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• SMOKERS' HELPLINE 1-877-513-5333 Smokers' Helpline is operated by the Canadian Cancer Society - Ontario Division, with funding in part by the Government of Ontario. Callers are provided with information, advice, and support to overcome their tobacco dependency.
  www.smokershelpline.ca
  
  
• US Guideline "A Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence" released in June 2000, updates the 1996 comprehensive guideline. Highlighted in the guideline are the roles and benefits of clinicians practicing clinical tobacco intervention. The guideline is available in the June 28, 2000 issue of JAMA, or it can be downloaded from:
  www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm
  
  
• Ontario Medical Association’s 2008 publication "Rethinking Stop-Smoking Medications: Treatment Myths and Medical Realities" provides an overview of the available stop smoking pharmacotherapies for both clinicians and patients.
  www.oma.org/Health/Tobacco/Myths.asp
  
  
• Center for Disease Control - Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
  www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm
  
  
• Health Canada - This page gives you access to information available from Health Canada on smoking and tobacco use including reports, statistics, studies, news releases, and more.
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/index_e.html
  
  
• The National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health - The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (CCTC) manages a Clearinghouse Program on Tobacco and Health with a central information function for the tobacco control community. It is a "one-stop portal for tobacco control information".
  www.cctc.ca
  
  
• Health care associations release joint statement on smoking cessation January 17, 2001 - Nine health care professional associations have joined together to highlight the key role that they can play in assisting smokers to quit smoking and stay smoke-free.
  www.cma.ca/staticContent/HTML/N0/l2/inside/policybase/tobacco.pdf
  
  
• PREGNETS - The overall objective of the Prevention of Gestational and Neonatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (PREGNETS) Program is to decrease the negative consequences of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke on the woman, fetus, and child by encouraging healthcare providers to include minimal contact interventions into routine assessments and healthcare of the pregnant and post-partum woman.
  www.pregnets.org
  
  
• RNAO e-learning module RNAO e-learning module On-line training for health care professionals interested in helping patients stop smoking is now available at no charge. This learning module takes about one hour to complete and is suitable for a variety of health care providers. To access this program visit
  www.tobaccofreernao.ca
  
  
• Tobacco Fact File A project of the Tobacco Control Research Centre (TCRC) at the British Medical Association, presents key facts and data about tobacco across the globe. The widely endorsed web site is a centralized source of information for future tobacco control activities designed primarily for the media, health professionals and policy makers.
  www.tobaccofactfile.org
  
  
• Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion The Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion connects you to important information regarding the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy and provincial legislation.
  www.mhp.gov.on.ca