Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke in the Workplace

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Other resource N0 Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/directory/directoryhome.html Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.
Other resource N1 A History of Cardiologyhttp://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html A History of CardiologyTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Other resource N2 A Short History of Medical Careershttp://library.thinkquest.org/15569/hist-1.html A Short History of Medical CareersTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
Other resource N3 The Ascelpionhttp://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM The AscelpionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Devoted to the study of ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations. Designed to be an internet source that presents the study of ancient medicine in a manner that is both accessible and useful to the general public and to students enrolled in the history course Ancient Medicine (History C380/580), taught by Professor Nancy Demand at Indiana University Bloomington.
Other resource N4 Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiquahttp://www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk/Medant/ Ancient Medicine/Medicina AntiquaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
Other resource N5 Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People First woman to have received an MD degree at Geneva medical college . Includes biographical data about early classroom experiences, display photos and manuscript quotes. From an online version of an exhibit held in 1999 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda.
Other resource N6 Hartford Medical Societyhttp://library.uchc.edu/hms/ Hartford Medical SocietyTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations The Society provides an excellent medical library of historical significance and sponsors the Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry in conjunction with the Hartford Dental Society.
Other resource N7 Centre for the History of Medicinehttp://medweb.bham.ac.uk/histmed/ Centre for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Established at the University of Birmingham in 2000 to bring together and promote teaching and inter-disciplinary research in the history of medicine and help develop the Medical School's rapidly growing reputation in the field.
Other resource N8 Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgarthttp://www.igm-bosch.de/english/ Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, StuttgartTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions The Institute's archives house the private papers of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), of his second wife Mrs. Mélanie d'Hervilly (1800-1878), and of important students and successors.
Other resource N9 Wellcome Library for the History of Medicinehttp://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Library for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Library is based in London and is open to visitors. This website provides access to catalogues and other resources
Other resource N10 Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Scienceshttp://www3.oup.co.uk/jalsci/ Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Topics cover early medical practices, belief systems, and public health concerns. Published by Oxford Press. Includes archive search.
Other resource N11 Bulletin of the History of Medicinehttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/bulletin_of_the_history_of_medicine/ Bulletin of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
Other resource N12 Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark Expeditionhttp://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/lewis_clark/index.html Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Exploration/Explorers/Lewis_and_Clark Information and online exhibits from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library.
Other resource N13 Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicinehttp://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GouAnom.html Anomalies and Curiosities of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Full, indexed text of this encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery. By George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle.
Other resource N14 Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio Vaccinehttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/history/sabin.htm Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio VaccineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Information on Albert B. Sabin, MD, developer of the polio vaccine from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Other resource N15 Blount Nurses For Health Educationhttp://www.ywwf.org/ Blount Nurses For Health EducationTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Information on abstinence, safe sex, sexual education, STDs, and condoms.
Other resource N16 Sex Education Link Directoryhttp://bigeye.com/sexeducation/index.html Sex Education Link DirectoryTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education A directory of scientific, medical, research, cultural, religious, and political sexual topics.
Other resource N17 Postponing Sexual Involvementhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/programs_services/75/ Postponing Sexual InvolvementTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Teacher_and_Parent_Resources Program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati designed to help teenagers learn to cope with and resist pressures to become sexually active at early ages. This is a program brochure rather than an educational resource.
Other resource N18 Sexual Health In Ohio Projecthttp://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/SHOP/ Sexual Health In Ohio ProjectTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only Abstinence education using the "Sex Can Wait" curricula in the State of Ohio.
Other resource N19 Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)http://www.unet.brandeis.edu/~ssis/ Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Safer_Sex/Organizations Information about sexual health, safer sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and date rape drugs. Written by and for college students at Brandeis University.
Other resource N20 Sexual Health - Public Information Resourcehttp://www.sexual-health-resource.org Sexual Health - Public Information ResourceTop/Society/Sexuality/Advice Information on a wide range of sexual health issues. Offers sex guides, safe sex facts, birth control methods, and STD information.
