FREE TRAINING:
Taking Down Tobacco brought to you by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and generously supported by the CVS Health Foundation
Take free online courses to get the knowledge, skills and tools you need to fight tobacco use in your community. Geared towards middle and high-school students, this comprehensive online program provides both introductory and advanced skills-based training to engage new youth in the fight against tobacco and help young leaders take their advocacy to the next level.
TOOLKITS:
CDC Best Practices Guide for Youth Engagement (PDF) brought to you by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information for program managers on the best practices for engaging youth as a part of a comprehensive tobacco control program
Kick Butts Activities Database (Website) brought to you by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
A comprehensive, printable database of creative, youth-friendly anti-tobacco activities that can be sorted by price, age and difficulty.
Tobacco Free College Campus Student Toolkit (Website) brought to you by the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative
A comprehensive toolkit for students advocating for tobacco-free college campuses.
RESOURCES:
Educational/Curriculum Resources
Taking Down Tobacco | www.takingdowntobacco.org
Young Minds Inspired Taking Down Tobacco Lesson Plan | ymiclassroom.com/lesson-plans/takingdowntobacco/
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit | med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit.html
E-Cigarette Resources
The Rise of Vaping- Taking Down Tobacco | www.takingdowntobacco.org/main/vaping
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit- E-Cigarettes and Vape Pens |med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/E-Cigs.html
CATCH MY Breath Youth E-cigarette Prevention Program | catchinfo.org/modules/e-cigarettes/
CDC E-Cigarette Overview | cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/index
FDA- Scholarship Partnership- Youth Vaping Risks | scholastic.com/youthvapingrisks
FDA Education Campaign- The Real Cost of Vaping |therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov
School-Based Policy Resources
California Department of Education- Tobacco-Free School Campus Policy Toolkit |med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/parents-and-school-policy.html
American Lung Association- Sample Tobacco-Free School Campus Policy | www.lung.org/assets/documents/asthma/tobacco-free-school-campus.pdf
Public Health Law Center- Model Tobacco-Free Policy for Kansas Schools | publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Kansas-tobacco-free-schools-model-policies-2017.pdf
Public Health Law Center- Addressing Student Tobacco Use in Schools: Alternative Measures |www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Addressing-Student-Tobacco-Use-in-Schools-2019.pdf
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit- Healthy Futures: An Alternative to Suspension Curriculum | med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/curriculums/HealthyFutures.html
Kansas Vape-Free Schools Toolkit | www.kdheks.gov/tobacco/vape_free_schools.htm
American Lung Association- INDEPTH: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation | www.lung.org/stop-smoking/helping-teens-quit/indepth.html
Tobacco Industry Documents
Truth Initiative Tobacco Documents Library | industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu
Philip Morris Documents Online | www.pmdocs.com
Resources on Quitting
This is Quitting | www.truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting
Smokefree.gov | www.smokefree.gov
Smokefree Teen | www.teen.smokefree.gov
Smokefree Women | www.women.smokefree.gov
EX | www.becomeanex.org
North America Quitline Consortium | www.naquitline.org
Other Resources
ATTACK | www.attacktobacco.net
Smoke Free Movies | www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu
Scene Smoking | www.scenesmoking.org
Counter Tobacco | www.countertobacco.org
Tobacco.org (Tobacco News and Information) | www.tobacco.org
Tobacco Free College Campus Initiative | www.tobaccofreecampus.org
Trinkets and Trash | www.trinketsandtrash.org
REPORTS:
Best Practices User Guides: Youth Engagement in Tobacco Prevention and Control (PDF) brought to you by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [December 2019]
Broken Promises to Our Children (Website) brought to you by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [December 2019] A State-by-State Look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 21 Years Later.
While You Were Streaming (PDF) brought to you by Truth Initiative [January 2018]
Tobacco Use Sees a Renormalization in On-Demand Digital Content, Diluting Progress in Broadcast & Theaters
Broken Promises to Our Children (Website) brought to you by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [December 2017]
A State-by-State Look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 19 Years Later.
The Flavor Trap (Website) brought to you by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [March 2017]
2016 Surgeon General’s Report: E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [December 2016]
An easy to read summary of the major findings of the first Surgeon General’s report on e-cigarettes and youth.
Broken Promises to Our Children (Website) brought to you by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [December 2016]
A State-by-State Look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 19 Years Later.
Played (PDF) brought to you by Truth Initiative [December 2015]
Smoking is prevalent and often glamorized in video games popular among youth, according to Played: Smoking and Video Games, a review of research from Truth Initiative.
Vaporized (PDF) brought to you by Truth Initiative [November 2015]
More than eight of 10 youth and young adults saw e-cigarette advertising in 2015, according to Vaporized: Youth and Young Adult Exposure to E-Cigarette Marketing, a new report from Truth Initiative.
Let’s Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free: Your Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Updated July 2015]
An easy to read summary of the major findings of the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report
Point of Sale Report to the Nation (Website) brought to you by Counter Tobacco [2015]
The Point-of-Sale Report to the Nation is a series of reports released by researchers that shine a light on what’s currently happening in the US retail environment. Uncover the latest information about US tobacco retailer density, product availability, industry POS marketing tactics and the policy activity taking place to address these issues.
