The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and The CHEST Foundation have been committed to anti-tobacco efforts for the past 45 years, when ACCP members first began demonstrating the causal relationship between lung cancer and smoking.  The ACCP was instrumental in banning cigarette smoking from domestic airline flights and played a leading role in the Master Settlement Agreement against the tobacco industry.  In 1996, The CHEST Foundation and the College created the Task Force on Women & Girls, Tobacco, & Lung Cancer to address the alarming increase in smoking-related disease and morbidity among women.

In 1998, the Task Force created the first CD-ROM Speakers Kit on Women & Girls, Tobacco, & Lung Cancer. What followed was the development of a host of educational materials addressing the dangers of tobacco use, including the updated 4th Edition of the Speakers Kit, produced in 2006 featuring the tools necessary to create and present effective tobacco prevention presentations in your schools, community, hospital, and even state legislature.