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Tobacco Program
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Social Services
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Jackson County Tobacco
Prevention Program
Envisioning a Smoke Free Florida
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Goals for 2012-2013
●Prevent
Initiation of Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults
●Eliminate Secondhand
Smoke Exposure
●Promote Cessation from Tobacco Use
●Infrastructure
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THE MISSION of the
Tobacco-Free Partnership of Jackson County |
| The mission of Tobacco-Free Partnership
of Jackson County is to empower youths and adults to
mobilize and coordinate the resources of Jackson County to
create a tobacco free community through youth prevention,
cessation activities, promotion of a tobacco free lifestyle,
and reducing the tobacco industry's influence.
Chair:
Vice
Chair:
Youth
Vice Chair:
Secretary:
Treasurer: |
The Advocate Newsletter
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Second Hand Smoke |
Passive smoking is still smoking….
-If you’re in the same room as a smoker and don’t light up, you’re still
smoking.
-You are inhaling both the smoke blown in the air and the smoke that
comes off the end of a burning cigarette.
-The smoke that comes off the burning end is actually more toxic than
what the smoker inhales. Breathing it can be hazardous to your health.
- The tobacco toxins inhaled can cause Lung Cancer, Heart Disease,
emphysema and many other diseases.
-Second hand smoke contains 4,000 chemicals including 43 known
cancer-causing substances.
Second Hand Smoke and Children:
Children are innocent victims, unable to choose whether or not to be in
a smoke-filled environment.
Secondhand smoke can not only make children sick, it can kill them.
Sudden infant death syndrome, crib death, is the major cause of death in
the United States in infants between the ages of 1 month and 1 year.
Tobacco use during pregnancy is responsible for an estimated 20 to 30
percent of low-birth weight children.
Research released in 1994 found that children of mothers who daily
smoked a half-pack of cigarettes or more during pregnancy had lower IQ
scores than children whose mothers had not smoked.
Smoking in pregnancy is also associated with stunted growth. Middle ear
problems, coughing, wheezing and asthma are reported with greater
frequency in the homes of smokers.
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Smoking Cessation |
-Toll-free telephone-based tobacco use
cessation quitline for adults and youth
-5 pro-active counseling sessions (8 for pregnant women)
-Self- help materials
- Pharmacotherapy assistance
-Counseling and material in English, Spanish, and translation service
for all other languages and TDD services for the hearing impaired
-Priority audiences include parents who smoke who have children under
18, Youth, and county health department clients and employees.
-Any person living in Florida who is ready to make a quit attempt can
use the quitline.
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"Take Control of your Health, Make the
first move to quit smoking for LIFE;
Your Health is depending on it."
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THE MISSION of the
Jackson County SWAT |
| SWAT is Florida's statewide youth
organization to mobilize, educate, and equip Florida youth
to revolt against and de-glamorize Big Tobacco. A
united movement of Florida empowered youth working towards a
tobacco free future. Here are our SWAT
Chapters:
Marianna High School SWAT
Graceville Community SWAT
St. Luke Community SWAT
Grand Ridge SWAT
Two Egg Community SWAT
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The Benefits of S.W.A.T.
( Students Working Against Tobacco)
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The benefits of having a
SWAT club in your community are powerful and far-reaching:
Tobacco use will be
lowered.
Participating students will have the opportunity to develop leadership
skills not available through other organizations offered at a middle or
high school level.
SWAT is an excellent resume builder.
Students will have experience planning events and activities, working
with the media, developing their public speaking/presentation skills,
and interacting with SWAT members throughout the state.
Your school will be involved in an effective state-wide movement working
to eliminate tobacco use, the most important public health issue in the
world.
SWAT allows students to be an important part of something that is bigger
than just their school or county.
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For More Information about the Tobacco Program
Contact:
 Eric Gipson
Tobacco Prevention Specialist
(850) 526-2412 ex. 188
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