Warren County Tobacco Prevention Program

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Warren County Tobacco Prevention Program

• Working Towards Tobacco-Free Communities
• Tar Wars 2008
• In cooperation with The American Academy of
  Family Physicians

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Blowing Smoke?

• New York State continues to see dramatic declines
  in the use of cigarettes in its middle and high
  school students
• Current Use (Smoke a cigarette on 1 or more of
  the last 30 days)
• Middle School 10.5 (2000) 4.1
  (2006) 60 Reduction
• High School 27.1 (2000) 16.3 (2006)
  40 Reduction
• Among high school students in New York State in
  2006, 16.3 smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the
  past 30 days. This rate approaches the Healthy
  People 2010 national health objective goal or
  16.
• Information Courtesy of the New York State Youth
  Tobacco Surveillance 2006

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Blowing Smoke Continued

• The decline in smoking rates supports the efforts
  of tobacco free education, higher taxes on
  tobacco products and tougher laws on smoking.
• By keeping our children tobacco free we encourage
  a healthier future for all of us.

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Program Objectives

• Increase students knowledge of the short-term
  effects and image-based consequences of tobacco
  use.
• Illustrate the costs of using tobacco and ways
  they could better spend their money.
• Help students identify reasons why people use
  tobacco.
• Prompt students to think critically about tobacco
  advertising and how the tobacco industry markets
  their products to youth.

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Participating Schools

• Abraham Wing Common School
• Bolton Central School
• Glens Falls City Schools
• Johnsburg Central School
• Lake George School
• North Warren Central School
• Queensbury Union Free School
• St. Marys St. Alphonsus Regional Academy
• Warrensburg Central School

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Tobacco Free Poster Contest

• Open to all 4th and 5th grade students
• in Warren County.
• Students must use creative and
• original artwork and ideas.
• The poster must contain a positive
• message about being tobacco free.

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Kathryn Rowzee 4th Grade

• Abraham Wing Common School

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Cassidy Lefebvre 5th Grade

• Abraham Wing Common School

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Andi Pfau 4th grade

• Bolton Central School

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Seth Cline 5th Grade

• Bolton Central School

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Erin Burchfield 5th Grade

• Glens Falls Schools/Kensington Rd. School

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Aaron Weils 4th Grade

• Glens Falls Schools
• Big Cross School

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Sara Pierson 4th grade

• Johnsburg Central School

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Fiona Fahy 5th Grade

• Johnsburg Central School

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Rachael Rios Rehm 4th Grade

• Lake George Elementary School

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Jason Elicker 5th Grade

• Lake George Elementary

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Orry Bruce 4th Grade

• North Warren Central School

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Emily Praskach 5th Grade

• North Warren Central School

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Christina Galatioto 4th Grade

• Queensbury Union Free School

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Samantha Butler 5th Grade

• Queensbury Union Free School

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Kit Bruen 4th Grade

• St. Marys St. Alphonsus Regional Academy

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Larissa Hughes 5th Grade

• St. Marys St. Alphonsus Regional Academy

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Ellen Jones 4th Grade

• Warrensburg Central School

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April Robinson 5th Grade

• Warrensburg Central School

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Second PlaceJohn Phillip Cote 5th Grade

• Glens Falls School/Big Cross School

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2nd Place Emily Fisher 5th Grade

• Glens Falls Schools/Sanford Street School

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2nd PlaceLuna Wilson 5th Grade

• Glens Falls Schools/Jackson Heights

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2nd PlaceRylee Dean 5th grade

• Abraham Wing School

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2nd PlaceSarah Calzada

• Bolton Central School

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2nd PlacePaige Potter

• Lake George Elementary

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2nd PlaceJacob Dunkley 5th Grade

• North Warren Central School

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Thank You To All The School Nurses, Teachers,
Principals, Parents, and Students Who Make This
Program A Success.Remember, The Healthy Way to
be is Tobacco Free!