Tobacco Control & Special Populations
Certain populations have specific issues and needs when addressing tobacco prevention and cessation. Many organizations provide tailored tobacco control resources for specific communities. Some of the most frequently requested are listed below by population. To share or request additional resources on a specific community, please email richmondcenter@aap.org.
African Americans
- National African American Tobacco Education Network
- National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
- Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
American Indian and Alaskan Native people
- Minnesota Native American Council on Tobacco
- Indigenous Cultural Wellness
- Tribal Smoke-free Policy Toolkit
- Native American Action Plan: Addressing Tobacco Abuse Among Pregnant and PostPartum Women
Asian Americans
- South Asian Health: Smoking
- Tobacco Cessation Among Asian American and Pacific Islanders: A Community Approach
- Asian Smokers' Quitline Services available in Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Latinos/Hispanics
- Train the Trainer Smoking Cessation Toolkit
- Tobacco Use Prevention Among Hispanics and Latinos
- Humo del Tabaco en el Medio Ambiente (Secondhand Smoke)
- Facts about Latinos/Hispanics and Secondhand Smoke
LGBTQ
- How to Run a Culturally Competent LGBT Smoking Treatment Group
- Gay City: Out to Quit guide
- National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
- The Last Drag
Mental Health
- A Hidden Epidemic: Tobacco Use and Mental Health
- Smoking Cessation Leadership Center: Behavioral Health Resources
- Oregon Addiction and Mental Health Services
- Smoking Cessation for Persons with Mental Illnesses: A Toolkit for Mental Health Providers
Military families
- That's It- Time to Quit
- TRICARE smoking cessation program fact sheet
- TRICARE: Tobacco Cessation
- Quit Tobacco. Make Everyone Proud.
Oncology Patients
Rural Communities
Women
- National Partnership for Smoke-free Families: Clinical Practice Tools
- Pregnets
- SmokefreeWomen
- Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic
- text4baby
Youth
- Help Teens Quit
- Smokefree Teen- Note that this site does not discuss nicotine replacement therapy (NRT); if you're interested in finding out more about NRT, talk to your doctor.
- I Quit Brochure
- For more resources for youth and teens, see For Kids and Teens
