Tobacco, Smoking, and Cessation Information and Resources
Websites
Quitline Iowa is a toll-free, statewide smoking cessation telephone counseling hotline. Trained counselors provide callers with information about the health consequences of tobacco use, assistance in making an individualized quit plan, and on-going support through optional follow-up calls.
Campaign for Tobacco Free KidsA leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world. We advocate for public policies proven to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke. Learn more about our key initiatives.
Iowa Dept. of Public Health - Tobacco Use Prevention and ControlPrograms, events, master tobacco settlement agreement, publications and fact sheets, statistics.
Smoking Drug Abuse.govFrom NIDA. Fact sheets, research reports, news, and other resources.
Tobacco.org: Tobacco News and InformationNews, quotes, resources, links, tobacco history
Smoking and Tobacco Use from the CDCSite with tobacco information for all ages. Includes Surgeon General's tobacco reports, data, statistics and fact sheets, cessation information, educational materials, and campaigns and events.
The American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2010The American Lung Association has released its annual State of Tobacco Control report grading all 50 states on their policies to reduce tobacco addiction, diseases and death. Find out if your state has the policies in place to get the job done.
American Cancer SocietySmoking health issues, public issues, quitting smoking, the Great American Smokeout, smoking-related cancers.
National Cancer InstituteValuable cancer-related health information. Tobacco, smoking and cessation Fact sheets.
Smokefree.govOffers science-driven tools, information, and support proven effective in helping smokers quit. Find state and national resources, free materials, and the best quitting advice the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has to offer.
TobaccoFree.orgOrganization aims is to educate people of all ages about smoking and tobacco use.
Americans for Nonsmokers' RightsInformation on secondhand smoke, smoke free advocacy, tobacco industry information, and current nonsmokers campaigns
Publications
Iowa Smoke-Free Air Act - enacted in 2008
It's the Law 
summary of Iowa's Adolescent Smoking Prevention Act
Quitline Iowa - 1-800-QUIT NOW, (1-800-784-8669). A statewide, toll-free smoking cessation hotline and program
Smokeless Tobacco Facts - CDC
Heart Disease and Smoking 1 page IDPH flyers:
Healthy Reasons to Kick the Habit
Questions About Quitting
Secondhand Tobacco Smoke
The Smokeless Risk
Quit Without Weight Gain
Tobacco: The Smoking Gun Important 2007 CASA study
exploring the danger of nicotine to developing brains of teens
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (2006)
Alcohol and Tobacco - A Deadly Duo
Nicotine Dependence: 2006 - NSDUH Report
Tobacco Industry Documents - public access to tobacco industry documents
Global Tobacco Prevention and Control - The CDC, WHO Collaborating Center for Global Tobacco Prevention and Control is dedicated to working with partners to prevent death and disease through effective and sustainable global tobacco prevention and control. Statistics.
Campaign Contributions by Tobacco Interests -stats on soft money and PAC donations. From Smokefreekids.org
State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) -The American Lung Association publishes an analysis of laws on smoke free air, youth access, tobacco taxes and public health spending, among other issues, adopted at the state level during the previous year. Read full report, or search by state.
State Tobacco Activities Tracking System -STATE reports up-to-date and historical state-level data on tobacco use prevention and control. The STATE System is designed to integrate many data sources to provide comprehensive summary data and facilitate research and consistent interpretation of the data. Each report may be limited to Iowa data.
