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ASH is here to help! Brochure
 
Accepting Tobacco Money

Accepting Funds from the Tobacco Industry: Guidance For Collaboration with the Private Sector

Arizona College of Public Health Policy Statement Regarding Tobacco Industry Funding
Divestment and Shareholder Toolkit – ‘Be An Activist’
Health Groups Escalate Campaign to Break Big Tobacco's Partnership with University Ethics Programme (Feb. 24, 2003)
"Institutional Addiction to Tobacco" Tobacco Control 1999; 8:70-74 (spring)
"Preventing Lung Cancer: Isolating the Tobacco Industry" Consultation Document: Reviewing the Cancer Research UK Code of Practice on Tobacco Industry Funding to Universities (Nov 12, 2002)
Tobacco Firms Sponsor College Fraternity Parties
Tobacco Industry Donations: How Taking Money from the Tobacco Industry Helps Sell More Cigarettes, and Costs More Lives
Universities and Tobacco Money: Some Universities are Accomplices in the Tobacco Epidemic
 
Campus Housing

Tips on Dealing with Smoking For Residence Assistants

University of Rhode Island - Smoke-Free Residence Halls
 
Campus News Stories
Anti-smoking group campaigns on St. Pat's

Group weighs options for on-campus smokers

Lake Head University in Thunder Bay, Ontario will be Smoke-Free as of July 1, 2004
McMaster butts out
Nicotine truth exposed: Former Phillip Morris employee speaks to USU students
Students the New-Face of Anti-tobacco Activism (March 2004)
U of L Students for Tobacco Reduction Hosted a Smoke-Free Punk Rock Concert (Feb, 2003)
U of L Students Muted by the SU
 
Counter-Marketing/Denormalization

Add in The Varisty: Cash or Conscience? Using Tobacco Money to Fund the Study or Corporate Ethics

Anti-Smoking Groups Decry U of T Donation
Backgrounder on the Canadian Tobacco Industry and its Market (NSRA) – includes choice excerpts from tobacco company documents re: the youth market and their strategies
Columbia students create smoke-free bar night ads
How Tobacco Advertising Works: Cigarette Marketing in Canada (August 2002)
Imperial Tobacco Canada’s Marketing Activities Within the Context of the Ban on Sponsorships
Telling the Truth about the Tobacco Industry: A Backgrounder on Tobacco Industry Denormalization (Non-Smoker's Right Association)
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Fact Sheet
Tobacco Industry Denormalization Campaigns: A Review and Evaluation
Tobacco Industry Documents: Cigarette Marketing in Canada (September 2002)
Two Thumbs Down: Canada's Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh: Social Norms Marketing Campaign as part of a Comprehensive Tobacco Use Reduction Plan
 
Creating A Smoke-Free Campus

A 5 Step Comprehensive Approach to Campus Tobacco Prevention

Advocating for a Tobacco-Free Campus: A Manual for College and University Students
American College Health Association's Position Statement on Tobacco on College and University Campuses
Arizona College Campus Tobacco Environment Assessment: Final Report
Campus Examples: Case Studies
Cigarette Use by College Students in Smoke-Free Environments
College Tobacco Prevention Resource
Lessons Learned From Other Colleges and Universities
No Smoking Areas at Dalhousie University: What is considered University Property?
Recognition for Becoming Smoke-Free (Dalhousie University)
Sample Timeline For Implementing A Smoke-Free Campus
Smoke-Free New England Campus Inititative
Standards For Creating A Tobacco-Free Campus
Strategies for a Tobacco-Free Campus and Checklist for a 100% Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
Tobacco Free U - Peer Education Website on Collegiate Tobacco Control
Tobacco Use and College Campuses: Health Implications and Best Practices
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT TOBACCO MARKETING AND HEALTH POLICIES ON CAMPUS
SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES FOR CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
 
Fact Sheets on Tobacco

ABCs of Smoking

Beyond the ABCs...Tobacco
Canadian Retailers and Cigarette Promotion (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Jan.1999)
Dictionary of Tobacco Terms (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Forty Years of Research: The Canadian search for a less harmful cigarette (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Health Effects of Chemicals found in Cigarette Smoke
Lung Facts 2003
So What if I Smoke? Facts you should know (presentation slides) & (presentation handouts with notes)
The Economics of Tobacco Policy: Tobacco Control Fact Sheets (2004)
The Facts: Preventing Youth Smoking
The Facts: Second-Hand Smoke
The Truth About Spit Tobacco
Tobacco Advertising: Tobacco Control Fact Sheets (2004)
Tobacco in Canada (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Fall 2003)
Truth About ETS
Truth About Options for Quitting Smoking
Truth About Smoking
Truth About Smoking and Pregnancy
The Truth About Spit Tobacco
Truth About What to Expect When Quitting Smoking
 