WEBINARS:
To access slides from previous webinars, please contact the Youth Engagement Alliance (info@youthengagementalliance.org)
1.8.2020- Updated Best Practices User Guide: Youth Engagement in Tobacco Control and Prevention– Stephanie Andersen, Washington University in St. Louis
11.21.19- Answering Your Questions on the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic: Status, Action, and What’s Next– Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
6.13.19- Understanding & Addressing the E-Cigarette Epidemic through School-Based Policy– Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kansas Department of Health & Environment, and the Public Health Law Center
11.1.18- Back to School & JUUL – Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids & Youth Engagement Alliance Leadership Team
10.11.18- Writing a Successful Conference Abstract – National Network of Public Health Institutes
12.7.17 – Tobacco in Popular Culture – Truth Initiative
1.12.17 – Getting to Know Taking Down Tobacco – Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
5.12.16 – Engaging Youth in the Summer – Youth & adult panelists from Reality Check, Tx Say What!, Truth Initiative and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
1.14.16 – Reducing Tobacco Ads & Creating Healthy Communities – Ryan Coffman, Tobacco Policy and Control Program Manager for the Philadelphia Department of Health
10.8.15 – Denormalizing Tobacco through Comprehensive School Policy – Dave Garison, Statewide Tobacco Policy Manager for Tobacco Free Florida; Jill Thompson Hutson, CEO of REDE Group
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT:
Kick Butts Day brought to you by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
A national day of activism where 1,000+ events are held to stand up, speak out and seize control against Big Tobacco.
World No Tobacco Day brought to you by The World Health Organization
A global call to highlight the health risks of tobacco
Great American Smoke Out brought to you by American Cancer Society
A day for smokers to stop using tobacco and learn about the resources to help them stay quit
International Week of Action brought to you by Smoke Free Movies
A chance for youth groups, parent groups, health organizations and consumer alliances in different countries to pressure the globalized film and tobacco industries in a highly coordinated way during the week of the Academy Awards
National Drugs & Alcohol Facts Week brought to you by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) is a national health observance for teens to promote local events that use NIDA science to SHATTER THE MYTHS about drugs, including tobacco.
Youth Advocates of the Year Awards brought to you by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Honoring top young leaders from across the country who have fought hard to promote tobacco legislation, expose tobacco marketing to kids and keep peers from using tobacco. Youth winners serve as Youth Ambassadors for Tobacco-Free Kids for a year-long term and receive training and leadership opportunities.
truth® Ambassadors brought to you by Truth Initiative
Truth Initiative is looking for 10 young adult truth Ambassadors who are passionate about tobacco control and would like to develop a project that inspires smoke free communities on a national scale. Participants will receive a stipend and financial support for their project.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Action on Smoking and Health | www.ash.org
American Cancer Society | www.cancer.org
American Heart Association | www.heart.org
American Lung Association | www.lung.org
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights | www.no-smoke.org
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | www.tobaccofreekids.org
Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) | www.ttac.org
Truth Initiative | www.truthinitiative.org
NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
Tips from Former Smokers | www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips
Fresh Empire| www.freshempire.com
This Free Life | www.thisfreelife.com
The Real Cost | www.therealcost.com
truth® | www.thetruth.com
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS BY STATE:
Arizona – STAND | www.StandAZ.com
Arkansas – Youth Extinguishing Smoking (YES) Team | www.yesteam.org
California – California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) | www.cyanonline.org
Colorado – The Bacchus Network | www.tobaccofreeu.org
Delaware – Kick Butts Generation (KBG) | www.ysmoke.org
District of Columbia – DC Teens Who Don’t
Florida – Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) | www.swatflorida.com
Georgia – Gwinnett United in Drug Education (GUIDE, Inc.) | www.guideinc.org
Indiana – VOICE | www.voiceindiana.org
Iowa – ISTEP (Students for Tobacco Education and Prevention) | www.iowastep.org
Kansas – RESIST | www.resisttobacco.org
Louisiana – Defy | www.tobaccofreeliving.org
Maine – Maine Youth Action Network | www.myan.org
Maryland – Maryland Teens Rejecting Abusive Smoking Habits (TRASH) | www.marylandtrash.com
Maryland – Maryland Students Together Organizing Prevention Strategies (STOPS) | www.marylandstops.com
Massachusetts – The 84 | www.the84.org
Minnesota – Start Noticing | www.startnoticing.org
Mississippi – Generation Free | www.generationfree.com
Montana – reACT Against Corporate Tobacco | www.reactmt.com
Nebraska – No Limits | www.nolimitsnebraska.com
New Hampshire – Breathe New Hampshire | www.breathnh.org
New Mexico – Evolvement | www.theevolvement.org
New York – Reality Check | www.realitycheckofny.com
North Carolina – Tobacco Reality Unfiltered | www.tru.nc.gov
Ohio – Project P.A.N.D.A. | www.projectpanda.com
Oklahoma – OK Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) | www.ok.gov/okswat
Pennsylvania – Tobacco Resistance Unit (TRU) | www.truinpa.org
South Carolina – Rage Against the Haze | www.rageagainstthehaze.com
Texas – Say What! | www.txsaywhat.com
Utah – OUTRAGE | www.tobaccofreeutah.org
Vermont – Our Voices Exposed | www.facebook.com/OVXVermont
Virginia – Y Street | www.ystreet.org
West Virginia – Raze | www.razewv.com
Wisconsin – FACT | www.factmovement.org