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Beyond Your Mission: Addressing Tobacco's Impact
Created by the Wisconsin Network on Tobacco Prevention & Poverty, this DVD encourages service organizations to address the impact that tobacco use has on the populations that they serve.

Briefing paper: Recommendations for Addressing Tobacco Use in Correctional Facilities through Policy and Cessation Programming
Description: This new policy brief was developed together with a panel of experts and can be used as a resource for those working in correctional facilities, state tobacco control programs, local health organizations working among the inmate population and anyone else who is interested in correctional health.

Community Tobacco Cessation Partnership Seattle King County Toolkit
Description: The toolkit and protocol was developed by Public Health Seattle King County as part of the Community Tobacco Cessation Partnership.  This resource is system change that integrates brief tobacco intervention into the daily work of community agencies.  Ultimately, this will lead to change in the culture of treatment so that addressing nicotine addiction is part of overall client assessment and recovery. The Partnership addresses the lack of cessation resources among populations affected by poverty, mental illness and chemical dependency as a social justice and health disparities issue. 

Integrating Tobacco Control into The Salvation Army's Substance Abuse Training Curriculum  (Break Free Alliance)

Position Statement Opposing Use of Smokeless Tobacco as a Less Harmful Cessation Treatment in West Virginia: Epidemiological Basis for a Policy Opposing Use of Snus, Smokeless Tobacco as a 'Less Harmful' Tobacco Substitute

Smoking cessation processes in low-SES women: The impact of time-varying pregnancy status, health care messages, stress, and health concerns. 
Crittenden KS, Manfredi C, Cho YI, Dolecek TA. Addict Behav. 2006 Nov 8.
Researchers tracking smoking outcomes among low SES pregnant women concluded that while emphasizing the health benefits of smoking cessation was still important, more stress-coping mechanisms and stress management may be needed to prevent relapse.

Smoking Habits and Prevention Strategies in Low Socio-economic Status Populations (West Virginia University, Prevention Research Center and Break Free Alliance)

Smokefree Movies Campaign
NNTPP recently sent a letter of support for the Smokefree Movies campaign, which focuses upon eliminating tobacco from G, PG, and PG-13 movies. The glamorization of smoking in movies is harmful to youth of any socioeconomic status, and as such, NNTPP joins the Smokefree Movies campaign in urging the film industry to stop featuring tobacco in youth-rated films. For more information, please see the Smokefree Movies website: http://www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/

Tobacco Cessation for Community Work Force Development Settings (Break Free Alliance)
Description:  This tobacco cessation curriculum is specifically designed to be implemented in programs such as Job Corps and Conservation Corps to reach 18-26 year olds.  The curriculum is composed of four modules.  Modules One and Two are designed to educate individuals on the health effects of tobacco use.  Modules Three and Four provide strategies on quitting.  The curriculum incorporates images and activities designed to resonate with young adults and includes a participant workbook.  The curriculum contains instructions for facilitators, reproducible handouts and a resource section.  The curriculum packet includes a facilitator manual, CD-ROM (with PowerPoint presentations), handouts, pre/post tests, and overhead transparencies (for those who request them).  For more information on how to order, call the Health Education Council at 916-556-3344.

Tobacco Cessation for Correctional Populations (Break Free Alliance)
This manual is one of the few tobacco education/cessation resources specifically developed for use in correctional facilities. The manual contains two curriculum Modules: Module One is designed to educate individuals on the health effects of tobacco use; Module Two is a guide for quitting. The Modules are in PowerPoint format. For facilities that do not have access to PowerPoint, colored overhead transparencies are available. The guide is designed to be taught by anyone with access to correctional populations. It is simple to follow and easy to use. Expertise in health or tobacco control is not required to facilitate the sessions.

Tobacco Cessation for Rural Alaskans - A Health Education Manual (Break Free Alliance)
Description:  This tobacco cessation curriculum is specifically designed to address the unique needs of rural Alaska populations. The guide contains two curriculum modules:  Module One is designed to educate individuals on the health effects of tobacco use.  Module Two is a guide for quitting.  The curriculum contains instructions for facilitators, reproducible handouts, and a resource section.  The curriculum packet includes the facilitator manual, CD-ROM (with PowerPoint presentations), handouts, pre/post tests, and overhead transparencies (for those who request them).  For more information on how to order, call the Health Education Council at 916-556-3344.

Tobacco Cessation and Policy in the Workforce Development Setting (Break Free Alliance)
Description: This case study outlines how a successful tobacco cessation program was developed and integrated into the Sacramento Job Corps, and gives instruction on works best for the at-risk 18-24 year old population.

Tobacco Cessation Toolkit and Protocol for Homelessness Service Providers (Break Free Alliance)
Description: The toolkit and protocol was developed by Public Health Seattle King County as part of the Community Tobacco Cessation Partnership.  This resource is system change that integrates brief tobacco intervention into the daily work of community agencies.  Ultimately, this will lead to change in the culture of treatment so that addressing nicotine addiction is part of overall client assessment and recovery. The Partnership addresses the lack of cessation resources among populations affected by poverty, mental illness and chemical dependency as a social justice and health disparities issue.  

 Tobacco Policy, Cessation, and Education in Correctional Facilities (Break Free Alliance)

The following are links to organizations working in health and/or tobacco control for Low SES Populations:

• Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care
• National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty
• The Praxis Project
• Prevention Research Center West Virginia University
• Public Health Seattle King County
• Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc.
• The Salvation Army
• West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Wisconsin Tobacco and Poverty Network