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What's the toll of tobacco in Tennessee?
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

Tobacco Control Highlights Report
Find out the prevalence of tobacco use, the health impact and costs associated with tobacco use, and tobacco excise tax in your state. From the CDC STATE System.

Reports by Topic
Gather detailed reports, state comparison reports and trend reports based on topics like behavior, demographic, funding, environment, economics, health consequences and costs and legislation. From the CDC STATE System.

Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control (SCS-TC)
SCS-TC was developed as a methodology to objectively measure the fundamental position of tobacco control in society and thereby provide a data collection system to monitor program impacts. The Data Query feature allows you to gather national data from this survey on areas such as smoking cessation, mass communication & culture and more!
Tobacco Charts
These charts to provide a vivid illustration of the profound changes specific states have experienced after raising their state cigarette tax or passing statewide smoke free laws.

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Tennessee Chapter AAP

AAP Division of State Government Affairs
The Division of State Government Affairs provides consultation on state legislative and regulatory activities and assists AAP chapters and members with addressing child and adolescent health and pediatric practice issues and strategies under consideration by state and local governments. Pediatricians looking to get involved in state and local level tobacco advocacy should contact their AAP chapter. For more information, please contact the Division of State Government Affairs at 847/434-7799 or stgov@aap.org.

State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)
This website is home to the online version of SLATI, which tracks state tobacco control laws, such as restrictions on smoking in public places and workplaces and tobacco taxes, on an ongoing basis. It is the only comprehensive and up-to-date summary of tobacco control laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. From the American Lung Association.

State of Tobacco Control Report 2009
This report tracks progress on key tobacco control laws and policies enacted as of January 1, 2009. From the American Lung Association.

 

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Tennessee Department of Health

Local Health Department Listing

Smoke Free Tennessee

Find Your State's Quitline Information
From the North American Quitlne Consortium. Please disable your pop-up blocker.

Tennessee Newspapers
Here you can find your local newspaper's web site and contact information

State Agency Directory
Provides staff and contact information by state. Also identifies major health activities not part of the state health agency. From StatePublicHealth.org.

 

AAP Funded Community Activities back to top

Dissemination of Best Practices to Promote Smoke Free Homes Conference

2009 Smoke Free Homes Champions

Annamaria Church, MD
TC Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, TN

Jeannette Martin, MD
TC Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, TN

Sandy Varghese, MD
TC Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, TN

Jennifer Williams, DO, PL-2
TC Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, TN