Tobacco Control Support Organizations

Local

Link The Hawai`i State Department of Health's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program (TPEP) is the official state government program addressing tobacco control in Hawai`i.

National

Link The American Legacy Foundation develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco use and give everyone access to tobacco prevention and cessation services through grants, technical assistance and training, partnerships, youth activism, and counter-marketing and grassroots marketing campaigns. They focus on vulnerable populations – youth, low-income Americans, the less educated, and racial, ethnic and cultural minorities.

Link Online resources for relapse prevention for clients.

Link The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids works to Educate the public and policy makers about the tobacco problem and its solutions, advocate for proven solutions that reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, enhance tobacco prevention efforts worldwide by sharing programs and information with international partners.

Link The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), is the lead federal agency for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control.

Link Multi-State Collaborative for Health System Change: a collaborative of tobacco control programs working to effect change by sharing knowledge and practices about how state tobacco control programs support system changes in health care and serving as chief advocate for changes needed in policies and practice at the national level that serve as barriers to effective change at the state level.

Link The Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.

Link The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) offers publications, presentations, and resources to increase successful cessation among tobacco users.

Link This national website provides information, tools to quit, expert advice, resources for health professionals and links to cessation studies, including Hawai`i.

Link Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network works to increase every state's capacity to establish effective, sustainable, and affordable cessation services by linking state and national cessation leaders to share information, resources and strategies, such as the Medicaid Partnership Project.

Link The Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative addresses the gaps in knowledge about what cessation strategies are most effective in assisting youth to quit smoking.

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