Research and Statistics

Statistics and Data from Virginia and the Federal Government

• US Dept of Healht and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General
• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
  A Report of the Surgeon General June 27, 2006
• Second Hand Smoke: What It Means To You

Fact Sheets from the office of the Surgeon General

• What Is Secondhand Smoke?
• 6 Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General Report
• Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
• There is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure
• Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
• How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace
• 29 Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964-2006

General Information

• CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Elon University Poll finds support for N.C. smoking ban at 65 percent
  Oct. 31, 2006
• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
  June 27, 2006
• Chronic Disease Notes and Reports
  Dec. 2005
• Who's still smoking in NC
  Oct. 2007
• The Adult Incidence of Asthma and
  Respiratory Symptoms by Passive Smoking In Utero or in Childhood
  April 1, 2005
• Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke
  March 31, 2005
• North Carolina Adult Fact Sheets
• "Efficacy of Tobacco Dependence Treatment in the Context of a "Smoke-Free Grounds" Worksite Policy: a Case Study."
  Aug. 2004
• Surgeon General's Report for 2004
• Tobacco Industry Political Influence and Tobacco Policy Making in New York 1983-1999

Women Specific Information

• Dispelling the Myth
  2001. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) community toolkit for reducing tobacco use among women
• Women's Health: Interventions for Smoking Cessation
  An educational grant funded by The Duke Endowment to improve the smoking cessation services offered to women of childbearing age in Forsyth County, NC in an effort to reduce their risk of having low birth weight or premature infants.