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DIPPING INTO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DIPPING INTO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WYOMING THROUGH WITH CHEW NIKI SUE MUELLER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR CANDIDA ODDE, PROJECT COORDINATOR. Objectives.

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DIPPING INTO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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  1. DIPPING INTO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WYOMING THROUGH WITH CHEW NIKI SUE MUELLER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR CANDIDA ODDE, PROJECT COORDINATOR

  2. Objectives • Participants will gain knowledge of the process that Wyoming followed in obtaining and supporting Tobacco Free Schools of Excellence Policies • Participants will learn the process of creating a toolkit designed to support Tobacco Free Schools of Excellence • Participants will receive an Educator Toolkit

  3. Tobacco Free Schools of Excellence Criteria • ADOPT a school or district-wide policy that prohibits tobacco use by all persons-in all venues and areas • ENFORCE the policy • PROVIDE students who use tobacco with a quit program • ENCOURAGE staff to utilize available cessation services • IMPLEMENT tobacco prevention curriculum at every grade level • INVOLVE students in coalitions and tobacco prevention programs • ENLIST school staff to participate with community tobacco prevention

  4. Challenges • School districts not adopting TFSE policies • ENFORCEMENT of smokeless tobacco • Tobacco education not implemented at every grade level • Smokeless tobacco was often not included

  5. Tobacco-Free Schools of Excellence Tools for Educators Educate school staff: • TFSE Policies • Smokeless Tobacco • Enforcement

  6. Cover Letter • Demonstrates collaboration with WDE • Explains problem • How to utilize toolkit

  7. Curriculum • 15-minute DVD featuring Jimmy Hahn, Chief of Police in Diamondville, Wyoming who was diagnosed with oral cancer at 33 • Accompanying guide to using the DVD in the classroom includes: • Ideas on how and when to show the DVD • Suggested discussion questions

  8. Curriculum Continued…

  9. Enforcement Document • Reminder of Tobacco Free Policy • Why ENFORCE • CESSATION • DETECTION

  10. Using the Toolkit • Meet with administrator • Staff development presentations • Copies of Enforcement document for ALL staff • Meet with person implementing curriculum

  11. Contact Information: Mark Hicks Wyoming Through With Chew Project Coordinator 417 Fremont St.Laramie, WY  82072Phone: (307)745-8484mark@throughwithchew.com Niki Mueller Wyoming Through With Chew Project Director Box 2631 Jackson, Wyoming 83001 Phone: (307) 690-6669 throughwithchew@yahoo.com Candida Odde Wyoming Through With Chew Project Coordinator 5404 Yellow Creek Rd. Evanston, WY 82930 Phone: (307)444-4038 candida@throughwithchew.com Deborah Walton Wyoming Through With Chew Project Coordinator 3841 E. 15th St. #226 Casper, WY 82609 Phone: (307)-333-2827  deborah@wyomingthroughwithchew.com

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