Tools for Advocating for Policy Change

Advocating for Tobacco Policy Change
Toolkit developed by The Praxis Project.

Are Jurisdictions with Significant Concentrations of Communities of Color More or Less Likely to Have Tobacco Control Ordinances?
Paper presented by Makani Themba-Nixon at National Conference on Tobacco or Health.

Be Free Indeed! Tobacco Prevention Tools for the African American Church African American Church
Toolkit and Training developed by NAATEN to assist African American/Black churches in enacting and implementing tobacco-free policies.

"Clean Air is Fair" Ad Campaign
Ads developed by The Praxis Project for your use in your state and local clean indoor air campaigns.

Clean Indoor Air and Communities of Color: Challenges and Opportunities
Background Paper written by Elva Yañez, The Praxis Project, November 2002.

Community Voices Initiative: Promoting Systems Change in Community Driven Tobacco Control
This May 2008 Legacy publication examines how Community Voices grantees generated systems-level changes in healthcare systems, foremost in the area of tobacco control to provide cessation and prevention services primarily to disadvantaged communities. This publication is also available in Spanish.

Global Tobacco Control
This site offers free instructional training for policy makers, researchers, educators and the general public. We help participants develop and implement effective tobacco control programs, advocate for substantial anti-smoking regulations and craft media campaigns that make a difference. Our multimedia educational modules feature tobacco control experts from around the world. The curriculum was developed by faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the premier source for research and policy guidance on how to stem the global epidemic of tobacco-related cancer deaths.

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
A Report of the Surgeon General, 2006.

NACCHO, ASTHO, and NALBOH Smokefree Policy Guidelines
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) have joined together on eliminating the use of tobacco products.  The online action plans on Clean Indoor Air Policy serve as extensions of the three organizations’ Joint Policy Statement on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control that was released in 2000.  Together, the action plans embody a comprehensive approach to policies on secondhand smoke from both state and local perspectives (Factsheets).

A Policy Framework for Preventing and Reducing Tobacco Use in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
Framework and Executive Summary developed by APPEAL; provides comprehensive policy recommendations to better address AAPI tobacco prevention and control; documents some of the successes in AAPI tobacco prevention and control over the past decade; and highlights the continuing gaps in resources and programs. For this publication, please contact APPEAL at appeal@appealforhealth.org

Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Clean Indoor Air Policies, and Communities of Color Fact Sheet (The Praxis Project)

State Tobacco Control Report
The American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal level and assigns grades to tobacco control laws and regulations enacted as of January 2, 2010. This report is a call to action for national and state elected officials: Meet the challenge and enact strong tobacco control laws so that everyone in the United States can breathe easier.

Tobacco Policy, Cessation, and Education in Correctional Facilities
Case Study developed by NNTPP.  To address the tobacco issue, NCCHC partnered with NNTPP on a pilot initiative to study strategies to promote tobacco use policy, education, and cessation within correctional facilities. The Partners conducted a national survey on the presence of tobacco use policies and cessation programming in correctional institutions, educational programs for staff and inmates on the hazards of tobacco use, and the need for a cessation curriculum for use by correctional institutions.

Tobacco Taxes and their impact on populations of low socioeconomic status
This document summarizes recent studies on the issue and provides recommendations for advocates to direct funding back into tobacco prevention and cessation programs that serve low SES individuals.

Tobacco's Target Populations
Developed by Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, this resource provides valuable information about how the tobacco industry targets certain populations, including African Americans, LGBTs, Latinos/Hispanics, and Native Americans/Alaska Natives. As the smokefree policy movement continues to gain momentum, it is key to engage diverse communities to ensure a stronger and more successful campaign to protect all people from secondhand smoke exposure.

Tribal Smoke -Free Policy Toolkit
The toolkit will assist your efforts to plan and implement an effective smoke-free policy that is appropriate for your tribal community. The toolkit contains the benefits of smoke-free policies, community readiness assessments, and sample resolutions and ordinances that can be adapted to meet your needs.

WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009: Implementing Smoke-Free Environments
The report provides comprehensive information on the status of effective tobacco control measures in almost every country and identifies gaps in information, data and policies that must be filled.