Date post: | 29-Mar-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | lily-hoyland |
View: | 218 times |
Download: | 2 times |
Pre-Activity Exercise
How many people in each group use tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, and spit/chew tobacco)?
• My Age Group
• 10th Grade Students
• Adults
Pre-Activity Exercise
2
18 21
7982
98
0102030405060708090
100
My Age Group 10th Graders Adults
Use TobaccoDon’t Use Tobacco
What happens to a person when he/she uses tobacco for a
short time?
Activity 1Short-Term Effects of Tobacco Use
Bad breath/zoo breath
Yellow teeth and fingers
Spit stains on clothes andshoes
Coughing/hacking/hurling phlegm
Less money to spend onother things
Activity 1Short-Term Effects of Tobacco Use
Instruct students to hold their nose and stand and run in place while breathing through the straw. (Students with asthma should not participate.)
Are you getting enough airinto your lungs?
Conclusion: When people smoke, they lose their ability to
hold enough oxygen and have difficulty breathing, especially during exercise.
Activity 2Straw/Breathing Exercise
Use $5.00 as the average price of one pack of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.
How much does it cost to use tobacco for:
One week?
One month?
One year?
50 years?
Activity 3Costs of Tobacco Use
One week (7 days) = $35.00
One month (30 days) = $150.00
One year (365 days) = $1,825.00
50 years = $91,250
What else could you buy with this money?
Activity 3Costs of Tobacco Use
List reasons people begin or continue
using tobacco products.
Activity 4Reasons People Use Tobacco
Image
Lose Weight/Be Thin
Peer Pressure
Nicotine Addiction/Relaxation
Looking Older/Being Grown-Up orLike Parents
Advertising
Activity 4Reasons People Use Tobacco
What are tobacco ads selling?
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Cool Image – guyappears to bestrong, tough,
ingood shape
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Another Cool Image – hip
hop artist
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Good Looks/Glamour – girlsappear to beyoung, pretty,well-dressed
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Low Tar/Light – cigarette filtersappear to
reducerisks or makesmoking safer
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Hanging Out/Dating – girlsand boys don’tappear to bebothered by
eachothers’ smoke
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Friends/Popularity –
“popular people”
appear to allsmoke and
havemany friends
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Flavored Cigarettes –
made to appear
good-tasting,cool, refreshing
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Tastes Good – tobacco
productsappear to begood-tasting,cool, refreshing
What themes do ads use to make you
believe using tobacco is not harmful?
Do tobacco ads tell the truth?
What do the ads tell you about thepeople who use this brand of
tobacco?
What groups of people do the adstarget?
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
What tobacco ads DON’T show:
Ash trays
Lit cigarettes
Cigarette butts
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
What tobacco ads DON’T show:
Yellow teeth and
fingers
Bad breath/zoobreath
Wrinkled skin
Spit Juice
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
What tobacco ads DON’T show:
Breathingdifficulties fromsmoking
Lung cancer
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
What tobacco ads DON’T show:
Burn holes inclothes
Spit stains fromchewing
tobacco
Nasty Containers of Spit Juice
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
What tobacco ads DON’T show:
How tobaccoREALLY tastes –
hot, bitter, andwill burn yourmouth and
lungs
Tobacco and the Movies
The major studios account for 90% of kids on-screen tobacco exposure.
Smoking in movies is the most powerful pro-tobacco influence on children, accounting for 52% of adolescents who start smoking.
“Movie smoking is the biggest media risk to young people.” (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Activity 5Tobacco and Advertising
Criteria
Creative and original artwork and ideas
Clear and positive message aboutbeing tobacco-free
No larger than 22” x 28”; no smaller
than 8.5” x 11”
No clip art, pictures from magazines,
or copyrighted brand and productimages
Activity 6Poster Contest
Criteria
Death themes and art displaying negative health consequences,
cigarettes, ashtrays, coffins, people smoking, etc. are not considered
positive messages and will not be accepted.
A small no smoking symbol is acceptable.
