The following are key Canadian and American tobacco-related websites. These sites not only provide the best information on a variety of tobacco-related issues, but also deal with topics that OCAT members and other health community representatives have found difficult to research.
| Organization |
Description |
| Action on Smoking and Health (Alberta) |
- News, publications, Links to Canadian and American tobacco-related sites
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| Alberta Tobacco Reduction Strategy |
- Alberta government strategy
- Information on programs, cessation, publications, news, links, youth and smoking in the workplace
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| Canadian Cancer Society |
- Specific tobacco page provides information on:
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| Canadian Council for Tobacco Control |
- National organization that specializes in tobacco and health
- News, links, articles, publications
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| Clean Air Coalition of B.C. |
- WCB regulations, second-hand smoke, tobacco industry, links to municipal bylaws, news
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| Health Canada |
- Search feature to locate tobacco-related pages
- Thousands of tobacco-related resource pages
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| Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario |
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| National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health |
- Canadian publications, stats, news
- Links to most key tobacco-related sites in both Canada and the U.S.
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| Non-Smokers' Rights Association |
- Provides daily updates on tobacco issues through Tobacco News Online, Tobacco BBS
- Many links to tobacco-related sites
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| Ontario Lung Association |
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| Ontario Medical Association |
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| Ontario Tobacco Research Unit |
- New publications/research summaries monthly
- Links to tobacco-related websites in both Canada & the U.S.
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| Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada |
- New publications/research summaries
- Links to hundreds of tobacco industry documents
- Links to tobacco-related websites in both Canada & the U.S.
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| Smoking Sucks |
- Newfoundland campaign aimed at preventing young people from smoking
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| Organization |
Description |
| Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights |
- Legislation & advocacy
- Educational programs
- Ventilation, tobacco industry
- Fact Sheets
- U.S. states/cities with smoke-free ordinances (under "Secondhand Smoke)
- Links to other tobacco-related websites
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| Arizona Smokers' Helpline |
- Provides resources to those wishing to quit
- Information on tobacco-related issues
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| California Environmental Protection Agency |
- Author of one of the most comprehensive reports on the health effects of second-hand smoke
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| Centre for Disease Control "TIPS" |
- "Tobacco Information and Protection Source"
- Research, reports, media campaign resources
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| National Cancer Institute's Cessation Website |
- Provides resources to those wishing to quit
- "LiveHelp" connects smokers with a cessation counsellor via Instant Messaging
- Interactive, web-based cessation guide based on NCI's "Clearing the Air"
- NCI's Smoking Cessation Quitline 1-877-44U-QUIT
- Downloadable evidence-based, self-help guides
- Interactive U.S. map with state quitline information
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| State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System |
- On-line compilation of state-based tobacco information that combines different data sources and allows user to view comprehensive summary information on tobacco use in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
- Contains up-to-date and historical data on the prevalence of tobacco use, tobacco control laws, the health impact and costs associated with tobacco use, and tobacco agriculture and manufacturing
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| The Truth Campaign |
- Campaign developed by teens across the U.S. who are dedicated to exposing the truth about tobacco
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| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
- Search feature to locate tobacco issues
- Contains hundreds of tobacco-related resource pages
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| Journal of Tobacco Control |
- The most comprehensive journal on tobacco control
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