Tools for Preventing Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Bibliography of secondhand smoke studies
Developed by American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation

CEASE: Clinical Effort Against Seconhand Smoke Exposure
Parental tobacco use is a serious health issue for all family members. Child healthcare clinicians are in a unique and important position to address parental smoking because of the regular, multiple contacts with parents and the harmful health consequences to their patients. The CEASE Module was developed to help child healthcare clinicians tailor their office setting to address parental tobacco use in a routine and effective manner. Implementation strategies employed by the CEASE Module demonstrate how to link parents who want to quit smoking with state or national smoking cessation services through the use of a flexible set of materials. The CEASE Module guides child healthcare clinicians in each evidence-based step of addressing parental tobacco use.

"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.

Factsheet on Secondhand Smoke
Developed by Repace Associates, Inc., Secondhand Smoke Consultants

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

Key Components of Comprehensive Tobacco Control Enforcement
Components developed by The Praxis Project that address compliance with youth access laws, smoke-free bar codes, and other indoor air regulations.  In addition, this component monitors compliance with advertising restrictions in stores and at public events, and with prohibitions on tobacco product marketing practices outlined in the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).

Legal Options for Tenants Suffereing from Drifting Tobacco Smoke
Factsheet developed by the technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC).

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).

SABEMOS: Por respeto -- Aquí no se fuma
In conjunction with the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), LCAT will be providing the SABEMOS toolkit. Available in both English and Spanish, SABEMOS, which means "we know," is designed to help community leaders heighten awareness among Latino parents of the dangers of second-hand smoke and how it affects them and their children. This community outreach toolkit was put together based on research gathered through focus groups and key informant interviews. It includes, among others, an interactive CD-ROM that contains media materials like Spanish-language radio public service announcements. These materials can assist in creating smoke-free environments everywhere, from the home to work to other areas in the community. SABEMOS is here to serve as a guide that will help educate and encourage Latinos to maintain and further improve positive health behaviors realted to tobacco prevention and secondhand smoke reduction.

Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute Factsheet

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