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The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.
1-877-966-8784 or 304-599-6981.
Last updated 9/22/2004
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Study Shows How Secondhand Smoke Injures Babies' LungsAugust 15, 2006 UC Davis researchers today described in unprecedented biochemical and anatomical detail how cigarette smoke damages the lungs of unborn and newborn children. The findings illustrate with increased urgency the dangers that smokers' families and friends face, said UC Davis Professor Kent Pinkerton, and should give family doctors helpful new insight into the precise hidden physical changes occurring in their young patients' lungs.
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7836
Health Tip: Keep Children From Secondhand Smoke
(HealthDay News) -- Tobacco smoke is not only harmful to those who are actually smoking, but also to nonsmokers who breathe the same air. The American Lung Association says secondhand smoke can cause serious problems -- especially in children -- including pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections and asthma attacks. Try to reduce your child's exposure to secondhand smoke whenever possible. If you are a smoking parent, never smoke near your child or in the house. Also ask visitors, friends and family members not to smoke near your children.
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/08/28/hscout534562.html
World's Oldest Person Celebrates 115th: Quit 76 Year Smoking Addiction 25 years ago!!
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:57 p.m. ET
ISABELA, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The world's oldest person celebrated his 115th birthday Monday, offering advice on healthy living at a party where he was serenaded by a well-known Puerto Rican singer.
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who was a boy when the United States seized Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898, attributed his long life to a healthy diet and avoiding alcohol.
''I never damaged my body with liquor,'' said Mercado, who quit a 76-year smoking habit when he was 90.
Mercado was declared the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of Records last year.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Puerto-Rico-Oldest-Person.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
It is hard to believe that another school year is here. We, at the American Lung Association of West Virginia, have had a busy summer. There were a record number of N-O-T and ATS clinics held in schools last year, but there is more that we can do this year.
West Virginia ranks among the highest in the country for youth tobacco use rates. We know that kids who smoke are three times more likely to use alcohol, eight times more likely to smoke marijuana, and 22 times more likely to use cocaine. According to our records, 30% of youth in West Virginia who participated in the N-O-T program smoking and an additional 53.4% reduced the amount they smoke.
Quit ‘N Fit is a study that is being conducted at the West Virginia Prevention Research Center. Quit ‘N Fit is a physical activity component that is designed to work with the N-O-T program. It was piloted in schools last spring. Beginning in the spring of 2007, Quit ‘N Fit will be tested to see if it is effective in not only helping youth quit smoking, but also in helping them become more physically active. If your school is interested in being part of the study, contact the Quit ‘N Fit Program Manager, Candice Hamilton at chamilton@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-293-5775 or me.
Thank you for your commitment to the youth of West Virginia.
Tony Richards
Don’t forget to order your student journals at least one week before your program is scheduled to start.
Another way of getting incentives is community donations. Explain to local businesses that you are trying to help teens stop smoking, and you will get anything from pizza to sodas donated. This is an excellent way of forming education/community partnerships.
STIPENDS The West Virginia Department of Education’s continued support of the N-O-T program is allowing us to once again provide the $250 stipend for N-O-T classes and $100 stipends for ATS classes. Please remember that stipends are only awarded after all evaluation materials have been returned, unlike the $50 mini-grants that are provided before you begin your sessions.
Mini-Grants$50 mini-grants are available to get your groups started. The mini-grant can be used to purchase pencils, stress balls and most importantly, food! We have heard many times, “If you feed them, they will come!” Applying for the mini-grant is easy click HERE.
N-O-T Stipends Another positive incentive are the $250 stipends, which are available for facilitators after all evaluation materials have been returned to ALAWV.
Student JournalsProgram expenses are kept to a minimum since we provide all required handouts for students in this “journal.” Blank pages are provided for the students to write on.
ATS Stipends Thanks to a generous grant from the Department of Education Office Of Healthy schools we now have $100 stipends available for facilitators who use the ATS program in their schools.
You can find all these resources and more at our web site click here à N-O-T
Free Technical Assistance! Points of contacts are:
Tony Richards, Program Manager Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) American Lung Association of West Virginia 415 Dickinson Street, PO Box 3980 Charleston, WV 25339-3980 (304) 342-6600; 1-800-LUNG-USA tony@alawv.org / www.alawv.org
Regional Tobacco Prevention Specialist
Community Development Specialists are trained professionals who work locally in their communities to enhance West Virginia’s prevention system. They provide individuals, families, agencies, organizations, and other groups with technical assistance and training to build capacity for sustainable community-based prevention efforts. To find your Community Development Specialist click here.
Newsletter Updates If you know of something happening with the N-O-T program that you feel other facilitators would benefit from, please call Tony (304)342-6600 or email tony@alawv.org. The newsletter will be published once a month.
If you are interested in our programs and would like more information, or would like to schedule a visit, please call our office.
Tobacco Websites and Other Interesting Links
New Website “TheScoopOnSmoking” was designed to present in a highly accessible, interactive manner, detailed facts about the health consequences of tobacco use.
Why do we feel that there is a need for this website?
Too often teens (and adults) are simply told that using tobacco -- particularly smoking cigarettes -- is "dangerous." Even the government-mandated warning label gives only a few words of caution -- all in very general terms. But the devil is in the details. ACSH's site -- which is based on a teen-version of ACSH's classic publication "Cigarettes: What the Warning Label Doesn't Tell You: The First Comprehensive Guide to the Health Consequences of Smoking" -- gives specific details of tobacco's deleterious impact on every site of the body and every organ system.
American Lung Associationà www.alawv.org Data & Statistics à http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33347 Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) à http://www.alawv.org/NOT_folder/NOT.htm Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) à http://www.alawv.org/TATU_folder/TATU.htm West Virginia Prevention Resource Center (WVPRC) à http://www.prevnet.org/ RAZE à www.razewv.com Tobacco News à www.tobacco.org National Spit Tobacco Education Program à www.nstep.org
West Virginia Department of Education http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/ This site gives the updated list of present WV state education policies, including WV tobacco policy.
CDC’s Tips: Tobacco Information and Prevention Sources http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/osh.htm This site has several links for Teens and Kids. It also has important research data and report links. This is also a good site to link up to sources for supplemental information as well as getting information on different CDC publications.
Surgeon General’s Report for Kids (SGR 4 KIDS) - Table of contents http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/sgrmenu.htm This site is a “kid friendly” information filled site. It would be a good site to bring to the attention of the kids participating in the N-O-T program.
Action on Smoking and Health This site is an informative site which has both adult and kid friendly information.
BADvertising Institute This site contains information as well as posters, pamphlet, and other materials that could be ordered.
Why Files http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/024nicotine/index.html This site gives detailed information about nicotine and smoking. Within the narrative, it has links to a glossary, bibliography, and additional information.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids This site is an information site as well as an advocacy site.
PTA This is the parent-teacher association page. It may be a valuable source to get information from other schools and school associations.
National Families in Action http://www.nationalfamilies.org/ This site gives information on tobacco and links as well as other information on other drug related issues.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs This site gives data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/ This site give nutritional and dietary information, e.g., food pyramid, introduction to eating healthy, etc.
Bacchus and Gamma Peer Education Network The international association of college and university –based peer education programs focuses on substance abuse prevention and other student health and safety issues.
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