Illinois Department of Public Health's Tobacco QuitLine:1-866-QUIT-YES or 1-866-784-8937

CDC's Tobacco Information and Prevention Resources (TIPS)www.cdc.gov/tobacco The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) website for tobacco information, TIPS, is a comprehensive resource of tobacco use information for health care professionals, parents, and adolescents. The TIPS website includes the most recent data related to tobacco use and treatment, educational materials, and state and local control data and programs.

American Lung Association www.lungusa.org/tobacco The Tobacco Control section of the American Lung Association (ALA) website is an excellent resource for parents who smoke and who are thinking about quitting. The ALA website provides self-help manuals and an online tobacco-use treatment program, as well as links to your local Lung Association.

QuitNet www.quitnet.com QuitNet is a resource of interactive tools designed to help tobacco-users kick the habit. The online resources include a Quit Date Wizard which tracks the quit effort and the Q-gadget which tabulates the cost of tobacco. QuitNet also provides quitting guides, a pharmaceutical guide, online chat forums, and an expert helpline.

Tar Wars www.tarwars.org Tar Wars is a tobacco-free education program and poster contest supported by the American Academy of Family Physicians and reaches approximately 400,000 fourth- and fifth-grade students annually. This site explains how the program works and how to get involved. You can join the Illinois Tar Wars program already at work in over 330 school across the state.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids www.tobaccofreekids.org Find global, national and state level information on tobacco use, Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) fund allocation and the toll tobacco takes on our lives and economy. Learn more about taking action and what policies will protect our children from tobacco industry influence.

Tobacco News www.tobacco.org Tobacco News compiles and abstracts the most recent tobacco news. The website is useful for health professionals who want to keep abreast with research findings and public policy issues related to tobacco use. The website also offers tobacco-use resources including quitting tips and an activism guide with links to community-based treatment programs.

Illinois Tobacco-Free Communities www.idph.state.il.us/TobaccoWebSite/home.htm The Illinois Tobacco-Free Communities website is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health and provides a wealth of tobacco use information specifically for Illinois. The website is targeted to the general public and offers information on new tobacco prevention programs in Illinois.

National Spit Tobacco Education Project (NSTEP) www.nstep.org  NSTEP was founded in 1994 as an effort to educate the American public about the dangers of spit tobacco. This website provides information on the dangers of using spit tobacco, as well as some tools to help teens quit. The fact sheets found on this site may be useful for physicians when explaining the dangers of spit tobacco to their patients.

Americans for Nonsmokers Rights www.no-smoke.org The Americans for Nonsmokers Rights website supplies up to date information on legislation and other government efforts to control exposure to second-hand smoke. This website provides information on smoke-free ordinances throughout the US and suggestions on increasing tobacco-control legislation.

The Tobacco FactFile www.tobaccofactfile.org Created by the British Medical Association, users can search all facts, or to find information on health, economics, policy and the tobacco industry. You can also find data and statistics on your country, or across a region.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secondhand Smoke Information www.epa.gov/iaq/ets Find patient education and advocacy efforts surrounding the health risks of secondhand smoke exposure. Learn more about the effect secondhand smoke can have and even "Take the Smoke-Free Home Pledge" to protect your family.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Danger to Children This AAP brochure aims to educate parents and children about the dangers of second-hand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Order at www.aap.org

Freedom from Smoking- For You and Your Baby The American Lung Association (ALA) publishes this booklet for pregnant women to help them quit smoking. Order at www.lungusa.org

Journeyworks Publishing – www.journeyworks.com Find a catalog of simple, colorful patient education brochures to order for your practice, many offered in Spanish. Target audiences/topics include pregnant women, teens, young children, parents, women, cigars, chew tobacco. Phone number is 800/775-1998

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