Surf these sites: A tobacco-free Europe -- Info compiled by WHO and other organizations on the effects and trends of tobacco use in Europe. Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care -- Bibliography Fall 1998 -- Annotated bibliography of research results of interest to managed health care. Emphasis is on cost, but also addresses best practices; health effects; secondhand smoke; effectivess of media campaigns; effectiveness of quit smoking methods. American Lung Association on House Republican proposal -- Point by point analysis of the (now dated) proposal. Concludes that it "flunks the test set by Drs. Koop and Kessler and the public health community for effective tobacco control legislation." Chestnet: Smoking and Health -- A service by a professional organization of chest physicians; medical facts of smoking; public health scenario; public policy analysis; professional medical obligations. Cost-effectiveness of Smoking Cessation -- "Several analyses have shown that treatment of tobacco dependence is highly cost-effective...Smoking cessation treatment has been dubbed the ''gold standard'' of preventive interventions." 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 Tobacco; Measure to Reduce the Supply of Tobacco; The Costs and Consequences of Tobacco Control; An Agenda for Action. Florida Tobacco Control Clearinghouse -- A one-stop shop for tobacco resources/news related to control, prevention, and cessation. Forum on Global Tobacco Control Policies -- Conference held in San Francsciso on tobacco control. Health Science Analysis Project -- Series of papers that consider the public health impact of various aspects of proposed federal tobacco legislation. From SCARCNet. Papers on disclosure of tobacco industry documents, tobacco control, price increases, regulation, tobacco industry tort liability, secondhand smoke, upcoming legislation. 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 raised the tobacco tax in Oregon. Also, links to NPR archives and other information on tobacco issues. IIRC: Tobacco Investment -- "The one place institutional investors, corporate executives, public health officials and other interested parties can go to get comprehensive, up-to-date, impartial information on the tobacco investment debate." Covers recent industry history, shareholder resolutions, legal situations, advertising and promotion of tobacco, and divestment. Koop-Kessler report on tobacco policy and public health. -- Facts, findings, and recommendations on regulatory policy, research policty, 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. Model Tobacco Legislation -- Notes the shortcomings of the state settlement; to address them, proposes model legislation: An Act to Reduce the Health and Economic Costs of Tobacco Use as Rapidly As Possible. NCADI- State Facts on Tobacco and Cancer -- State by state numbers on smoking and spit tobacco use; lung cancer deaths; direct medical costs from tobacco. See where your state stands. PBS - Dr. David Kessler -- Dr. Kessler responds to tobacco industry arguments, lays out the case for regulating tobacco products. Play it again -- Political cartoons, quotes, gaffes, and immortal lines from friends and foes of tobacco control. Prevention of tobacco-caused disease -- Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care report covers: tobacco caused disease; burden of suffering; prevention and cessation approaches; effectiveness of the approaches. Projects on Smoking -- Slide presentation on health and tobacco education programs: Finland, California, Florida, African American, American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, junior high school students, Canada, Smoke-Free Soccer, UNESCO, and more. Reducing the addictiveness of cigarettes -- Can cigarettes be made less addictive? Scientific paper examines the question. Review of Smoking Prevention and Control Strategies -- Review of measured results of different prevention and tobacco control strategies. Smoke-Free Europe -- Conference Proceedings. Massive. All sorts of policy options examined. Smoking Cessation: A Systems Approach -- A Guide for Health Care Administrators, Insurers, Managed Care Organizations, and Purchasers. Cost and effectiveness of various quit smoking methods; best practices; recommendations. Smoking Prevalence and Tobacco Policies in the Member States of the European Union -- Info as of 1997; overviews of different tobacco policies and tobacco use in Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden, Italy, the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, France, Greece, Germany, Spain, and Ireland. Smoking and Health Action Foundation Publications -- Number of papers on policy options, tools, and challenges for reducing tobacco use. Covers: legislation, regulation, pricing, packaging and labelling, cessation and harm reduction, secondhand smoke, and recovery of health care costs. 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 programs for tobacco dependence; reinforcing youth access restrictions; monitoring performance and evaluating programs. Stivoro: Tobacco Control in the Netherlands -- Dutch law, public health campaigns, and advocacy efforts of the Dutch Foundation on Smoking and Health (Stivoro). Stop-smoking programs funded by employers found effective -- More workers quit smoking successfully when employers fully cover the cost of cessation programs offered by insurance companies, according to a new study. (seattletimes.com) Study: Two-pronged effort can cut smoking deaths by 40% -- Purdue study on smoking prevention. Testimony on Smoking Cessation -- "Other than immunization, smoking cessation is the most cost-effective prevention intervention for adults" The Opium Wars of the 21st Century: Tobacco and the Developing World -- "The struggle against tobacco is not being won, it is being relocated. The tobacco wars of the next century will increasingly be waged among vulnerable populations ill equipped to cope with the slick marketing techniques and the dirty tricks perfected by the tobacco industry." The Use of Counter-Advertising As A Tobacco Use Deterrent -- "This paper reviews the scientific evidence on the use of counter-advertising as a tobacco control strategy. In addition, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the provisions addressing counter-advertising in five pieces of pending federal legislation." 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. Tobacco Control Blueprint -- From the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Foundation, guidelines and policy recommendations for research, programs, advertising and promotions, and international issues. Tobacco Control Resource Center -- The facts on big tobacco on trial, from the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. Tobacco Control and Prevention : Performance Indicators for Managed Care -- Measures recommended by the Expert Working Group and Advisory Panel convened in 1996 by the Center for the Advancement of Health. Tobacco Control in California: Who''s Winning the War -- Tobacco Use Behavior Research, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of California, San Diego. Overview, analysis, and evaluation of what causes smoking and what''s effective in prevention and cessation. Tobacco Control in Jails -- What can be done about secondhand smoke in perhaps the ultimate "group housing" -- jail. Guide to implementation of a smokefree policy; planning for change; a tale of two jails; resources. 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. Tobacco Reduction Planning for Public Health -- Well organized set of links. 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. Tobacco use control: An example of community health improvement in action -- "The lifetime excess healthcare costs for smokers are expected to add $501 billion to healthcare spending in the United States. The bulk of it will be borne by private health insurance" This motivates a community health approach, which is described. 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. Tobacco, public health, and public policy -- Panel discussion at conference. Covers different health and policy aspects. Participants include Stan Glantz, Luanne Nyberg, and Bill Novelli. Tobacco/Nicotine/Smoking-Publications -- Health analysis of public policy and legislation. WHO initiative on tobacco -- "The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global initiative to counter what it calls the tobacco industry''s campaign of deception and lies around the world." World No-Tobacco Day 1997 -- Series of papers on tobacco control and public policy from a conference in 1997.
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