Resources and Links

Great American Smokeout
The American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout® each November to help smokers quit cigarettes for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever..

Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC) list of resources for Health Educators   

US Army Great American Smokeout and Spit Out Toolkits
These scientific resources discuss truths and misconceptions about tobacco use and cessation. There are resources and educational tools to help tobacco users stop smoking -- and to help those addicted to smokeless (spit) tobacco also. Designed for use by health educators and Great American Smokeout Installation Coordinators.

HHS Announces National Smoking Cessation Quitline Network
Secretary Thompson has announced that NCI and CDC have been charged with the task of developing a national smoking cessation quitline network. CDC will supplement states to increase the chances that if they currently have quitlines they will not drop them and also will incentivize states that don't have quitlines to create them...

Smokefree.gov
Offers online guide to quitting, instant messaging with an NCI cessation expert, and downloadable cessation guides.

Quit Smoking Products Ordering Information
Request information from the U.S. Public Health Services' You Can Quit Smoking Information Kit for Consumers campaign.

Women and Tobacco Cessation
A Breath of Fresh Air program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.

HealthierUS.gov
Americans generally know what will make them healthier, but they are confused about what specific information to believe. HealthierUS.gov provides credible, accurate information to help Americans live healthier lives.

Healthcare Provider Memo
Encourage healthcare providers to participate in the Great American Smokeout by distributing this memo, which can be customized for your installation.

Sports Initiatives — Tobacco Free Sports
Materials to help coaches, school administrators, and state and local health departments promote the importance of choosing an active and tobacco-free lifestyle.

REACH Program (US Navy)
The Navy's REACH program encourages tobacco cessation as part of better oral health. Click here for information on the program's objectives and accomplishments.