Other resource N21 Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News Indexhttp://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/female_sexuality_index.shtml Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News IndexTop/Society/Sexuality/News The latest in female sexual health news.
Other resource N22 Daze Readerhttp://www.dazereader.com/ Daze ReaderTop/Society/Sexuality/News Daily blog covering sex, technology, culture, news, art, gossip, people, politics, drugs & rock & roll ... but mostly sex. Comprehensive collection of sex-related articles, galleries, interviews, commentaries, links, resources.
Other resource N23 Entertainment Meets Sexual Healthhttp://www.drrachael.com Entertainment Meets Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology DJ and Physician, Dr. Rachael teaches young and urban communities fun and healthy sex education. Site offers sexuality and STD information, advice, news, and interviews.
Other resource N24 Sex Therapy and Educationhttp://members.aol.com/how2video/welcome.htm Sex Therapy and EducationTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy By Frank Sommers, M.D. As a psychiatrist and sex therapist treating men, women and couples, for sexual problems over the past 28 years, I have rarely found the need to resort to any kind of medication.
Other resource N25 MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?http://www.mori.com/polls/1999/mrc99.shtml MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Analysis of interviews conducted June and September 1999. Includes link to full pdf report on Animals in Medicine and Science. UK.
Other resource N26 A Critical Look at Animal Experimentationhttp://www.mrmcmed.org/critcv.html A Critical Look at Animal ExperimentationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Books Online book by Murry J. Cohen M.D., Stephen R. Kaufman M.D., Rhoda Ruttenberg M.D., Alix Fano M.A. From Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC).
Other resource N27 Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humanshttp://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/chimps.html Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humansTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates From the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
Other resource N28 Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1111711,00.html Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Robin McKie. Professor Colin Blakemore, head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), during a meeting with Science Minister Lord Sainsbury last week announced he will quit his post unless the Government pledges to reform the honours system and publicly and unequivocally back all scientists who use animals in their work. It is believed it was pressure from the Prince of Wales that he was snubbed for a knighthood several days ago.
Other resource N29 Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1054-491712,00.html Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2002 Mick Hume. Whatever the outcome of the new hearing for Cambridge University's plans to build a world-class, £24 million research centre, it is a disgrace that the Government feels the need to hold a public inquiry into whether we should privilege people or primates.
Other resource N30 Seattle P-I - Animals and Researchhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/focus161.shtml Seattle P-I - Animals and ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2000 A five-part series. Northwest physicians and researchers discuss why, despite vehement objections, there's value in using animals in medical research.
Other resource N31 Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production linehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,442331,00.html Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production lineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Paul Kelso. Around half of the research at HLS involves animals and is designed to meet the Animal Scientific Procedures Act (1986) which demands that a wide range of drugs, food additives, industrial chemicals and domestic products is tested before being released on to the market.
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Other resource N33 Biomedical Research Education Trusthttp://www.bret.org.uk Biomedical Research Education TrustTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A charity providing secondary schools with speakers and information leaflets and videos about the humane and responsible use of animals in medical research. FAQ, necessity for animal research, numbers and types of animals, tests without using animals, animals in society, government regulations, school speaker program, news and links. London, UK.
Other resource N34 FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experimentshttp://www.frame.org.uk FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical ExperimentsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A registered UK charity that develops and promotes alternatives to laboratory animal use in research, testing and education. FRAME promotes the 3Rs: reduction, refinement and replacement, recognising that the immediate and total abolition of all animal experiments is not possible, if vital medical research is to continue. UK.
Other resource N35 Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)http://www.curedisease.com Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States Explains the invalidity of the animal model as a model of human disease. FAQ, alternatives, human harms, science, interest groups, book 'Sacred Cows and Golden Geese', articles, activities, projects, charter and links. California, US.
Other resource N36 South Africans for the Abolition of Vivisectionhttp://www.saav.org.za/ South Africans for the Abolition of VivisectionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Africa Campaigning for the abolition of vivisection on medical, scientific and ethical grounds. Projects, newsletters and fact sheets. South Africa.