Activity 6Poster Contest
Criteria
• Complete list of criteria available at
• Deadline is April 1, 2011 (For deadline in future years, please contact 601-853-
3302.)http://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/about/contact/state.html
Activity 6Poster Contest
http://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/studentcontests/poster-contest/postercontestguidelines.html
Activity 6Poster Contest
2010 First-Place Winner for Mississippi
Ashton Curtis of Madison
Awards/Recognition
Mississippi winner receives an expense paid trip to compete in the National Poster Contest in Washington, DC in July
National winner receives a trip to Disney World or another vacation of his/her choice
Activity 6Poster Contest
Activity 6Poster Contest
2010 State Poster Contest Winners at Tar Wars National Conference
Supplemental Activities
Emerging products
Flavored tobacco products and the FDA
Light cigarettes
Tobacco warning labels
Tobacco abroad trivia game
Activity 7
Emerging products• Orbs are small pellets that resemble Tic Tacs
• Camel sticks are twisted sticks
• Camel strips are film strips placed on the tongue and resemble Listerine breath strips
• Snus is smokeless tobacco that comes in small teabag-like pouches that contain tobacco and
other flavorings
• Products are flavored and packaged like candy to appeal to kids
• Smokeless tobacco users have an 80% higher risk of developing oral cancer
Oral Cancer
Michael Finkelstein and Gilbert Lilly, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Hardin MD, University of Iowa, http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/ui/dent/mouthcancer3.htmlhttp://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/ui/dent/mouthcancer7.html
Activity 8
Flavored Tobacco Products
Activity 9
Smokers choose “low-tar,” “mild,” “light,” or “ultra-light” cigarettes
Smokers think these may be less harmful to their health than “regular” or “full- flavor” cigarettes
Truth is that light cigarettes are just as dangerous to your health as regular cigarettes
Light Cigarettes
“Light” Cigarettes
Activity 10
Tobacco Warning Labels - Canada
Activity 10
Tobacco Warning Labels - Hong Kong
Activity 10
Tobacco Warning Labels - United States
WARNINGLABEL
WARNINGLABEL
Caution: Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health (1966)Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined that Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health (1970) SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy.SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking By Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, And Low Birth Weight.
Present Future
Activity 11
Tobacco Abroad Trivia QuizHow many cigarettes are smoked around the world every day?4 billion2 million15 billion25 billion How many people die from tobacco every year around the world?1 million500,0004,0005 million
Activity 11
Tobacco Abroad Trivia Quiz
How many men in the world currently smoke cigarettes? 1 million1 billion9 million20 billion
How many women in the world currently smoke cigarettes? 100 million5 billion2 million250 million
Activity 11
Tobacco Abroad Trivia Quiz
Which country manufactures the most cigarettes in the world? JapanChinaUnited StatesAustralia
Answers can be found on page 28 of the Tar Wars Program Guide. http://www.tarwars.org/cgi-bin/download_tracking.pl
Additional Information
Secondhand or Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• 29 states have passed smoke-free laws that cover restaurants and bars.
• Four other states have smoke-free laws that cover restaurants but exempt stand-alone bars.
• Hundreds of cities and counties across the country have also taken action.
Additional Information
Smokeless Tobacco
• Smokeless tobacco contains nitrosamines – proven and potent carcinogens.
• Users are much more likely to get oral lesions (60-78%), 80% risk of getting oral cancer, and four times more likely to get cavities and gum disease.
• Stains teeth• NOT a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes!
National Video Contest
• Reinforces the Tar Wars message • Emphasizes the positive aspects of
being tobacco-free• May be introduced during classroom
presentation but finished on student’s own time
• Conducted at the national level – new in 2011
National Video Contest
• Creative and original ideas • Clear and positive message about
being tobacco-free• 30 seconds to 3 minutes in length• Use any video format (cell phone,
video camera, etc.)• Complete list of criteria, entry and
upload information available at http://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/studentcontests/video-contest.html
• DEADLINE: May 19, 2011
National Video Contest
Awards • Prizes and awards for first-, second-, and
third-place winners
Recognition• All videos will receive recognition at the Tar
Wars National Conference• Opportunity to attend the Tar Wars National
Conference in Washington, DC
Contact Information
AAFP Tar Wars Staff
800-TAR-WARS (800-827-9277) http://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/about/contact/tarwarsstaff.html
Contact Information
State Coordinators http://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/about/contact/state.html
The deadline to submit posters to your state coordinator is April 1, 2011. (For future years, please contact the MAFP Foundation at 601-853-3302.)
Please mail your posters to:
Julie Humphreys MAFP Foundation 133 Executive Drive Suite E Madison, MS 39110
View Winning Posters
See winning posters from 2006 through 2010 athttp://www.tarwars.org/online/tarwars/home/studentcontests/poster-contest/pastwinners.html
2010 Second-Place Poster WinnerGianni Chiodo of Iowa
2010 Third-Place Poster WinnerKrysti Maines of North Carolina
Tar Wars is supported in part by a grant from theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Thank You for
your participating
in Tar Wars!