Jaycees Against Youth Smoking What What is it? FREE FREE smoking prevention program Five Five interactive modules Educational Educational tools for the

Jaycees Against Youth Jaycees Against Youth SmokingSmoking

What is it?What is it? FREE smoking prevention programFREE smoking prevention program Five interactive modulesFive interactive modules Educational tools for the kidsEducational tools for the kids Marketing resource for theMarketing resource for the

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The program has four objectivesThe program has four objectives The students will identify the health risks of The students will identify the health risks of

smoking.smoking. The students will learn the facts about The students will learn the facts about

environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and ways to encourage others not to smoke.ways to encourage others not to smoke.

The students will learn and practice ways to The students will learn and practice ways to deal with peer pressure to smoke.deal with peer pressure to smoke.

The students will learn methods to help them The students will learn methods to help them quit smoking if they have already started.quit smoking if they have already started.


JAYS at a glanceJAYS at a glance Science activity (Mason jars)Science activity (Mason jars) Campaign add (poster contest)Campaign add (poster contest) Role plays (peer pressure)Role plays (peer pressure) Math story problems (financial impact)Math story problems (financial impact) Components of a cigarette (health impact)Components of a cigarette (health impact) Physical impact (straw activity)Physical impact (straw activity) JAYS ChallengeJAYS Challenge Shock picturesShock pictures


Why should my state run this Why should my state run this program?program? The childrenThe children


A few key facts about smokingA few key facts about smoking More than one million youth will start smoking More than one million youth will start smoking

this year and 1/3 of them will die from their this year and 1/3 of them will die from their addictionaddiction

46 million adults smoke46 million adults smoke Average smoker begins at age 13 and Average smoker begins at age 13 and

becomes a daily smoker by 14becomes a daily smoker by 14 With every puff of a cigarette you breathe in With every puff of a cigarette you breathe in

as many as 4,700 different chemicalsas many as 4,700 different chemicals Nicotine, ammonia, arsenic, cyanide, acetone, Nicotine, ammonia, arsenic, cyanide, acetone,

carbon monoxide, and many otherscarbon monoxide, and many others


Health FactorsHealth Factors Smoking related diseases kill more Americans Smoking related diseases kill more Americans

than AIDS, alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, than AIDS, alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, murders, car accidents, suicides, drugs and murders, car accidents, suicides, drugs and fires COMBINEDfires COMBINED

More than 400,000 people die each year from More than 400,000 people die each year from smokingsmoking

It is estimated that every cigarette takes 12 It is estimated that every cigarette takes 12 minutes off your lifeminutes off your life

Environmental (or second hand) smoke has Environmental (or second hand) smoke has caused 50,000 deathscaused 50,000 deaths


How do I run this program?How do I run this program?Request chapter kit from National Service Request chapter kit from National Service CenterCenter

Contact school administrators and or youth Contact school administrators and or youth organizations for an appointmentorganizations for an appointment

Meet with and explain the programMeet with and explain the program

Offer them the FREE programOffer them the FREE program

Request student materialsRequest student materials

Follow up and assist with Final ReportFollow up and assist with Final Report


Where do I run the program?Where do I run the program? SchoolsSchools Church Youth GroupsChurch Youth Groups YMCAsYMCAs Boy and Girl ScoutsBoy and Girl Scouts 4-H Clubs4-H Clubs Summer Jaycee CampsSummer Jaycee Camps Child Safety FairsChild Safety Fairs


What does the school get out of it?What does the school get out of it? FREE materialsFREE materials Possible grantPossible grant

Contact InformationContact Information

The United States Junior ChamberThe United States Junior Chamber

PO Box 7PO Box 7

Tulsa, OK 74102Tulsa, OK 74102

Attention: JAYS Program ManagerAttention: JAYS Program Manager

918.584.2481 ext.419918.584.2481 ext.419

[email protected]@usjaycees.org

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