Nebraska 4H Be Tobacco Free

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Nebraska 4-H Be Tobacco Free
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• Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska
• Grant Application Process
• Ideas and Activities for Programs
• Resources Available

Nebraska 4-H Be Tobacco Free
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Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska

• 24.8 (24,900) of Nebraskas high school
  students smoke

• Brandon Started smoking when he was 15
• As a result of his smoking, Brandon developed a
  circulatory disease
• In January 2000 they amputated his big toe and
  he still continued to smoke

• July 2000 his left leg was amputated
• Brandon quit smoking but still struggles with
  the addiction

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Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska

• 38,300 kids in Nebraska will ultimately DIE
  prematurely from smoking

Bryan Lee Curtis, then 33, holds son Bryan Jr.,
2, in this March 29 photo. Curtis would die about
two months later.
On the day of Bryan's death, June 3, wife Bobbie
and son Bryan keep a bedside vigil. The recent
photo of father and son is on the bed.
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Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska

• Ammonia, cyanide, and formaldehyde are just a few
  of the 4,000 known chemicals in cigarette smoke
• Nicotine found in tobacco has been found to be
  one of the most addictive drugs known to man

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Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska

• Over 90.2 million is spent by the tobacco
  industry on marketing and advertising in Nebraska
  each year
• 3,200 kids under 18 become
• new smokers each day

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Smokin Facts about Tobacco Use in Nebraska

• 41 of Nebraskas youth have used some form of
  tobacco by the time they are in the 8th grade.
• 59 of youth have NOT used any tobacco
• 1.7 million packs of cigarettes are illegally
  sold in Nebraska each year
• High school students who DO NOT use smokeless
  tobacco 70.0

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Grant Application Process

• Applications are available on the 4-H webpage
  http//4h.unl.edu
• Applications are due by January 31 to Shane
  Potter spotter3_at_unl.edu
• Funds must be used and final reports are due by
  June 28, 2007
• Include pictures, news releases, stories
• Upon receiving grant monies evaluation materials
  will be provided

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Ideas and Activities for Programs

• Day camp workshops which could be presented by
  4-H staff or youth
• Educational or interactive booth at your country
  fair or other community/county-wide event
• Advertisements or news releases in local radio
  and TV stations or newspapers

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More Ideas and Activities for Programs

• Organize 4-H club members to develop
  presentations using activities and tools to
  educate about tobacco use for
• Local PTA, Senior Citizens Groups, Rotary Club,
  Womens Clubs, Boys and Girls Scouts, and other
  organizations
• Recognize pharmacies or other local businesses
  that dont sell tobacco products with
  certificates of recognition.
• Plan a smoke-free sit-in with a local 4-H club
  fill up tables in a smoking section of a
  restaurant while you eat.

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More Ideas and Activities for Programs

• Download the Be Tobacco Free packet of
  resources from the 4-H webpage
• Includes
• Fast Facts about Smoking in Nebraska
• Ideas for starting a community coalition
• Materials available for checkout from the 4-H
  Office
• Activities for workshops, programs, or booths

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More Ideas and Activities for Programs

• In addition contact the State 4-H office for
• Character Counts Curriculum tobacco free
  activities focusing on the responsibility and
  respect pillars
• Activities That Teach by Tom Jackson
• Excellent resource of ideas for activities that
  teach about tobacco use and other life skills

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Materials Available for Checkout

• Lou-Wheeze Smokers Lungs Comparison Model
• Used to demonstrate the differences in
  appearance and function of a diseased lung and a
  healthy lung
• Mr. Dip Lip
• Model of a mouth that shows disease effects of
  dipping on the inner lip, gums and teeth
• A Years Worth of Tar
• Glass jar full of tar represents the amount of
  tar a smoker puts into their lungs when smoking a
  ½ pack each day

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Materials Available for Checkout

• Big Cigarette
• 32 inch model of a cigarette that lists all of
  the chemicals in cigarette smoke
• Effects and Hazards of Secondhand Smoke
• 4 panel display board that is an effective
  discussion starter
• Activities That Teach by Tom Jackson

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Resources Available

• Tobacco Free Nebraska www.hhs.state.ne.us/tfn
• Science, Tobacco You http//scienceu.fsu.edu/in
  dex.html
• American Cancer Society www.acs.org
• Americans for Nonsmokers Rights
  www.no-smoke.org
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  www.tobaccofreekids.org
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  www.cdc.gov
• Smoke Free Families www.smokefreefamilies.org
• Tobacco Control Archives www.library.ucsf.edu/tob
  acco
• World Health Organization Tobacco Free
  Initiative www.who.int/tobacco/en
• Health EDCO www.HealthEdco.com
• "They're Rich, You're Dead" http//www.mededu.mia
  mi.edu/Tobacco

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