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Surgeon General's Reports
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Other Important Federal Resources on Smoking:
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How Do We Conclude That Smoking is a Cause of Disease? — This supplement to the 2004 Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking discusses how the conclusions and recommendations of the report are made. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/10.htm
How Smoking Harms People of All Ages — This fact sheet is a supplement to the 2004 Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking. It provides general information on how smoking affects the body. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/7.htm
Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Cancer — This fact sheet was created to supplement the 2004 Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking. It provides several statistics on the development of certain cancers due to smoking. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/2.htm
Smoking Among Adults in the United States: Respiratory Health — This fact sheet supplements the Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking. It provides facts on how smoking negatively affects respiratory health. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/4.htm
Smoking Among Adults: Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke — This supplement to the 2004 Surgeon General's Report on the health consequences of smoking provides information on how heart disease and stroke are related to smoking. Included are statistics on the frequencies of coronary heart disease development caused by smoking. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/3.htm
Smoking Among Adults: Other Health Effects — This fact sheet supplements the 2004 Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking. It provides information on some of the health effects of smoking such as work absences, health care costs, and other diseases or complications. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/8.htm
Smoking Among Adults: Reproductive Health — This supplement to the Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking provides information on how smoking can cause reproductive problems in both men and women. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/5.htm
Smoking Among Seniors in the United States — This supplement to the 2004 Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking explains how smoking can greatly contribute to health risk among older adults, including hip fractures and cataracts. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/6.htm
The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health: What it Means to You — This report, written for the general population, explains the main points of the 2004 Surgeon General's report on smoking and health. It includes topics such as the relationship between smoking and cancer, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/00_pdfs/SGR2004_Whatitmeanstoyou.pdf...
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General — This web site provides links to the Surgeon General's report on the health risks related to secondhand smoke. This web site also includes fact sheets on secondhand smoke in different environments. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/
The Health Consequences of Smoking: Impact on Unborn Babies, Infants, Children, and Adolescents — This fact sheet briefly describes how a mother's smoking can affect babies and children and offers links to other summaries of Surgeon General reports. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/1.htm
Tobacco Control Policies- Do They Make a Difference for Low Socioeconomic Status Women and Girls? Executive Summary (PDF – 8.2MB) — This Executive Summary highlights recommendations detailed in the report, Tobacco Control Policies: Do They Make a Difference for Low SES Women and Girls? The recommendations were developed by researchers, practitioners, and advocates who attended the 2005 meeting and aim to increase our knowledge of how to reduce tobacco use among low-income women and girls. http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/ses_women-girls_project/LowSES22807.pdf
The Health Consequences of Smoking: Four Major Conclusions of the 2004 Report — This fact sheet summarizes the four major points of the 2004 Surgeon General's report on risks associated with tobacco use. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/highlights/9.htm
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Office of the Surgeon General, OS, HHS
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Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS
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Content last updated March 19, 2008.
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