps to stop the manipulation of Big Tobacco on today's youth. We are a statewide organization that is made up of students, adults, and teachers devoted to helping teens live healthy, tobacco free lives.

YourFusion.org
FUSION is a statewide youth movement supported by the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN). It's thousands of youth throughout California from the Smith River to Calexico, from the ocean to the east desert, who are concerned with the tobacco industry's manipulation and the death, disease and destruction big tobacco causes.

TEENS AGAINST TOBACCO
Work hard in improving tobacco regulation and strengthening prevention in their MA community.

Reality Check
A group of New York teens who won't stand by and allow the tabacco industry to continuously try to manipulate them into smoking.

NJ REBEL | New Jersey Youth Anti Tobacco Movement
REBEL (Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies) is a New Jersey, youth-led anti-tobacco movement. REBEL teens educate their peers, middle and elementary school children, and other members of the community that smoking is dangerous and anything but cool.

Raze
West Virginia’s teens, tearing down the lies of Big Tobacco and fighting them with all we’ve got – our passion, our power and our minds.

Tobacco Education

Tobacco.org
Tobacco.org: tobacco issues, tobacco & smoking-related news, addresses, tobacco history, cigarette seduction, movie & book lists, health info, quit-smoking, smokeless tobacco tips

NOVA Online | Search for a Safe Cigarette | Anatomy of a Cigarette
Take a closer look at a typical cigarette and compare its conventional form with two recent attempts to create a "safer" cigarette.

National Spit Tobacco Education Program
The National Spit Tobacco Education Program's mission is to prevent people, especially young people, from starting to use spit tobacco, and to help all users quit.

Sunny Side of truth
A youth oriented dependable source of real facts and information that has been stripped down to leave only truth and armed with the right facts.  The only objective is to make sure every single person gets to know the facts and to expose how the tobacco industry has manipulated generations.

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Stimulates the generation of new knowledge concerning nicotine in all its manifestations - from molecular to societal. The Society has three main aims: sponsor scientific meetings and publications fostering the exchange of information on nicotine and tobacco, encourage scientific research on public health efforts for the prevention and treatment of tobacco use, and provide a means by which legislative, governmental, regulatory and other public agencies can obtain expert advice and consultation on nicotine and tobacco.

 Policy Advocacy

Ignite - Holding Politicians Accountable
Ignite empowers the youth of America to hold the tobacco industry accountable at every level by directing public officials to act responsibly. Ignite engages in local and statewide advocacy for tobacco policy change, pressures politicians to reject campaign contributions from tobacco companies and their interests, informs voters of tobacco issues in key elections, and coordinates national political efforts.

The Community Guide - Tobacco
The Community Guide summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease.

Do Something
Powering offline action. Using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline.  It is our aim to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of doers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action. At DoSomething.org we provide the tools and resources for you to convert your ideas and energy into positive action.

Challenge Big Tobacco - Corporate Accountability International
Today the air we breathe, the water we drink and our very democracy are under increasing threat from corporate abuses. Corporate Accountability International is working toward a world where major decisions affecting people and the environment are based on the public interest, not on maximizing corporate profits.

Media Advocacy

Healthy Monday
Healthy Monday is a national public health campaign, a project of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications.

No Stank You
Get a free tee and star in a commercial. Just join the mob at NoStankYou.com and put the smack down on tobacco.

Above the Influence
This Web site and the Above the Influence ads you see on TV and in magazines are created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (a program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy). This campaign reflects what teens across the country have told us is going on in their lives.  Our goal is to help you stay above the influence. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to stand up to the pressures that keep you down. We're not telling you how to live your life, but are giving you another perspective and the latest facts. You need to make your own smart decisions.

Quit4life - Facilitator's Guide
Many youth want to go beyond quitting or individual behaviour change and want to address tobacco as a social or community health issue. They may feel misled by the manipulation of the tobacco industry and the resources it spends on targeting them. Some feel angry or helpless. To channel these feelings in a positive way, it can be useful to provide youth with information and tools about tobacco advocacy initiatives.

Teacher Resources

Tar Wars -- American Academy of Family Physicians
Tar Wars is a tobacco-free education program for fourth- and fifth-grade students. The program is designed to teach kids about the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use, the cost associated with using tobacco products, and the advertising techniques used by the tobacco industry to market their products to youth. A follow-up poster contest is conducted at the school, state, and national level to reinforce the Tar Wars message.

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