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CDC Tobacco Prevention Timeline

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  • Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities Created

    Created by U.S. government during WWII to fight against Malaria

  • Organization changes and becomes Communicable Disease Center

  • CDC plays key role in eradication of smallpox

  • First Surgeon General's report linking smoking to lung cancer released

  • Office of Smoking and Health is founded. Originally called the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health

  • Communicable Disease Center changes name again and becomes Center for Disease Control

  • Office of Smoking and Health joins the CDC

    OSH was originally a separate organization

  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion created under CDC

    Does a lot of work with tobacco use.

  • Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco released

    First print using positive thoughts to prevent tobacco use

  • Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions

    Key article for youth cessation

  • A Practical Guide to Working with Health-Care Systems on Tobacco-Use Treatment released

  • Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act passed

    Gives the FDA authority to regulate the tobacco industry