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Suggested Resources
The Cancer Burden in Michigan: Selected Statistics — 1991-2009 This September 2009 revised report was developed by the Michigan Public Health Institute Cancer Epidemiology and Evaluation Cancer staff in support of the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the Michigan Cancer Consortium. It describes the cancer burden in Michigan in terms of morbidity and mortality and the human costs associated with cancer to the extent to which data are available at this time. Six cancer sites are presented: breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and ovarian.
Tobacco is Killing (and Costing) Your Constituents — The Cost of Tobacco in Michigan, 2005
Tobacco use causes not only lung cancer, but many more health problems, as well. These tables show the tobacco-related health and economic burdens borne by Michigan residents. Data for each Michigan legislative district is presented; sources of the data can be found on the last page of each document.
Michigan Smokers Quit Kit(available as as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* The Michigan Smoker's Quit Kit is like a toolbox with all the tools smokers need to quit smoking for good.
There are three steps of quitting in the kit.
Step 1 offers facts about smoking that can help smokers decide if they ’re ready to quit. Step 2 helps smokers come up with a plan and prepare themselves to stop smoking. Step 3 is devoted to helping former smokers stay smoke-free and adjust to their new life as a non-smoker.
Southeastern Michigan's Tobacco Counteradvertising Contest Web Site www.counteradvertising.com
This site presents the winning entries in all the Southeastern Michigan Tobacco Counteradvertising Contests since 2002, as well as a variety of other information for those looking to counter tobacco companies' advertising and marketing campaigns.
National Cancer Institute — "Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle" http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov
This site offers a reliable source for individuals and healthcare providers who are seeking: risk information for six common cancer types (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and skin); steps to reduce an individual's risk; tips for understanding cancer news stories; and tools an individual can use with his/her provider to manage his/her cancer risk.
American Lung Association report — State of Tobacco Control: 2007 www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org The American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control: 2007 report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal level and assigns grades to tobacco control laws and regulations enacted as of Jan. 1, 2008. This report is a call to action for national and state elected officials: Meet the challenge and enact strong tobacco control laws so that everyone in the United States can breathe easier. Visitors to this site can view state grades or view national grades to see how the federal government performed.
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): Return on Investment Calculator for Those Providing Smoking Cessation www.businesscaseroi.org/roi/default.aspx
This site presents the business case for smoking cessation. The information is designed primarily for use by health insurance plans. However employers, purchasers, and health benefits managers can also gain valuable insight into the economic advantages of a range of smoking cessation programs. To demonstrate the economic value of smoking cessation for insurance plans, researchers at the Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest (CHR) teamed with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) to develop a simple tool that can help users quickly estimate the potential return on investment (ROI) of common smoking cessation interventions. The results of the ROI analyses should help an organization decide between tobacco control services. The ROI Calculator contains preloaded data that represent the disease, health care use, and plan eligibility for a cohort of smokers, and how cessation programs alter these experiences. Users can modify many of the model inputs to reflect the key smoking and environmental factors of their population.
Institute of Medicine — Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/20076/43179.aspx Ending the Tobacco Problem generates a blueprint for the nation in the struggle to reduce tobacco use. The report reviews effective prevention and treatment interventions, and considers a set of new tobacco control policies for adoption by federal and state governments. Carefully constructed with two distinct parts, the book first provides background information on the history and nature of tobacco use, developing the context for the policy blueprint proposed in the second half of the report. The book offers broad-reaching recommendations targeting federal, state, local, nonprofit and for-profit entities. It also identifies the benefits to society when fully implementing effective tobacco control interventions and policies.
