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Publications and Materials

Any organization or individual involved or interested in tobacco control can access the following resources provided by the Break Free Alliance:

• Technical assistance
• National networking opportunities with other organizations serving low SES communities
• Access to culturally appropriate tobacco prevention resources and model programs
• Information on other tobacco prevention resources and best practices specific to low SES populations
• Quarterly Break Free Alliance Newsletter on activities and key tobacco control issues affecting low SES communities

Other resources

• News /Articles
  
• Case Study: Integrating Tobacco Control into The Salvation Army's Substance Abuse Training Curriculum
• Case Study: Tobacco Policy, Cessation, and Education in Correctional Facilities
• Focus Group Study: Smoking Habits and Prevention Strategies in Low Socioeconomic Status Populations
• Useful references on tobacco and low SES populations
• Case Study: Tobacco Cessation and Policy in the Workforce Development Setting
• Recommendations for Addressing Tobacco Use in Correctional Facilities through Policy and Cessation Programming 
• NEW RESOURCE! Break Free Alliance Policy Statement on Snus
• NEW RESOURCE! Addressing Tobacco Use in Homeless Populations, Recommendations of the Expert Panel
• NEW RESOURCE! Innovative Approaches to Reducing the Tobacco Burden Among Low Socio-Economic Populations in Washington: Implications for Program Planning
  Washington State Department of Health, June 2008
  
• NEW RESOURCE! Health Equity for All: A Leadership Summit to Reduce the Burden of Tobacco Use Among Low SES Populations
  Washington State Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, March 2009EW
  

Curricula:

• Tobacco Cessation for Correctional Populations - A Health Education Manual
• Tobacco Cessation for Correctional Populations - CD-ROM (serves as a companion piece to Tobacco Cessation for Correctional Populations manual)
  
• Tobacco Education & Cessation for Rural Alaskan Populations - A Health Education Manual
• How to Live Tobacco-Free: A Guide for Christian-Based Rehabilitation Programs
  

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