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School-based Programs
Surveys of adult smokers in Washington show that about half of
them had first tried cigarettes by age 14, and seven out of 10 of them
were smoking regularly by age 18. To help keep kids from starting tobacco use, the
Department of Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Program provides
funding and consultation to schools through Washington’s nine Educational
Service Districts.
School programs
are designed to:
- Educate students about the dangers of
tobacco.
- Promote strong “no tobacco use
attitudes” among students.
- Provide students with
skills to resist peer pressure to use tobacco.
More information about educating
youth
Where to find anti-tobacco
information in your:
Links
to other sites of interest*
- Guidelines
for school health programs to prevent tobacco use and addiction
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- PBS
Teacher Source--Public Broadcast System health and fitness lesson
plans, materials, and resource guide for topics including tobacco use.
- Safe and Drug-Free
Schools Program, U.S. Department of Education. The Federal government's primary program for reducing tobacco use and
other forms of abuse through education and prevention activities in
schools.
* Links to external resources are provided as a public service
for educational purposes only. External links do not imply endorsement by
the Washington State Department of Health of any political, commercial,
promotional or other proprietary content that may be included in linked
Web sites.
Linked external Web pages are routinely monitored by the Department
for materials that advocate for political outcomes. If you find any
materials on a directly linked Web page that advocates for, or against,
any political candidates, ballot measures, or referendums, please
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