Other resource N37 RDS: FAQhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/faq.asp?i_ToolbarID=8&i_PageID=82 RDS: FAQTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Organisation representing medical researchers presents FAQs plus common claims, animal research facts and a timeline.
Other resource N38 United States Animal Health Associationhttp://www.usaha.org/ United States Animal Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/Organizations/United_States For livestock health. Officers, committees, reports, proceedings, resolutions, meetings, history, allied groups, species information and bulletin board. Virginia, US.
Other resource N39 BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's Bearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/702576.stm BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's BearsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals Thousands of bears are being kept in "torture chambers" to produce bile for Chinese medicine, wildlife campaigners say.
Other resource N40 Emergency Euthanasiahttp://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-AN/INF-AN_EMERGEUTH-HORSES.HTML Emergency EuthanasiaTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine article on when to make the euthanasia decision and how to carry it out as humanely and quickly as possible in the absence of a veterinarian.
Other resource N41 Guardian Special Reports: Animal Rightshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/ Guardian Special Reports: Animal RightsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/News_and_Media Ongoing news and commentary of UK and international issues covering medical research, wildlife including hunting and fishing, circuses, farming, fur, smuggling, zoos and aquariums. Web resources.
Other resource N42 Research Defence Societyhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/ Research Defence SocietyTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom RDS represents doctors and scientists in the debate about the use of animals in medical research and testing. Includes information on the Research processes, medical milestones, ethical debate, animal welfare, news, a glossary and FAQ.
Other resource N43 Journal of Noise and Healthhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/noiseandhealth/index.htm Journal of Noise and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Noise_Pollution From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London
Other resource N44 Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthhttp://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/ Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Environmental_Justice U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
Other resource N45 Climate Effects on Human Healthhttp://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html Climate Effects on Human HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Climate_Change A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
Other resource N46 The Healthy Community: One for All, All for Onehttp://www.thebestmedicalcare.com/book/ch12_1.htm The Healthy Community: One for All, All for OneTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Chapter from the free online book, How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient. Discusses the environments effect on human health.
Other resource N47 Links for Mother Earthhttp://home.earthlink.net/~wodensharrow/earthlinks.html Links for Mother EarthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Directories Some hundred links to groups organized around such themes as deep ecology, green medicine, and heathen beliefs, as well as sustainable farming and environmental activism. U.S. focus.
Other resource N48 Bhopal.Orghttp://www.bhopal.org/ Bhopal.OrgTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.
Other resource N49 Marine Ecosystem Health Programhttp://mehp.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ Marine Ecosystem Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans UCD School of Vet Med program focuses on issues of ecosystem and wildlife health of the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia.
Other resource N50 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-ps720.html International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Population Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that there is no population problem.
Other resource N51 American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/ American Council on Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Other resource N52 Partners In Healthhttp://www.pih.org/ Partners In HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity, but "pragmatic solidarity".
Other resource N53 Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Healthhttp://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and faculty listing.
Other resource N54 Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bagshttp://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. BagsTop/Society/Issues/Health Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human carcinogen.
Other resource N55 Health Facts and Fearshttp://healthfactsandfears.com/ Health Facts and FearsTop/Society/Issues/Health A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
Other resource N56 CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Costhttp://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses.
Other resource N57 Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical ExpendituresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers".
Other resource N58 Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Yearshttp://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 YearsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states.
Other resource N59 The Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/House_Testimony_Nov_1993.html The Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Economic analysis concludes cigarettes and other tobacco products represent about 10% of all health care costs in America.
Other resource N60 The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992http://www.ccsa.ca/plweb-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+view1+General+446+6++ The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Tobacco generated more costs than alcohol, and more than 7 times as much as all illegal drugs combined.
Other resource N61 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spendinghttp://www.oncolink.com/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2625 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare SpendingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report on 1997 Medicare and overall healthcare costs in the U.S. due to cigarette smoking, based on estimates of 1993 spending.
