Tobacco Use Prevention Related Links

• American Cancer Society
   
• American Heart Association
   
• American Legacy Foundation - The American Legacy Foundation, established to reduce tobacco use in the United States, will set in motion a new legacy through a public education campaign driven by a single premise: Promoting Tobacco Free Generations.
   
• American Lung Association
   
• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
   
• Become an Ex - BecomeAnEX.org is a project of National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation to help people quit smoking.
   
• Buck Tobacco - The Buck Tobacco Sponsorship project Web site provides information about how to eliminate tobacco sponsorship at California rodeos and related events such as rodeo-themed "bar nights."
   
• Bureau of Oral Health, Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment - The Bureau of Oral Health collaborates with and provides technical assistance to communities, schools, health professionals, local health departments, professional groups, and various governmental agencies, both state and local.
   
• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
  The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America's youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign is the nation's largest non-governmental initiative ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke.
   
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tobacco Information
   
• Kansas Family Partnership - coordinates the Red Ribbon Campaign and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) program for Kansas, helping our youth choose healthy, tobacco-free lifestyles. The Partnership also provides Kansans with free tobacco prevention printed materials and video loans through their RADAR (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resources) Network.
   
• Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act
   
• Life Skills Training - The Life Skills Training program is a proven, highly effective, substance abuse prevention/competency enhancement program for students in grades 6 through 9. Life Skills Training has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a curricula that has an impact on youth smoking rates.
   
• Media Campaign Resource Center (MCRC) - MCRC is a clearinghouse funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The MCRC licenses and maintains an inventory of existing tobacco control advertisements developed by a number of U.S. states, organizations and federal agencies.
   
• Oral Health Kansas - is a statewide oral health coalition of more than 100 members dedicated to helping Kansas become a national leader in oral health education, prevention and treatment. The coalition's main areas of focus are advocacy, public awareness and education.
   
• Prevention Works Kansas - A Web site for Kansans that offers information and resources to prevent and reduce the incidence of various forms of cancer within the state.
   
• Secondhand Smoke - This website is designed to provide you with the information needed to reduce secondhand smoke in your community.
   
• Through With Chew
   
• Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition, Inc. - The Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition, Inc. is a group of more than 125 dedicated organizations and individuals working together to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use addiction and to assist Kansans in avoiding the negative health and economic impacts of tobacco use.