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This page contains practical information and the source documents cited in research findings as compiled by Research Associates
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL RESOURCES
Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services - State health resources and research.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Federal programs and publications, along with a large amount of practical and useful information.
TALKING TO YOUR PRE-TEEN OR TEEN/ PARENTING TIPS
Talking to Your Child About Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco - Kidshealth for Parents from the Nemours Foundation.
What You Can Do to Prevent Teen Smoking - by Russell G. Robinson, MD. From the Medical College of Wisconsin HealthLink.
10 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Tough Issues - A part of the Talking With Kids Campaign.
Talk to Your Teen - From Your Teen: all about relationships, family, school, and growing up.
Parenting Today's Teen: Staying Involved While Parenting From Afar - When you can't be there every day.
Parenting Pre-Teens: It's All About Self-Respect - From Parent Soup and The St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Kids, Teens, and Smoking - Advice from several experts on keeping kids away from smoking, helping your teen to stop, resisting the advertising, why you should quit, and the dangers of smoking.
Smoking and Tobacco Use - The facts from Walgreen's and the Mayo Clinic for adults to help themselves and their children.
Help for Parents of Teenagers - From The Teenager's Guide to the Real World [click here for information about/ to purchase the book] here are some tips for parents. Also here are some tips for teens: Chapter 37: Life Is Short and For Teenagers: Understanding Smoking
FACTS AND RESEARCH
Youth Tobacco Surveillance --- United States, 1998--1999 - Centers for Disease Control, MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality) Surveillance Summary October 13, 2000 / Vol. 49 / No. SS--10
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 1999 - Centers for Disease Control, MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality) Surveillance Summary May 26, 2000 / Vol. 49 / No. SS--5
Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 1999 - Centers for Disease Control, MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality) Weekly Report January 28, 2000 / 49(03);49-53
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 1998 - Centers for Disease Control, MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality) Weekly Report October 06, 2000 / 49(39);881-4
PROGRAMS
Not on Tobacco (N-O-T) - The American Lung Association (ALA) now offers a comprehensive, gender-sensitive program designed to help teens quit smoking or reduce the amount they smoke. Called Not on Tobacco, the program teaches healthy lifestyle behaviors and life skills, such as stress management and decision-making. This program is active in Western Racine County.
GENERAL INFORMATION
American Lung Association of Wisconsin - ALA fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
The Truth - The Truth.com is known for their controversial television ad campaign. The web site has information on smoking aimed at teens (It is strongly suggested that you have your child accompany you to this site to help you understand the youth-oriented messages -- the content was designed by youth for youth).
TobaccoFree.org - Messages for parents, messages for youth. This site is a project of Patrick Reynolds, the grandson of R.J. Reynolds (Winston, Camel). He turned his back on the family business in 1986 after losing his father and oldest brother to tobacco-related deaths.
The PATCH Project - The Program Against Teen Chewing's goal is to help adolescent males quit using spit tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco). This site provides information on how to quit using spit tobacco as well as the potential dangers of spit tobacco.
Current News About Youth Smoking - Research Associates, in partnership with moreover.com, provides you with the latest headlines and news stories related to teen smoking and tobacco use.