Other resource N62 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be Reducedhttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7266/947 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be ReducedTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Smuggling Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N63 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health Organizationhttp://nosmoking.ws/ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Advocates for strong global action to control the spread of tobacco.
Other resource N64 Advocating for the Public's Healthhttp://www.commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/mediaadvoc/default.htm Advocating for the Public's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Other resource N65 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their Allieshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/375 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their AlliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has developed strategy for dealing with the tobacco industry and its allies by using their stock to challenge issues through shareholder resolutions.
Other resource N66 Health Promotion: Global Perspectiveshttp://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/global/2000-09/index.htm Health Promotion: Global PerspectivesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Sep/Oct 200 issue of American Journal of Health Promotion devoted to tobacco control; includes perspectives from the UK, South Africa, Romania, Argentina, and globally.
Other resource N67 Healthy Mississippihttp://www.healthy-miss.org Healthy MississippiTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking Committed to teaching Mississippi's youth about the dangers of tobacco use.
Other resource N68 Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/default.php Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation NSRA and SHAF have been at the forefront of tobacco control efforts in Canada and around the world for the past quarter-century.
Other resource N69 Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.http://safework.ca/ Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation/Secondhand_Smoke Dedicated to worker health and safety in British Columbia, Canada. This organization is suing the Workers Compensation Board to force them to ban environmental tobacco smoke in all workplaces in the province.
Other resource N70 AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and Healthhttp://airspace.bc.ca/ AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada British Columbia, Canada-based group of "Sworn Enemies of the Tobacco Industry" advocates for smokefree air, protection for children, and smokefree workplaces.
Other resource N71 Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalitionhttp://www.smokefreecapital.org/ Capital District Tobacco-Free CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Capital Region of New York State provides information on secondhand smoke, educational resources, medical resources, business and organization resources, information and support for people quitting smoking.
Other resource N72 Smoke-Free For Healthhttp://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/ Smoke-Free For HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Non-profit organization formed to protect Floridians from exposure to second-hand smoke. Focus is to ensure the passage of a constitutional amendment in Florida to prohibit smoking in indoor work places.
Other resource N73 South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco Controlhttp://www.state.sd.us/doh/tobacco/ South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States State programs to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.
Other resource N74 HoltzReport: Tobacco Controlhttp://nasw.org/users/holtza/tob_links.htm HoltzReport: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources 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.
Other resource N75 A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of the United States Tobacco Litigationhttp://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ustl/ A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of the United States Tobacco LitigationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Institute for Health Policy Studies of the University of California assembles a complete analysis of the proposed 1997 "resolution" that weighs and measures its impact on health.
Other resource N76 Tobacco, Health and the Lawhttp://www.udayton.edu/~health/syllabi/tobacco/index.htm Tobacco, Health and the LawTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources 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.
Other resource N77 Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/Extra/hotdocs/kk7-97.htm Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Facts, findings, and recommendations on regulatory policy, research policy, 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.
Other resource N78 Tobacco Wars: Canadahttp://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-156/issue-2/0237.htm Tobacco Wars: CanadaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Regulation/Lobbying/Critiques Article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the tobacco industry's power in Canada.
Other resource N79 World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative, Eastern Mediterraneanhttp://www.emro.who.int/TFI/InPrint.htm World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative, Eastern MediterraneanTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques Publications on the tobacco industry's tactics to undermine tobacco prevention in Egypt and North Africa, illicit tobacco trade in the Middle East, the economics of tobacco in Egypt and Morocco, and papers on tobacco in English and Arabic.
Other resource N80 Are Cigarette Makers Trying to Conceal Secondhand Smoke?http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/dec00/pr_dec00_additives.html Are Cigarette Makers Trying to Conceal Secondhand Smoke?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Article in medical journal examines the evidence that the tobacco industry is putting chemical additives to cigarettes to make secondhand smoke more pleasant but not less lethal.

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