2013 H Street, NW / Washington,
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
NORTH AMERICAN PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH HEALTH AND SMOKING PROBLEMS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Information on tobacco support programs
Budget Control and Program Analysis Division
Administration Building
14th Street Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250
(202) 720-6176
(202) 720-8635 Fax
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National policy on smoking and health
Office of Secretary of HHS
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201
(202) 690-7000
(202) 690-7203 Fax
Inquiries regarding medical aspects of smoking and healthand Surgeon General's Report
Office of U.S. Surgeon General
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201
(202) 690-6467
(202) 690-5810 Fax
General information on smoking and health; statistics and information about tobacco related diseases, smoking prevalence and smoking cessation. Technical information and chemical constituents of smoke.
Office of Smoking and Health
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K-50
1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30333
Office of Director (404) 488-5701 / 488-5767 Fax
Public Information Branch (404) 488-5705 / 488-5939 Fax
Technical Information Branch (404) 488-5708 / 488-5152 Fax
National statistics on smoking morbidity and mortality
National Center for Health Statistics
Presidential Building
6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville MD 20782
Director's Office (301) 436-7016 / 436-5202 Fax
Information on smoking as a threat to workplace safety and health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201
(202) 690-7134
(202) 690-7519 Fax
Questions on manufacture and composition of food and drugs
Food and Drug Administration
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD 20857
Commissioner's Office (301) 443-2410 / 443-3100 Fax
Inquiries (301) 443-3170 / 443-9767 Fax
Information about tobacco-related cancers
National Cancer Institute
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892
Director's Office (301) 496-5615 / 402-0338 Fax
Information about tobacco-related cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892
Director's Office (301) 496-5166 / 402-0818 Fax
Information on relationship between tobacco and allergies
National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892
Director's Office (301) 496-2263 / 496-4409 Fax
Information on smoking and pregnancy
National Institute on Child
Health and Human Development
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892
Director's Office (301) 496-3454 / 402-1104 Fax
Medical and scientific literature on smoking and health
National Library of Medicine
Office of Inquiries and Publications Management
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20894
(800) 272-4787
Public Information (301) 496-6308
Reference (301) 496-6095 / 402-1384 Fax
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Information on tobacco smoke as a workplace hazard
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20210
Assistant Secretary's Office (202) 219-6091 / 219-6064 Fax
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Information on airline smoking regulations; filing complaints for violation
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591
Administrator's Office (202) 267-3111
(202) 267-5047 Fax
Consumer Hotline (202) 267-8592 Toll-Free (800) 322-7873
Safety Hotline (202) 267-8590 Toll-Free (800) 255-1111
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Information on policy on tobacco taxes
Main Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20220
Secretary's Office (202) 622-5300 / 622-2599 Fax
Public Information (202) 622-2960
Information on tobacco excise taxes, labelling, import, export, etc.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
650 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20226
Director (202) 927-8700 / 927-8876 Fax
General Information (202) 927-7777
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Information on control of pollution of air, water, etc. by toxic substances
Waterside West Building
401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460
Administrator's Office (202) 260-4700 / 260-0279 Fax
Public Information (202) 260-2080
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Information on illegal employment discrimination including grounds of handicap as a sensitive smoker
1801 L Street NW, Washington DC 20507
Chairman's Office (202) 663-4001 / 663-4110 Fax
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information on regulation of electronic media, including ban on tobacco ads
1919 M Street NW, Washington DC 20554
Chairman's Office (202) 632-6600 / 632-0163 Fax
Public Affairs (202) 632-5050 / 632-0942 Fax
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Information on tobacco company contributions to Members of Congress
Pepco Building
999 E Street, Washington DC 20413
Commissioner's Office (202) 219-4110 / 219-8491 Fax
Information Services (202) 219-3420 / 219-3880 Fax
Public Disclosure (202) 219-4140
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
Information on cigarette-caused fires
Building N
National Emergency Training Center
16825 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg MD 21727
Administrator's Offices (301) 447-1018
(202) 646-2433 (Washington DC)
(301) 447-1270 Fax
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Information on unfair practices and deceptive advertising of consumer products including tobacco products
6th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20580
Chairman's Office (202) 326-2100 / 326-2050 Fax
Public Affairs (202) 326-2180
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Information on smoking limitation policies in many federal government offices
18th & F Streets NW, Washington DC 20405
Administrator's Office (202) 501-0800 / 219-1943 Fax
Public Affairs (202) 501-0705 / 501-1300 Fax
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Information on how to obtain U.S. Government publications on Smoking and Health
G.P.O. Building 3
732 North Capitol Street NW
Washington DC 20401
Public Printer's Office (202) 512-2034 / 512-1347 Fax
Legislation & Public Affairs (202) 512-1991 / 512-1293 Fax
Publications, Subscriptions (202) 783-3238
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Information on smoking ban on interstate buses
ICC Building
12th Street Constitution Avenue NW
Washington DC 20423
Commissioner's Office (202) 927-6000 / 927-5728 Fax
Information (202) 927-7600
Public Assistance (202) 927-7597
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
National Library of the U.S.
