Tobacco Education Programs
Classroom/School-based/Curricular Programs
Generations Influencing Freedom from Tobacco (GIFFT)
School-based program (2 Sessions) aimed at changing student health beliefs. Lessons focus on health effects and media influences and aims at giving students decision making and refusal skills. Lessons are delivered by an trained provider coming into the school.
5th and 6th Grade Students
Karen Pratt - 618-233-7703 (ext. 4400)
Know Smoking
Classroom-based comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum kits with lessons dealing with smoking-related data, advertising effects, interpreting research and individual and community impact of smoking. It emphasizes decision-making skills and problem solving strategies.
Middle school students
Jackie Booth and Stephanie VanDeventer - 877-936-2212
Life Skills Training (LST)
Classroom-based program focusing on giving student the motivation and skills to resist peer and media pressure to use tobacco. Designed as a 3 year sequence it requires a two-day training for teacher or others implementing the program.
Grades 6-9
Al Edgeworth - 309-764-3220
Jennifer Rushton - 563-324-4116
Media Sharp
School-based modules (5) that can be integrated into existing curricula. Emphasizes critical thinking, and consumer skills by highlighting how media glamorizes and validates unhealthy lifestyles. No training costs associated with the program.
Youth ages 11-14
TaRonn Wright - 217-782-3300
Project ALERT
Classroom-based program with 14 lesson (11/3) over a two year period where students learn to recognize and resist the pressures (peer and commercial ) to smoke. Emphasizes role-playing and video illustrations of real life situations. Teachers implementing the program are trained.
Middle Grade students
Eric Hofman (800) 242-7642
Project T.N.T. (Towards No Tobacco-Use)
Classroom-based program with 12 lessons over a two year period (10/2) focusing on building student refusal skills.
Teaching methods involve small and large group discussion, role playing and projects. Teachers are trained.
Grades 7-8
TaRonn Wright - 217-782-3300
Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)
School based program where trained adults (generally volunteers) train high school students to present on tobacco prevention to younger children.
Middle and High School Student
Lori Younker - 217-787-5864
Presentations/Supplemental Activities
Tar Wars
In School Program delivered by health professional (1 hour session ) followed by follow up activities including a poster contest.
5th Grade U.S. Students
Ginnie Flynn - 800-826-7944 (toll-free)
Science Tobacco and You
A technology-based curriculum package with interactive resources designed to help students understand the harmful effects of smoking and build their skills for refusal and resistance. No training costs are associated with the program.
Grades 4-5
Wanda Green - (866) 532-7640 (toll-free)
Smoke-Free-That's me
45 minute presentation for each of the targeted grades delivered by a health professional on peer pressure and the impact of advertising on tobacco perceptions.
2nd, 4th and 6th Grade Students
Lori Younker - 217-787-5864
Making Healthy Choices
Program for pre-school to 6th grade.
Pre-school to 6th grade
American Cancer Society - (309) 794-0601
Smoke Free That's Me
Education on health effects for 2nd, 4th and 6th graders. Oncology Center at Trinity.
Elementary
Illinois - Mary Peterson - (309) 779-5059
Iowa - JaNan Less - (563) 326-8618
Kids Against Smoking Activity Book
Activity Book
Access at www.genesishealth.com
Operation Storefront
Project-based activity where students engage in a community level survey of tobacco related products. To be used as a follow-up or compliment to curricula or presentations.
Middle and high school students
TaRonn Wright - 217-782-3300
The Programs labeled "Classroom/School-based/ Curricular Programs" address the target population and have a research base and documented effectiveness. They should be the centerpiece of the work carried out the year. The programs labeled "Presentation/Supplemental activities" should be used to support and supplement the core programs.
Prevention First, Inc. has training for Life Skills Training (LST) and Project ALERT. See schedule at www.prevention.org.
