--- title: "Special/Priority Populations" url: https://tcln.org/cessation/priority-populations description: "The Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network linked state and national cessation leaders to share information, resources and strategies. Material published 2005-2008." --- # Special/Priority Populations This page reproduces material published by the Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network between 2005 and 2008. Names, roles, partners and funders are as published at that time and do not describe any current relationship, endorsement or funding. Nothing here is medical advice. ## Priority Populations [**American Legacy Foundation Fact Sheets**](http://www.americanlegacy.org) Fact sheets summarize the impact of smoking and the effects of tobacco on priority populations. The fact sheets are based on data from our National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), Legacy Media Tracking Survey (LMTS) and other surveys and sources. [**Eliminating Tobacco-Related Health Disparities (April 2005)**](http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/eliminating_tobacco_hd.pdf) Identifies critical steps to help reduce tobacco use and its consequences among underserved populations in the United States. Published by the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health. [**NCI’s Bibliography of Tobacco Use and Health Disparities**](http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/TCRB/bibliography_tobacco.html) [**Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (March 2002)**](http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=4475) Institute of Medicine study to assess the extent of disparities in the types and quality of health services received by U.S. racial and ethnic minorities and non-minorities. - **MMWR Reports** - • [**Health disparities experienced by Black or African Americans (January 2005)**](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5401a1.htm) - • [**Tobacco Use Among US Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: A Report of the Surgeon General (1998)**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/index.htm) [**Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card (September 2003)**](http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/Women&SmokingReportCard2003.pdf) A comprehensive assessment of women's smoking-related health conditions and policies that are proven to help reduce smoking among women and girls by the National Women’s Law Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University. [**Women, Tobacco, and Cancer: An Agenda for the 21st Century (July 2004)**](http://women.cancer.gov/reports/wtobacco.shtml) A report of the National Cancer Institute’s public/private partnership, Women, Tobacco, and Cancer Working Group. [**National LGBT Communities Tobacco Action Plan (November 2004)**](http://www.ttac.org/products/pdfs/LGBT-TobaccoActionPlan.pdf) Over 60 LGBT health and tobacco control advocates participated in the planning process, which yielded five key action steps for reducing smoking among the LGBT community. Available through the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium. [**NCI’s Bibliography of Tobacco-Related Literature on Hispanics/Latinos 1990-2001 (February 2002)**](http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/hisp_biblio.pdf) Provides a comprehensive list of tobacco-related scientific literature pertaining to the Hispanic/Latino population. [**APPEAL Factsheets**](http://www.appealforcommunities.org/pages/Factsheets30.php?project_id=30) Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership (APPEAL) is a national network of organizations and individuals working towards social justice and a tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. These factsheets provide information on AAPI youth and tobacco, AAPIs and tobacco, the tobacco settlement, tobacco industry sponsorship, and AAPI LGBTQIs and tobacco. [**Moving Toward Health: Achieving Parity through Tobacco Control for All Communities**](http://www.appealforcommunities.org/pages/Parity_Kit43.php?project_id=43) Developed by the Alliance on Advancing Parity & Leadership for Priority Populations (Parity Alliance). [**National Center for Tobacco-Free Older Persons Fact Sheets**](http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco.htm) - **Reports of the Surgeon General** - • [**Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_forwomen/index.htm) - • [**Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: A Report of the Surgeon General (updated July 2000)**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/index.htm) [**CLOSING THE GAPS: Identifying & Eliminating Tobacco Related Disparities in Oregon Executive Summary / Oregon (2002)**](http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/tobacco/tdpp/index.shtml) Prepared by Tobacco Disparities Planning Committee through the Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program (support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). [**Identifying & Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disparities in Indiana: Executive Summary / Indiana (2003)**](http://www.smokefreeindiana.org/Upload/Files/Executive_Summary.pdf) Produced by the Indiana Tobacco Use Disparities and Diversity Workgroup (funded through a supplemental grant provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Indiana State Department of Health). ## Youth [**Evaluability of Youth Tobacco Cessation Programs: Report on a Survey Conducted for the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (2000)**](http://www.ctcinfo.org/upload/blueprint_youth_evaluabil.pdf) Academy for Educational Development. [**CDC Youth Tobacco Cessation: A guide for Making Informed Decisions**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/educational_materials/cessation/youth_cess/pdf/Youth_Tobacco_Cessation_a.pdf%20) Published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [**Special Issue on Youth Tobacco Cessation (2003)**](http://www.ajhb.org/27-s2.htm) A special supplement to the September/October issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior presents state of the art on adolescent smoking cessation. Topics include: Youth Tobacco Cessation: Filling the Gap Between What We Do and What We Know; The Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative and National Blueprint for Action; A Comparison of Review Methods in Tobacco Prevention and Control Guidelines; Application of a Better Practices Framework to Review Youth Tobacco Use Cessation; Better Practices for Youth Tobacco Cessation: Evidence of Review Panel; Recommendations and Guidance for Practice in Youth Tobacco Cessation; and Improving the Future of Youth Smoking Cessation. [**Childhood Experimentation High Risk for Smoking (November 2004)**](http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/158/11/1050) Available in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine journal. - **MMWR Reports** - • [**Cigarette use among high school students - United States**](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5323.pdf), 1991–2003. *MMWR*. 2004: 53(23);499–502. [**Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)**](http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/GYTSDataSets/) WHO and CDC developed the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) to track tobacco use among youth across countries using a common methodology and core questionnaire. [**N-O-T: Not on Tobacco**](http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39866) American Lung Association’s school and community based cessation program. ## Pregnancy [**Health & Economic Impact: Smoking Cessation for Pregnant Women (June 2002)**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/economics/health_econ_impact.pdf) A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet. [**National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit Action Plan**](http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org/documents/Actionplan.pdf) - **MMWR Reports** - • [**State estimates of neonatal healthcare costs associated with maternal smoking – US 1996 Smoking during pregnancy – US 1990-2002**](http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/mmwr.htm). MMWR highlights Oct. 72004/Vol. 53/No.39 [**Fact Sheets from the National Partnership to Help Smoker’s Quit**](http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org) [**First 5 Community Guide for Supporting Effective Tobacco Cessation Services / California (August 2003)**](http://www.centerforhealthimprovement.org/pdf/EffectiveTobaccoCessation.pdf) Guide from the Center for Health Improvement includes recommendations, case studies, and sample documents to assist commissions in their efforts to help pregnant women and parents quit smoking. ## **Websites:** [**Smoke-Free Families**](http://www.smokefreefamilies.org) A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative that links current research, innovative models for implementing prenatal smoking cessation guidelines, and well as information for health care providers. [**National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit**](http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org) A coalition of diverse organizations working together to ensure that pregnant women are screened for tobacco use and receive treatment as part of their prenatal care. [**Teenquit**](http://www.teenquit.com/indexflash.asp) Teenquit provides help to teens who want to quit smoking. Its components include online support for teens in their efforts to quit smoking while they participate in the Adolescent Smoking Cessation Escaping Nicotine and Tobacco program (ASCENT), a multifaceted school-based intervention. Funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse. ## **Publications:** Fisher E, Musick J, et. al. Improving clinic and neighborhood-based smoking cessation services within federally qualified health centers. *Nicotine & Tobacco Research* 2005; Vol 7, Suppl 1:S45-56. Melvin CL, Dolan-Mullen P, Windsor RA, et al. Recommended cessation counseling for pregnant women who smoke: a review of the evidence. *Tobacco Control* 2000; (Suppl III):iii80-84. [**Smoking and Pregnancy: Research Finding from the Smoke-Free Families Program (September 2000)**](http://tc.bmjjournals.com/content/vol9/suppl_3/) Supplement published by the journal, *Tobacco Control*. [**Helping Pregnant Women Quit. Smoking: Progress and Future Directions (April 2004)**](http://www.ntrjournal.org/pregnancy.html) Published by the journal, *Nicotine and Tobacco Research*. Published 2005–2008 · Reviewed 10 August 2026 [Return to Cessation Topics & Resources](https://tcln.org/cessation/index.html)