James Madison Building
101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington DC 20540
Information (202) 707-5000
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Statistics and other information about smoking problems worldwide
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
525 3rd Street NW, Washington DC 20037
(202) 861-3200
(202) 223-5971 Fax
EUROPEAN BUREAU FOR ACTION ON SMOKING PREVENTION
Information on European community's fight against tobacco
117, rue des Atrebates
1040 Bruxelles BELGIUM
Tel. 32-2-732.24.68
ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
Researches and provides information on a wide variety of public interest topics including smoking
Suite 600, 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036-3118
(202) 659-8475
(202) 659-8484 Fax
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Information about tobacco-related cancers; smoking cessation, epidemiological factors related to smoking
Main Office
1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30329
(404) 320-3333
(404) 325-0230 Fax
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Information about tobacco-related heart disease and stroke; smoking cessation programs
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas TX 75231
(214) 373-6300
(214) 706-1341 Fax
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Information about tobacco-related chronic obstructive lung disease, smoking and pregnancy, smoking cessation programs
National Headquarters
1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
(212) 315-8700
(212) 265-5642 Fax
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS FOUNDATION
Information on legislative developments relating to smoking and health
Suite J, 2530 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley CA 94702-2013
(510) 841-3032
(510) 841-3071 Fax
COALITION ON SMOKING OR HEALTH
Information on legislative and regulatory developments on smoking and health and in State Legislatures and agencies
Suite 820, 1150 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
(202) 452-1184
(202) 452-1417 Fax
DOCTORS OUGHT TO CARE (DOCS)
Information on ways to prevent causes of poor health, including problem of tobacco use
Suite 235, 5510 Greenbriar
Houston TX 77005
(713) 798-7729
(713) 798-7775 Fax
MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION
Information about smoking and pregnancy; how parental smoking affects the child
1275 Mamorneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
(914) 428-7100
(914) 428-8203 Fax
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE
Commercial service supplying government and other reports on smoking and health problems (charge varies with report supplied)
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield VA 22161
(800) 553-6847
(703) 487-4028
(703) 321-8547 Fax
SMOKING POLICY INSTITUTE
Consulting service providing technical expertise on the issue of ETS and its impact on the workplace. Offers guidance to companies on initiating effective workplace smoking policies.
218 Broadway East, Seattle WA 98102
(206) 324-4444
STOP TEENAGE ADDICTION TO TOBACCO (STAT)
Information on preventing teenage addiction to tobacco
National Office
Suite 210, 121 Lyman Street
Springfield MA 01103
(413) 732-STAT
(413) 732-4219 Fax
TOBACCO INSTITUTE
Pro-tobacco lobby
1875 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 457-4800
(202) 457-9350 Fax
TOBACCO PRODUCT LIABILITY PROJECT
Monitors and publishes reports on legal actions brought against tobacco companies by smokers and others
Prof. Richard A. Daynard
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115
(617) 437-3343
(617) 437-3672 Fax
THIS LEAFLET IS PROVIDED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY ASH AND CONTAINS INFORMATION CORRECT AS OF MAY 27, 1993
2013 H Street, NW / Washington,
DC 20006 / (202) 659-4310