Sponsoring Organization
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Description
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Web Site
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Tobacco Background and Education
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| TTAC: Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium |
Recommended products and tools providing tobacco prevention and control
background information and resources for school, college, community and policy
change. |
http://www.ttac.org/products/
index.html |
| TTAC: Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium |
Basics of tobacco control (BOTC) - Pathway to Change. A comprehensive
tobacco control resource including information, strategies and tools to help
individuals and local, state and national organizations with their tobacco
control efforts. |
http://www.ttac.org/products/
index.html |
| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
School-based Programs Reduce Tobacco Use. Provides evidence of the
effectiveness of school-based tobacco programs and references. Many additional
fact sheets and resources at this site, including the annual State Settlement
Report: A Broken Promise to Our Children. |
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
index.php |
| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
Kick Butts Day 2008. Information and materials for annual event. |
http://www.kickbuttsday.org/ |
| WhyQuit |
WhyQuit. Privately operated website with numerous videos and other
educational materials to provide the motivation, education and support for cold
turkey nicotine cessation. It may support but not replace other tools for
tobacco cessation. |
http://www.whyquit.com/ |
| American Legacy Foundation |
Youth Prevention Campaign. Good source of information to assist in youth
tobacco prevention and control campaigns.
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http://www.americanlegacy.org/ |
| Foundation for Smoke-Free America |
Youth messages to motivate youth to stay tobaccofree and to empower smokers to
quit. |
http://www.anti-smoking.org/ |
| American Lung Association |
Search under “tobacco prevention.” You’ll find numerous research reports and
fact sheets pertaining to teen prevention and treatment programs. |
http://www.lungusa.org/ |
| American Cancer Society |
Great American Smokeout. Information, ideas and promotional materials
for your school’s use.
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/
subsite/greatamericans/ Smokeout.asp
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Tobacco Reports and Fact Sheets |
| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
Wonderful fact sheets, research reports and additional information about youth
tobacco prevention and control. |
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/ |
| ASH: Action on Smoking and Health |
Fact sheets and related publications about legal-action antismoking concerns
and nonsmokers’ rights – many pertaining to children and youth. |
http://ash.org/no-smoking |
| Tobacco.org. |
Latest tobacco news headlines and information. |
http://www.tobacco.org/ |
| TDSHS: Texas Dept. State Health Services |
TX Smoke-Free Ordinance Database. Provides multiple reports that
describe cities, counties and Public Health Regions in Texas that are
smoke-free status. Search by ordinance characteristic, geographic or
demographic area of interest.
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http://txshsord.coe.uh.edu/ |
| ANR: American for Nonsmokers’ Rights Organization |
100% Smoke-Free Cities and
States. Provides a national perspective on states and local
municipalities that are smoke-free in select locations. Additional
information on planning and implementing smokefree ordinance campaigns.
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http://www.no-smoke.org |
| ACS: American Cancer Society |
Numerous fact sheets and reports on tobacco use and youth. |
http://www.cancer.org/ |
| ALA: American Lung Association |
Search under “tobacco prevention and control” and you’ll find numerous research
reports and fact sheets pertaining to teen prevention and treatment programs. |
http://www.lungusa.org/ |
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Related Educational Materials |
| CDCP: Centers for Disease Control Healthy Youth |
Health education resources for Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth. |
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/ |
| SAMSHA NREPP: National registry of evidence-based programs and practices |
National registry of evidence-based programs and practices: A searchable
database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and
substance abuse disorders. In the “Resources” section you can access 150 model,
effective, and promising programs. Programs that were labeled “model” under the
previous system and have undergone a re-review and updated summaries are posted
on this site. Note: Programs that were labeled “effective or promising” under
the previous system are included here as Legacy Programs. |
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov |
| SSPW programs: Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction |
SSPW (Student Services / Prevention & Wellness) programs website,
“resources” section includes programs on school tobacco prevention programs,
safe and drug-free schools, alcohol and other drug abuse, and coordinated
school health programs. Good web cast series with excellent resource materials
and related websites. |
http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/
safeschool/ |
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Planning |
| SAMSHA: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
Strategic Prevention Framework plus links to grant opportunities |
http://prevention.samhsa.gov/ |
| Texas Dept. State Health Services |
School Health Advisory Council: A Guide for Texas School Districts.
Designed to assist school districts, school board members, community members
and stakeholders interested in SHACs to plan, implement and evaluate school
health programs including tobacco prevention and control programs. |
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
schoolhealth/SHACGuide2007.pdf |
| TDSHS: Texas Dept. State Health Services |
Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Website. Includes current reports,
services, an information clearinghouse, links to national resources, Quitline
information, educational and media materials, state tobacco laws and technical
assistance resources.
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http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
tobacco/ |
| US Dept. of HHS, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention |
Guidelines for school health programs to prevent tobacco use and addictions.
MMWR: February 25, 1994. Provides the CDCs background, National
Health Objectives and National Educational Goals, guidelines, recommendations
and references.
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ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/
Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4302.pdf |
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Training |
| NSDC: National Staff Development Council |
NSDC contains standards for staff development to help school districts and
states improve quality, an extensive staff development library to guide
training and technical assistance program development, and models for effective
professional learning. |
http://www.nsdc.org/index.cfm |
| TTAC: Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium |
Tobacco 101 Version 2 Training Kit: A comprehensive guide for training on
tobacco control basics. Good pre-packaged training program.
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http://www.ttac.org/products/
Tobacco_101/introduction.html |
| DASH-D |
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) has created the DASH
Training Network, or “D-Train,” a national cadre of master
trainers to provide workshops on how to use DASH school health tools. These
workshops are designed to help those who work in and with schools improve
school health policies, programs, and curricula. |
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
DTrain/index.htm |
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Implementation |
| NIRN: National Implementation Research Network |
Extensive research and resources for effectively implementing evidence-based
programs |
http://nirn.fmhi.usf.edu/resources/ |
| HNETS: Health Network for Evaluation and Training Systems |
The HNETS website includes numerous reports and presentations, evaluation
reports and journal articles pertaining to building school capacity for tobacco
prevention and the school status of tobacco prevention and control programs in
Texas from 2000-2008. Journal articles guiding the development of this website
are included. |
http://uh.edu/hnets/tobacco
schpubs.html |
| TTAC: Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium |
Reaching higher ground: A guide for preventing, preparing for, and transforming
conflict for tobacco control coalitions. Tools and strategies for
working in coalitions and partnerships to resolve real problems.
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http://www.ttac.org/products/
pdfs/Higher_Ground.pdf |
| Hamilton Fish Institute at George Washington University and the Center for
Classroom Teaching and Learning, NW Regional Educational Laboratory |
Resources, tools, and guidance for creating safe school settings and involving
the community in supporting students of all ages. Among this series, Fostering
School, Family, and Community Involvement, provides an overview of the
nature and scope of collaboration, explores barriers to effectively working
together, and discusses the processes of establishing and sustaining the work.
It also reviews the state of the art of collaboration around the country, the
importance of data, and some issues related to sharing information. While
focused on Safe Schools, implications also are relevant for collaborative
program planning and implementation of ATOD programs. |
http://www.hamfish.org |
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Evaluation |
| TTAC: Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium |
The Power of Proof: An Evaluation Primer. A series of online educational
tools to help tobacco control professionals demonstrate the success of their
programs through evaluation. |
http://www.ttac.org/power-of-proof/
index.html |