Advocacy

Other Resources

• Fundamentals of Smokefree Workplace Laws *
  National tobacco control advocates have agreed to specific fundamental smokefree principles. To help guide and maximize the impact of efforts designed to increase the number of workers and residents in the United States who are protected from secondhand smoke, this document was created. As you work for smokefree air, we hope that you will read this document in full and take advantage of technical assistance and resources from the American Lung Association of North Carolina. Visit the CDC website for more information.
• 2006 State of the Air
  Presents information on air pollution on a state-by-state, county-by-county basis, using the most up-to-date quality assured data available for nationwide comparisons.
• 2006 State of Tobacco Control
  This downloadable report grades tobacco control laws in four key areas: Tobacco Prevention Spending, Clean Indoor Air Laws, Cigarette Taxes and Youth Access Laws. It covers laws effective as of January 1, 2007.
• Clean Air Decision 2006
  Clean Air Decision 2006 was released as the EPA is about to announce a final decision on national air quality standards for particle pollution (soot), the most lethal of all air pollutants.  In its report, the Lung Association analyzed the public health consequences of four different pairs of annual and daily standards, using EPA data from particle pollution monitors in counties nationwide from 2002-2004.
• NC Lung Action Network
  The Lung Action Network is a statewide volunteer network that allows advocates to quickly and easily contact their legislators and other policy makers to advocate for better lung health in North Carolina. Do you want policy makers to hear what you have to say? Join us today!
• 2005 State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues Report *
  This is the interactive website of State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI), the American Lung Association’s annual compendium of state tobacco control laws.
• American Lung Association Tobacco Policy Trend Alert:  From Joe Camel to Kauai Kolada *
  The Marketing of Candy-Flavored Cigarettes - This trend alert summarizes the history of different flavorings in cigarettes, provides evidence of how these new types of cigarettes appeal to youth, and describes state and federal efforts to prohibit their sale.
• Tobacco Policy Trend Alert:  Economic Effects of Smokefree Air Laws *
  “Fuzzy Math: How the Tobacco Industry Distorts the Truth about the Economic Effects of Smokefree Restaurants and Bars”.  This trend alert describes how the tobacco industry uses misleading studies and evidence to convince decision makers that enacting smoke free air laws that cover restaurants and bars will have a negative effect on business.
• Tobacco Policy Trend Alert:  Securitization Breaking the Promise *
  This trend alert describes the process called securitization, which involves selling the rights to annual Master Settlement Agreement payments for a lump sum payment up front, and its negative effect on tobacco control and prevention spending.
• FTC Releases New Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Reports
  The top five cigarette companies spent $14.15 billion on advertising and promotion in 2004 - or $41.5 million a day marketing/promoting their products. These reports below document trends in tobacco advertising.

  	2004-2005 FTC Cigarette Report *
  	2002-2005 FTC Smokeless Tobacco Report  *
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