Project Related Documents

A number of documents have been released on topics related to the Southern Tobacco Communities Project.

The President's Commission has completed its final Report. The Report, published May 14, offers a series of recommendations to improve economic opportunity in communities dependent on tobacco production while protecting public health.

The Christian Science Monitor has published an article written by Linda Feldmann discussing the events that took place at the Field Briefing and Farm Tour sponsored by the Concerned Friends of Tobacco and the Southern Tobacco Communities Project in South Boston, Virginia on August 21-22, 1997. This is can be found at the Christian Science Monitor through their archive system.
In light of the recent developments involving the tobacco settlement, Frank Dukes has written a paper discussing the various Shared Concerns and Talking Points between tobacco growers and health advocates. The document is available here. More information is available through the the Institute for Environmental Negotiation

In September of 1996, a number of organizations co-sponsored the "Tobacco and Health Symposium: Both Sides of the Coin" in Roanoke, VA. In the Sept/Oct 1996 issue of Horizons, the newletter of Virginia's Rural Economic Program (REAP), an article, "Both Sides of the Coin: an Uncommon Meeting about Tobacco" was published. More information about REAP is available at their web site.

In December of 1995, John Knapp, a University of Virginia economist, released a study entitled, "Tobacco in Virginia". A press release for the document is available here. The original document is available through the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Beginning in 1994, the Institute for Quality Health and the Institute for Environmental Negotiation, both research and service arms of the University of Virginia, facilitated a similar project, the Virginia Tobacco Communities Project. They produced a case study explaining the process and their experiences. More information is available through the Institute for Enivironmental Negotiation or the Institute for Quality Health.