National Center for Tobacco-Free The National Center for
Tobacco-Free Older Persons (NCTFOP), created by and an integral part of
The Center for Social Gerontology (TCSG), is dedicated to redressing and
mitigating the physical and emotional harm to older persons caused by the
actions of the tobacco industry. The NCTFOP will serve as a national
advocate for and source of information on tobacco and older persons
issues, as well as a center for conducting research, education and
training to increase public awareness of the effects of tobacco on older
persons and to reduce smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke by older
persons. This web site is intended to provide comprehensive information on and
access to materials concerning tobacco and older persons, including fact
sheets, health-related reports and articles, a detailed bibliography,
copies of TCSG's Tobacco & the Elderly Notes newsletter, and much
more. Also included on this site is an extensive section on Tobacco &
Adult Minorities. A special section of this site provides the most
exhaustive information on the Internet on the uses of the state tobacco
settlement funds, particularly their use for aging programs and tobacco
prevention and cessation. This site is divided into the following main sections:
Info on Tobacco & Older Persons: Fact Sheet, Smoking Rates, Aging Data,
Bibliography, Posters, etc. Tobacco-related Health
Problems & Older Persons Smoking Cessation,
Quality of Life & Older Persons Smoke-Free Policies in
Facilities Serving Older Persons
Tobacco Settlement Funds: Daily Updates &
Related Info Tobacco & the Elderly Notes
newsletters
Older
Persons
The Center for Social
Gerontology
2307
Shelby Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 tel: 734 665-1126 fax: 734
665-2071
tcsg@tcsg.org
The Center for Social Gerontology, Inc.
2307 Shelby Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: (734) 665-1126 Fax: (734) 665-2071
Email:
tcsg@tcsg.org