Links
The Canadian Cancer Society (http://www.ontario.cancer.ca/)
Provides information on services and programs of the Ontario office of the Canadian Cancer Society. The site offers guides on quitting smoking, information about Smokers’ Helpline, second-hand smoke and Canadian tobacco statistics.
Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (http://www.cctc.ca/)
The CCTC was founded in 1974 by the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Lung Association. The CCTC maintains an extensive library of tobacco-control documents, fact sheets, and news items related to tobacco control.
La Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac (http://www.cqct.qc.ca/)
La Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac was founded in 1996 and currently represents a number of organizations in Québec on the issue of tobacco control. These organizations include municipalities, hospitals, community centres, school boards, schools, community health centres, youth centres and medical associations.
Leave the Pack Behind
Leave The Pack Behind (LTPB) is a comprehensive, age-tailored, tobacco control initiative for young adults on post-secondary campuses. LTPB seamlessly integrates cessation, protection, prevention and industry denormalization activities to: (1) promote smoking cessation among occasional and regular smokers, (2) protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke, and (3) expose tobacco industry tactics that keep people hooked on its deadly products.
Health Canada (http://www.gosmokefree.ca/)
Provides information on health effects, second-hand smoke, smoking rates and trends. Includes on-line tools to help smokers quit, as well as program resources for health professionals.
Health Communication Unit (http://www.thcu.ca/)
The Health Communication Unit provides training and support in health communication to Ontario communities. Visit their site for information about their workshop schedule and resource materials.
Heart Health Resource Centre (www.hhrc.net/)
The Heart Health Resource Centre provides support to Ontario communities who are planning, delivering, and/or evaluating comprehensive community-based heart health strategies. Visit their site for access to resource materials, a listing of workshops and events, or to join an electronic listserv on heart health issues in Ontario.
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (http://www.heartandstroke.ca/)
Provides information on heart disease, stroke, healthy living and access to multilingual and multicultural resources.
International Union Against Cancer (http://www.uicc.org/)
Founded in 1933, UICC is an independent, non-governmental association of more than 280 member organizations in over 90 countries. Click on "media centre" for access to press releases, eNews, newsletters and information about UICC publications.
Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco (http://www.ocat.org/)
Provides background information and advocacy tools to promote smoke-free public places and workplaces. Also includes information on other issues such as taxation and youth marketing.
Ontario Health Promotion Resource System (http://www.ohprs.ca/)
Provides a gateway to 28 Ontario health promotion resource centres which are OHPRS members and affiliates.
Ontario Lung Association (http://www.on.lung.ca/)
A voluntary organization active in tobacco control that offers fact sheets, tips for quitting smoking, programs directed at youth smoking prevention, and information on a quit line. It includes a listing and addresses for 12 community offices of the Lung Association across Ontario.
Ontario Tobacco-Free Network (http://www.theotn.org/)
A provincial interagency network consisting of the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), the Heart and Stroke Foundation (Ontario) and the Lung Association (TLA).
Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (http://www.otru.org/)
OTRU is an Ontario-based research network that is recognized as a Canadian leader in tobacco control research, monitoring and evaluation, teaching and training and as a respected source of science based information on tobacco control. Visit this site for a listing of current research abstracts, literature reviews, reading lists, evaluation and special reports.
Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada (http://www.smoke-free.ca/)
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada is a national non-governmental organization. Site features fact sheets, research papers, newsletters and news releases, as well as policy analyses.
Pregnets (http://www.pregnets.org/)
The Pregnets website hosts the most up-to-date information on smoking cessation practices for pregnent and postpartum women, a toolkit for health care professionals, a printer-friendly nicotine dependency test and an anonymous online discussion board.
Quit 4 Life Program (http://www.quit4life.com/)
An interactive and personalized 4 week web program designed to help teens quit smoking.
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (http://www.rnao.org/)
Check out their revised Nursing Best Practice Guideline called "Integrating Smoking Cessation in Nursing Practice: Pilot Project". Download the pdf file (86 pages) from our Resource Section. Take the e-learning module to learn how to conduct minimal or brief interventions on smoking cessation at http://www.rnao.org/smokingcessation/.
Non-Smokers’ Rights Association (NSRA) and Smoking and Health Action Foundation (SHAF) (http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/)
The NSRA is a voluntary non-profit health organization that has worked exclusively in the field of tobacco control for over 30 years. The site contains an extensive listing of “key topics” that provide a number of reports and position pieces.
SHAF is a national, non-profit health organization that conducts public policy research designed to reduce tobacco-related disease and death. Through its evidence-based research on topical issues in tobacco control, SHAF has provided a crucial bridge between academics, policy-makers in government, and the wider health community.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm)
Source page for an overview of tobacco use in the U.S. and information about significant developments in tobacco control since 1964. Offers extensive collection of research, data and reports.
World Health Organization (www.who.int/health_topics/tobacco/en/)
For an international perspective on tobacco and health, and for access to related WHO documents.