North Carolina Organizations

American Cancer Society, Southeast Division
http://www.cancer.org
Fresh Start program for adult smoking cessation, Great American Smoke-out information and materials, Smoke Scream, educational materials and quit smoking resources. Call for phone numbers and locations of regional offices.

American Lung Association of North Carolina
http://www.lungnc.org
dbryan@lungnc.org
3801Lake Boone Trail, Suite 190
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 800-892-5650, 919-832-8326
Fax: 919-856-8530
The American Lung Association of North Carolina is dedicated to eliminating lung disease and fostering healthy breathing for all people through prevention, outreach, education, research, and advocacy.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Training, Education, and Research (ENTER)
http://www.fammed.unc.edu/enter
enter@med.unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-8615
The EnTER program, a division of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Family Medicine, provides training, education, and research to help local and statewide communities advocate for smoke-free policies in order to create a healthier North Carolina.

North Carolina Alliance for Health
http://www.rtpnet.org/alliance
Phone: 919-463-8328
Promotes the approval of policies at the state and local levels to reduce tobacco use and its impact on the health and economic well-being of North Carolinians.

North Carolina Comprehensive School Health Training Center
Appalachian State University
Donna Breitenstein, Ph.D.
PO Box 32047
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828-265-8625
Teacher training in two curriculum-based programs for middle school and junior high school students: Project Towards No Tobacco (TNT) and Life Skills Training (LST).

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch
http://www.tobaccopreventionandcontrol.ncdhhs.gov/
Educational materials, scientific information and statistics. Consultation on smoke-free policies, contact with quit smoking resources. Information on local coalitions.

North Carolina GASP (Group to Alleviate Smoking Pollution) and
Survivors and Victims Empowerment Program (SAVE)
http://www.main.nc.us/save
http://www.tobaccosurvivors.org
ncgasp@hotmail.com
31 College Place, 13-A
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-238-0110, 888-8-VOICES
GASP has information on protecting nonsmokers from health risks of second hand smoke, as well as materials and activities that support and promote the health rights of nonsmokers.  SAVE has volunteer and advocacy opportunities and empowerment training for those affected by tobacco related illnesses (both patients and their loved ones).

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund
http://www.healthwellnc.com/
Mailing address
7090 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-7090
Physical address
501 N. Blount Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-733-4011
Fax: 919-733-1240
The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund invests in programs and partnerships to address access, prevention, education and research that help all North Carolinians achieve better health. The Health and Wellness Trust Fund was created by the General Assembly as one of three entities to invest North Carolina's portion of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The HWTF receives one fourth of the state's tobacco settlement funds.

North Carolina Medical Society
PO Box 27617
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 800-722-1350
Educating physicians and communities about the hazards of tobacco use and information on how to help patients quit.

North Carolina Prevention Partners
http://www.ncpreventionpartners.org
CB 8165
NC Institute for Public Health
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165
Phone: 919-966-9267
Offers health related resources and advocacy tools related to improving the health of North Carolinians, with a special emphasis on tobacco issues.

Quit Now NC!
http://www.quitnownc.org
ncpp@ncpreventionpartners.org
400 Roberson Place
Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone: 919-843-4455
Promoting prevention, cessation, and treatment, as well as a smoke-free North Carolina. Offers an online directory of NC cessation programs, support groups, and resources.

Tobacco Prevention Evaluation Team (TPEP)
http://fammed.unc.edu/TPEP/
Phone: 919-843-1521
TPEP, a division of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Family Medicine, works to evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco prevention programs.

Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. campaign
http://www.realityunfiltered.com
The Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. anti-tobacco media campaign is sponsored by the Health and Wellness Trust Fund.

WorkingSmokeFree.com
workingsmokefree@ncmail.net
http://www.workingsmokefree.com
A resource website for businesses who want to adopt smoke-free policies, it has information and tools to help with every step of the process of deciding upon, adopting, and implementing a smoke-free workplace policy.

National Organizations

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
Educational materials, quit smoking resources, volunteer opportunities. Call for phone numbers of regional office.

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org
Smoking cessation resources – including the Not On Tobacco (NOT) program for teen cessation. Call for phone numbers of local office.

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
http://www.no-smoke.org
Teens As Teachers tobacco use prevention training program, in which high schoolers teach elementary students about tobacco, and “How to Butt In: teens Take Action Guidebook.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Office of Smoking and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 800-CDC-1331
Maintains resources and information on youth and adult tobacco use, publications, and educational materials in an online catalogue, as well as resources for parents, educators, and youth group leaders.

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
1400 I Street NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-296-5469
Provides information and resources on youth tobacco use, including up-to-date, state-by-state information on the costs of tobacco.