Resources - Tobacco Free Living

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Tobacco Free Tuesdays (TFT) Webinar Series

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Tobacco 21

Tobacco 21 Laws: Minimum Sales Age for All Tobacco/ Nicotine Products FAQs Retailers | FAQs Public

Brochures and Handbooks

*NEW*Materials Order Form*NEW*
Quit Now Brochure English | Spanish
Secondhand Smoke and You | Humo de Segunda Mano, Lo Que Significa Para Usted
Is That Tobacco Worth Your Smile
Thirdhand Smoke Fact Sheet English | Spanish
Pregnancy and Smoking Fact Sheet
Breastfeeding and Smoking Fact Sheet
Smoking and Pregnancy Poster English | Spanish
Breastfeeding and Tobacco Infographic
Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey 2016-2017 Snapshot
PRAMS: Smoked Before Pregnancy
**NEW**2023 Great American Smokeout Flyer

Behavioral Health

Physical Activity

Duke/UNC: 4 Reasons to Exercise While Quitting Smoking

Silver Sneakers – A health and fitness program for seniors that’s included in many Medicare plans!

Walk With Ease – Arthritis Awareness

Walk With Ease Program

Support for Smoke Free Air

Reports

Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey 2016-2017 Report
U.S. Surgeon General’s Report
Consumer Report 2004 |2006 |2010 |2012 | 2014
Full Report 2004 |2006 |2010 |2012 | 2014

Vaping – School and Community Resources:

New information will be provided for this section periodically to ensure that relevant and the most recent information is available for review and utilization.

Resource Links

Tobacco Control Policy Tool – This tool will help you look at projections on the effects of raising cigarette taxes, smoke-free air laws, minimum age of legal access, and increasing the level of tobacco control program expenditures, provide a few pieces of information and get projection outcomes for policy actions in Virginia. Whether you are a health care professional or an interested member of the public, if you are interested in tobacco policy, this tool is for you.
Action on Smoking & Health – Information on smoking and passive smoking issues.
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights – Smoke free materials, protecting yourself, and resources for workplace and community efforts
American Lung Association
CDC Office on Smoking and Health
CDC Electronic Cigarettes Infographic
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Fact Sheets
Environmental Protection Agency – Federal agency with focus on secondhand smoke issue.
Food and Drug Administration Federal agency working to gain regulatory control over nicotine and tobacco products.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD Smoke free Public Housing)
HUD Poster English | HUD Poster Spanish
The Mesothelioma Center
National Cancer Institute Smoking and Cancer
National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control
Nuestras Voces -The National Hispanic Network to reduce Tobacco related and Cancer Health Disparities
The National Tobacco Control Network African American | Asian | LGBT
The National Volunteer Fire Council
Office of the Surgeon General
Partnership for Prevention (PFP)
The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium – TTAC builds capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies.
Truth Initiative – Dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit.
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth – The mission of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth is to lead a statewide effort to reduce and prevent the use of tobacco products by youth in Virginia.