Tobacco Prevention and Control

Safe and Drug-Free Schools
fact sheet

ESD 105 Learning Support staff members ensure that all schools in the region have access to educational resources and support for tobacco prevention and intervention. We work with state, county, and community partners to reduce and eliminate tobacco use.

Every day about 45 students in Washington use tobacco for the first time. Of those students, 33 percent will be addicted before they graduate from high school. And off those addicted, 1 in 3 will eventually die from a tobacco-related illness.

Our Services:

• Tobacco policy review and development
• Health curriculum alignment with proven effective practices
• Teacher and staff development training on health curriculum and tobacco related topics
• Media literacy training for teachers of middle and high school students
• Cultural competency training
• Alternatives to Suspension for youth using tobacco
• Healthy Youth Survey data

Our Goals:

• Establish and enforce tobacco-free policies
• Implement Tobacco Prevention Curriculum
• Provide training for school staff
• Involve parents and families in tobacco prevention
• Conduct interventions for youth who use tobacco
• Collaborate with community-based programs
• Support assessment and evaluation activities (such as the Healthy Youth Survey)
• School program enhancements (optional)
• Capacity building

Resources

• Tobacco Prevention Curriculum in Washington Schools (PDF) – This document outlines tobacco prevention and intervention curricula available, and expalins how and why schools will want to use them in the classroom.
• School Newsletter Ads:
- Children Will Thank You
- My Future Depends on It
- Keep Home Smoke-Free
- Smoke-Free Air is Good
- So Do Your Children

Web Resources
• American Cancer Society	• American Heart Association	• No Stank You
• Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment and Leadership	• National African American Tobacco Prevention Network	• Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium
• American Lung Association of Washington	• Kittitas County Public Health Department	• The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• SmokeFreeWashington.com	• Teen Health and the Media	• Tobacco Free Kids
• National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention	• Washington State Department of Health	• Centers for Disease Control

Community Resources
• Alana Tebow, RN Grant County Public Health (509) 754-6060	• Sarah Bedsaul, BS Kittitas County Health Dept. (509) 962-7680	• Stacy Doss Klickitat County Health Dept. (509) 493-6234
• Washington State Department of Health QUIT LINE Services Toll Free 1-877-270-STOP	• American Lung Association of Washington (509) 248-4384	• Diane Sekaquaptewa Yakama Nation Tobacco Prevention Program (509) 941-0369
• Dan Smith and Chelsea Snodgrass Yakima County

Lending Library
The following materials are available to ALL school districts in the ESD 105 geographical region. Contact Erin Balch at (509) 454-5304.
• Great Body Shop Health Curriculum (Grades K-8)	• Science, Tobacco & You (Grades 6-8)	• Videos appropriate for use in grades 5-9
• Project Alert Curriculum, Middle School (Grades 6-8)