Tobacco Programs at JCHD

The Health Department offers tobacco prevention programs for students throughout Jefferson County. If you have a need for youth tobacco prevention, please contact us! These programs are offered at no charge and run about one hour.

For more information or to schedule a presentation, please call (636) 282-1010 extension 268, orcontact us through our website.

• STOP:  Smoke-free Teens on Purpose

This program is designed to help high school age students to stop one of the most difficult habits-using tobacco. This program is held during school hours for eight weeks.

• Tar Wars: 4th Grade - 5th Grade

A one hour tobacco prevention program from the American Academy of Family Physicians and presented by the Jefferson County Health Department. This program focuses on peer pressure and refusal skills as well as how tobacco advertising tries to manipulate youth.

• ABC’s of Tobacco: 6th Grade

This is a one hour prevention program for 6th graders that presents information about how tobacco affects the Air, Body and Cost.

• Tobacco Use and Influence: 7th grade - 12th grade

This one hour prevention program addresses refusal skills and the harms and marketing of tobacco.

• Daycare Prevention: Summer

A summertime, 45 minute anti-tobacco presentation to school aged children at licensed daycares. 

Advocacy

Youth participation in the stand against tobacco is very important. Youth provide a fresh perspective on the problem of tobacco use, and the intelligence and boldness to challenge the social norms surrounding this issue. This is why the Health Department, in partnership with other community organizations, trains area high schools students on what it takes to be effective advocates against tobacco use.

The goals of these trainings are for students to learn how to advocate for smoke-free environments and begin to develop skills to advocate in a variety of venues. As a result of this training, student groups are beginning to be formed with the purpose of taking a stand against tobacco use in their schools and communities.

Our trained youth advocates utilize local media to address the burden of tobacco by educating residents about tobacco and resources to quit. Students use their advocacy skills and creativity to produce articles, posters, radio spots and billboard ads.

According to Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids 2006, the tobacco industry spends more than $12.4 billion per year and over $34.1 million a day marketing it's deadly products in the U.S. alone and about 460 million dollars a year marketing to Missourians.

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