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The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.
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Last updated 9/22/2004
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You can join us at either Charleston or the Huntington walk. This year the two cities will compete to see which can raise the most money. The Charleston walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 at the Capitol Complex. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. The Huntington walk will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at Ritter Park. Registration begins at 12:30 and the walk begins at 1:30. Check back to the Lung Association website (www.lungwv.org) in the coming weeks to register your team and for more walk details.
On the Horizon; Quit ‘N Fit is a study being conducted at the West Virginia Prevention Research Center. Quit ‘N Fit is a physical activity component that is design to work with the N-O-T program. It is currently being piloted in schools this 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.
80 Million Americans Face Health Problems from Smoking and Obesity
Channel 11 Uncovers Second-Hand Smoke Dangers Several Local Locations Hit Hazardous Mark
POSTED: 2:52 pm EDT May 15, 2006 UPDATED: 7:25 pm EDT May 15, 2006
Colleagues.....Channel 11 in Pittsburgh did an excellent piece on secondhand smoke in restaurants and bars. They actually measured the toxic chemicals in these establishments. You can access this piece at: http://www.wpxi.com/health/9218724/detail.html?rss=burg.
FROM: The Wheeling (WV) News Intelligencer DATE: 05/13/06
Smoking Appeal Rejected By MICHELLE BLUM http://www.news-register.net/news/articles.asp?articleID=5994
WHEELING,WV ― With the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refusing to consider the most recent challenge to Ohio County's smoking ban, the health department is implementing more stringent enforcement measures.
The high court Friday announced its refusal to consider a petition filed by the Ohio County Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association asking the justices to overturn an Ohio County circuit judge's ruling that allowed the smoking ban to take effect last summer.
The restaurant and tavern owners had requested a stay on implementation of the ban while challenging the legality of the prohibition on smoking in Ohio County's bars and restaurants.
Dr. William Mercer, medical director for the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, called the Supreme Court decision "fantastic."
"This is what we've been waiting for," he said.
The ruling, he said, paves the way for more stringent enforcement. Officials also are turning their attention to an impending statewide smoking ban expected to be on the Ohio general election ballot in November. Ohio County officials intend to support that measure, Mercer said.
In his visits to nearly all of Ohio County's taverns, Mercer found that about 25 percent of the bars are complying with the anti-smoking regulation. He hopes to bring that figure up to 100 percent.
Sanitarians from the health department, he said, will be going out to bars and restaurants, possibly on a daily basis, to check on smoking.
Those businesses found not to be in compliance will face a hearing before Mercer, health department Administrator Cindy Shockey and the sanitarian involved in the matter. There, the business owners will be asked to comply. Those refusing to do so will face hearings before an Ohio County circuit judge, Mercer said.
"If they don't comply then, they will be going against the judge's ruling," Mercer said.
A judge could levy fines and could prohibit a bar from opening, he said of the possible actions.
The local regulation, enacted June 17, prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places in the county with several exceptions including free-standing limited video lottery rooms, private residences when not used as a child care or health care facility, designated hotel and motel rooms, bingo operations distributing more than 100 cards or sheets, retail tobacco stores and conference or meeting halls being used for private functions and areas of gaming and entertainment establishments that are devoted to the placement of wagers and gaming.
This school year we’ve had 55 N-O-T programs and 44 ATS programs offered. I have collected program evaluations for 290 students. 36 percent of the students participating in N-O-T have quit using tobacco and 70 percent have reduced their intake (Compared to other programs which only achieve a 12.63 percent quit rate). When we looked at the ATS program we found that although this program is designed solely as an educational program 13 percent of participants quit and 31 percent reduced their use.
We have provided teachers a total of 353 N-O-T Student Journals and 158 ATS Student Journals so far this grant year. I have held five NOT facilitator training events (three grant funded) with 43 participants certified (annual grant goal was 25 certified). We have awarded $10,450 in incentive stipends and $2,950 in mini-grants so far this fiscal year
I would like to congratulate all facilitators that have provided N-O-T & ATS programs in their schools this school year. Not On Tobacco Programs Bridge Street Middle School Francie Sagraves Brooke Place Rosie Johnson Buchannon-Upsher High School Nancy Bradshaw Cabell-Midland High School Victoria Carovillano East Fairmont Junior High School Chris Freeman Edison Jr. High Sandy Harris Fayetteville High School Beverly Hall Fayetteville High School John Mark Kincaid Fayetteville Middle School Jean Garrette Gilmer County High School Angie Linger Greenbrier East High School Chris Hall Hundred High School Wilma Ornduff Huntington High School Crystal Schulte Huntington High School Health Center Donna Converse Jefferson High School Linda Lawson John Marshall High School Jennifer Pickett Lincoln High School Sandra Fain Morgantwon Area Youth Services Dawn Neely Morgantwon Area Youth Services Danny Trejo Mt. Hope High School Heather Maynard Mt. Hope High School Jeffrey Eades North Marion High School Cheryl Conaway Nuttall Middle School Stephanie Haynes Oak Glen High School Ethel Riser Oak Hill High School Barbara Breeden Parkersburg South High School Dave Foggin Parkersburg South High School Dave Pahl Pendleton County High School Chris Roberson Ripley Middle School Amy Haskins Scott High School Kevin Graley South Charleston High School Cil Payne Taylor County Middle School Mary Ann Merrifield Tolsia High School Jamie Lahoda Valley High School Vicki Scott Webster County High School Carrie Mullens Wellsburg Middle School Ed Wohnhas Wellsburg Middle School Jeanne Ferrell Wheeling Park High School Pattie Hershey Wyoming East High School Karen Green
Alternative to Suspension Programs
Calhoun Middle High School Donna Richards Fayetteville High School Beverly Hall Fayetteville High School John Mark Kincaid Hundred High School Melissa Scyoc John Marshall High School Jennifer Picket Lewis County High School Ed Browning Magnolia High School Donna Sands Midland Trail High School Donnette Terry Mt. Hope High School Heather Maynard North Marion High School Cheryl Conoway Oak Hill High School Marian Richardson Pendleton County High School Holly See Robert Bland Middle School Sonya Turner Scott High School Kevin Graley Sherman High School Shelia Anderson South Charleston High School Cil Payne Valley High School Melissa Scyoc Wheeling Park High School Leo Boissey
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.
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