Tobacco and Nicotine Prevention

Prevention

Community Health Education strives to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults through education programs; implement evidence-based interventions to promote quitting among youth and adults; and provide educational programs for retailers to stop selling to youth under 21.           

Programs Community Health Education can offer:

  • Youth Advocacy Clubs at local schools
    • Yavapai Anti-Tobacco Coalition of Youth- YATCY- Mingus Union High School’s anti-tobacco club. More information can be found at @YATCYyouthAZ
  • ASPIRE an evidence-based tobacco prevention curriculum for youth
  • INDEPTH an alternative to suspension or citation for schools
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Additional Resources

  • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  • STAND Arizona’s anti-tobacco youth coalition,
  • Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes,
  • This is Quitting text messaging program from Truth Initiative designed to help young people quit vaping
  • Arizona Attorney General’s Office/Department of Health Services Counter Strike program, YATCY, links to social media pages
  • Ashline: Making quitting tobacco/nicotine your greatest success Ashline Resources
  • YC² is a peer lead group based in Prescott Valley for teens 13 to 18 that focuses on educating teens about the dangers of vaping and substance abuse and encourages their peers to #StayHealthy. It is a great place for youth to make a difference in their community and it’s an awesome place to earn service hours. For more information- go to Matforce Youth

For more information, please contact [email protected]

 

Cessation Programs

Ready to quit using tobacco and nicotine products including e-cigarettes or vaping? ASHline can help. Please visit https://www.azdhs.gov/ashline/ for more information and to receive your free quit materials.

My Life, My Quit™ is the free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping. We are here for you every step of the way. It’s YOUR LIFE and we’re here to help you live it YOUR WAY.  https://az.mylifemyquit.org/en-us/

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Smoke-Free Arizona

Smoke-Free Arizona is state mandate to ensure that local businesses comply with the Smoke-Free Arizona law by keeping indoor areas smoke-free, moving outdoor smoking at least 20 feet from doors and windows, and posting proper signage.

Resources:

Arizona Department of Public Health Smoke-Free AZ website, business owners get “no smoking” signs, report violations, smoke-free law FAQs, law exemptions.

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