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Educating
students so they
stay
tobacco free
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ESD 105 staff
members ensure that all schools in the region have access to resources
and support for tobacco prevention and intervention. We work with
state, county, and community partners to reduce and eliminate tobacco
use.
Every day about
45 students in Washington use tobacco for the first time. Thirty-three
percent of these students will be addicted before they graduate
from high school. Of those addicted, 1 in 3 will eventually die
from a tobacco-related illness.
Services:
- Tobacco policy
review and development.
- Health curriculum
alignment with proven effective practices.
- Teacher and
staff development training on health curriculum and tobacco related
topics.
- Media literacy
training for teachers of middle and high school students.
- Cultural
competency training.
- Alternatives
to Suspension for youth using tobacco.
- Healthy Youth
Survey data.
Contact:
Goals:
- Establish
and enforce tobacco-free policies
- Implement
Tobacco Prevention Curriculum
- Provide
training for school staff
- Involve
parents and families in tobacco prevention
- Conduct
interventions for youth who use tobacco
- Collaborate
with community-based programs
- Support
assessment and evaluation activities (such as the Healthy Youth
Survey)
- School
program enhancements (optional)
- Capacity
building
Resources:
Tobacco
Prevention Curriculum in Washington Schools (PDF)
This document outlines tobacco prevention and intervention curriculums available,
and explains how and why schools will want to use them in the classroom.
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