Media Strategies

Media Campaign Resource Center

Sample Press Release
Sample Feature/Op-ed Stories
 
Policy Development
Policies to Prohibit New Methods of Nicotine Delivery: Countering Future Tobacco Marketing Strategies
Policies to Protect Young People from Tobacco Promotions and Sales and Prevent the Onset of Tobacco Use
Policies to Protect the Rights of Non-Smokers- Smoke-Free Common Environments
Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell: Mission Impossible? Smoke-free Irish Workplaces, Including Bars
Tobacco - The Need for Alternative Economic Policies (Common Rebuttals)
Campus Tobacco Policy FactSheets
 
Rebuttals to Common Arguments

Frequently Asked Questions About Smoke-Free Campuses

Frequently Asked Questions: Dalhousie University 
 
Safety
Facts about Fire Safety and Smoking
Smoke-Free Campus Housing Will Reduce Fire Risk and Save Lives
 
Sample Canadian 100% Smoke-Free Campus Policies
Dalhousie University: Smoke-Free Policy
 
Sample Canadian 100% Smoke-Free Indoor Space Policies

Carleton University: Smoking Policy

University of Lethbridge: Non-Smoking Policy (includes Student Residences) 
 
Sample Policies

Arizona College of Public Health Policy Statement Regarding Tobacco Industry Funding

Model Policy for a Smoke-Free University (Americans for Nonsmokers's Rights)
The American Cancer Society's Smoke-Free New England Campus Initiative Sample Policy
 
Sample Tobacco Surveys
Students’ Opinion of Tobacco Control Policies Recommended for US Colleges: A National Survey
 
Smoke-Free Workplaces
Smoke-Free Colleges Will Produce A Smoke-Free Workforce
 
Tobacco Marketing to Young Adults
A Review of Cigarette Advertising in Canada (Spring 1999)
A Review of Cigarette Advertising to Women in Canada (Spring 1999)

Backgrounder: Tobacco Marketing to Young Adults

Chew on this: free tobacco at frat parties
Club Promotions in Europe, Australia and Canada (Winter 2001)
Counter-Spin: Marketing of Tobacco to Young Adults Albertans PowerPoint Presentation (1MB)
Current Activities: Cigarette Marketing in Canada (September 2002)
Getting the Pack to Speak for Itself: Cigarette packaging in the face of restrictions on advertising. (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Philanthropy and Tobacco: Cigarette Marketing (Winter 2001)
Selling Smokes to Starters: World No Tobacco Day Forum on Tobacco Industry Documents. (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Smoking Makes the Campus Scene
Smooth Moves: Bar and Nightclub Tobacco Promotions That Target Young Adults
Study: Tobacco Firms Encourage College Smoking
Targeting You: Direct Mail Magazines (Winter 2001)
The Importance of Younger Adults: RJR Confidential Document
The Story of Player’s Light: How Canada’s most popular cigarette was targeted to young adults. (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Tobacco companies get students to light up
Tobacco Goes to College
Tobacco Marketing to College-Aged Youth
Tobacco Marketing to Young Adults: Dr. Anne M. Lavack PowerPoint Presentation (3.5 MB)
Tobacco Promotions Appealing to Male Youths in Canada (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Why and How the Tobacco Industry Sells Cigarettes to Young Adults: Evidence From Industry Documents
 

Tobacco Sales on Campus

Sample Student Resolution Regarding Sale of Tobacco
 
Other

Clearing the Smoke on Campus: Policy Change through Grassroots Advocacy

College students light up for life, studies show
Light and Mild Cigarettes (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Jan 1999)
Lives go up in smoke
Tales of Toxic Tobacco: Research on the harmful properties of smoke (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada)
Trust Us: We're the Tobacco Industry
Sponsored Concerts Up In Smoke
Ventilation Systems: How the companies tried to use “ventilation” solutions to block restrictions on smoking (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, February 2002)
Women’s Lung Cancer Still Going Up
Tobacco Control on Campus-FinalReport
Tobacco on Campus

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