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Tools for Countering the Tobacco Industry

Buck Tobacco Sponsorship
The California Statewide Buck Tobacco Sponsorship Project / Regional Tobacco-Free Rodeo Project / National Tobacco-Free Rodeo Project (Buck Tobacco/RTFRP/NTFRP) website provides information about how to restrict tobacco sponsorship at rodeos.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Designing and Implementing an Effective TobaccoCounter-Marketing Campaign
Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, First Edition October 2003.



The Impact of Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising on Latino Communities as a Civil Rights Issue
Article III. Article by Katherine Culliton Esq. August 30, 2005.


Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
Contains more than 11 million documents (60+ million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities.


Letter to Beyonce Knowles
National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN) and National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) collaborated on a grassroots letter writing campaign to educate Beyonce Knowles and other artist regarding tobacco industry co-optation.


Marketing and Counter Marketing Media
Examples of tobacco marketing targeting the LGBT community as well as counter marketing tools used to promote smoking cessation for LGBT's.



The New Face of Tobacco
Article by Noy Thrupkaew explores the tobacco industry's new shift in targeting women of color in the US and women abroad.


Tobacco Advertising Gallery
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids database searchable by country, company, brand and ad type.


Tobacco Company Marketing to African Americans
Fact Sheet - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.


Tobacco Company Advertising: Facts and Prevention Tips
A fact sheet provided by the National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network, a project of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.


Tobacco Industry and Products
Descriptions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of legislation related to the tobacco industry and its products. Also, links to the largest public cache of tobacco industry documents.



Urban Fuel / Smoke Free Vegas
The Clark County Health District (CCHD) located in Las Vegas Nevada serves approximately 70% of the state’s population. There are 159,228 (9.7%) young adults between 18-24 years of age living in Clark County. To reach this demographic, the Clark County Health District Tobacco Control Program (TCP) developed Urban Fuel, a social branding campaign targeting both college and non-college young adults. Commercial branding strategies were used to associate going to nightclubs and having fun with not smoking. The strategy directly counters the bar and club promotions of the tobacco industry.



What to expect from the Tobacco Industry
Article by Americans for Non-Smokers Rights.