Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Part of the federal government's Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC provides information on secondhand smoke exposure, health effects, and smoke-free initiatives and resources.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
This center provides data on the health toll of tobacco use, including effects of secondhand smoke.

Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal government agency established to protect human health and the environment. Among other programs dealing with secondhand smoke issues, EPA has a smoke-free homes initiative, which can be accessed online here.

Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 is a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda of the federal government. Objectives of the program include reducing exposure to secondhand smoke.

Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies provides science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A 2003 IOM report stresses the importance of tobacco cessation programs for pregnant smokers. That report can be found here.

National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training. NCI has in-depth, scientifically sound information on many smoking-related topics, including the effects of secondhand smoke.

National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health provides a wide range of information on secondhand smoke at the link above.

Resources by state

Please note that these are not complete listings and inclusion in the listings does not imply endorsement by the Richmond Center or the American Academy of Pediatrics.