Tobacco Free Flashcards
How many deaths
1 in 5 deaths
Begin before 18
9/10 adults
of children that start smoking each day
1000
Cost
Billions of dollars
Smoking starts early:
16% by 12 27% by 14 62% by 16 89% by 18 11% after 18
Protective factors
Family and parent connectedness
Parent and adolescent activities
Parental academic expectations
Behavioral and social skills
Risk factors
Household access to tobacco Family suicide or attempted Tobacco availability Peer smoking Low socioeconomic status
Guidelines for schools: state of the practice
% of states tobacco free
% of districts tobacco free
38% states
55% districts
Prevention ed:
%of states that require ELM
% of districts that require ELM
72 % of states
81% districts
CDC recommendations
Develop and inforce school policy
Provide instruction
Short term and long term psychological and social consequences
Social influences peer norms and refusal skills
Guidelines for schools : state of the art
Program specific training for teachers
Involve parents and families
Prevention programs at regular intervals
Guidelines for teaching tobacco prevention
Don’t imply kids are bad if they smoke
Don’t say smoking is dumb
Do not give mixed messages
Don’t tell them it leads to deadly diseases
Short term consequences of smoking for youth
Decreased physical fitness Adverse chances in cholesterol Refused rates of lung growth and function Shortness of breath (3x more) Increased heart rate Bad breath
Second hand smoke health problems in children
Sudden infant death syndrome
Asthma induction
Chronic respiratory
Adults at higher risk for
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Eye nasal irradiation
