Who We Are

The Nightingales is a group of nurse activists who work to focus public attention on the behavior of the tobacco industry and its contribution to the preventable epidemic of tobacco-caused disease and death.

The tobacco industry spends more than $1 million an HOUR to suggest that cigarette smoking is cool, glamorous, and fun.

In contrast, we bear witness each day to the suffering and devastation wreaked by tobacco on our patients and their loved ones.

It is not socially responsible for the tobacco industry to continue active marketing and promotion of these deadly products.

If you agree, join us in taking action against Big Tobacco!

Nightingale Profile: Carol Southard

Carol Southard, RN, MSN, an American Lung Association certified instructor with over 20 years experience and proven success, is a pioneer in the field of smoking cessation. Carol serves as a Tobacco Cessation Consultant for Chicago area hospitals and has published articles and presented numerous workshops and seminars for health professionals as well as for community groups on smoking cessation throughout the nation. Carol served on the expert panels of both the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and the Illinois Academy of Pediatrics each of which produced CME presentations entitled “Adult Smoking Cessation: Intervention Strategies for Primary Care Providers” and “Adolescent Tobacco Use - Prevention and Cessation: Strategies for Primary Care Providers” respectively.

Carol is the Project Consultant of the Smoking Cessation Initiative, American Dental Hygienists' Association. Carol recently launched the Chicago Second Wind: A Chicagoland Smoking Cessation Initiative. Carol was a founding member of the Nightingales Nurses.