This month’s School Health Programs Department campaign focuses
on tobacco prevention education highlighted by the Great
American Smoke Out, where students participate
in school wide events like Adopt a Smoker to encourage
and support individuals to quit smoking.
Schools are encouraged to publicize the District’s Tobacco
Free Policy and intervention protocols. High Schools
are encouraged to promote tobacco cessation programs.
Operation "Fight Back"
Download November health awareness advertising
campaign cards to support Tobacco Awareness Month. Download cards
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Read the November "Weekly Administrative Directive" (pdf)
CANCER PREVENTION
SOCIAL COMPETENCIES
Asset #32 - Planning and Decision Making
Asset #35 - Resistance Skills
Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices while
learning to resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.
Schools can teach goal setting skills and refusal strategies.
Asset Building
Activities
Asset #32 - Assist youth
with planning and decision making by working with students to develop
a campaign to educate local store owners on ways to reduce tobacco
subsidiary products from being sold at stores. Contact: Amy Benjamin
at Youth Leadership Institute for activities, resources and youth
presenters on these projects (415) 836-9160.
Asset #32 - Students
can plan and prepare presentations for their peers; work with students
to be youth presenters on a topic of their choice at the Teens
Tackle Tobacco Conferences at UC Berkeley.
Asset #32, #35- Help students
develop their resistance skills by working with them to organize
a Smoke Free Pledge Drive. Have students educate their friends
and family on the dangers of second hand smoke. Students can brainstorm
ways to make a home safer (smoking outside, not smoking in the
car, getting air filters etc.) and smoke free.
Other Youth Development Activities
to Implement Health Awareness:
Resources:
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