Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day 03-24-10
Take Action on Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day - March 24, 2010!
Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day (TTFKD) is an annual awareness day in Texas to encourage students of all ages to live tobacco-free lifestyles. Sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC), the goal of this years event on March 24, 2010, is to get every school in Texas involved in the effort to help children make healthy choices by not using tobacco.
TTFKD is held in conjunction with Kick Butts Day, a national event sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The day is an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in tobacco prevention efforts. On Kick Butts Day, thousands of youth will organize activities to expose and counter the tobacco industrys powerful promotional strategies aimed at youth. Some of the past activities include youth-led rallies in state capitals, surveys of tobacco advertising in local stores and street activism events.
Get your school ready for TTFKD 2010 now! Your school can do something as simple as broadcasting tobacco-free messages on announcements or as elaborate as organizing students for a major educational activity.
Click on the requested title link below to jump directly to it, or scroll down:TTFKD Activity Guide
We put together this Activity Guide to help you come up with some ideas about what you can do to be a part of Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day and educate others in your school and community about the dangers of tobacco. We will be updating it with new activities often, so check back!
We hope that you use the guide and the other information that is available to you on our website to conduct some really cool awareness events and activities! Also, wed love to hear back from you about what you did and how everything went. If you fill out an Event Report form and send it back to us, you will be eligible to win FREE registrations to our Statewide Teen Tobacco Summit in July!!
We also want this guide to be better next year, so we need your ideas and reports of what you do so we can include your activities in next years guide to share with everyone across Texas!
Thanks for being a leader in tobacco prevention, and for working toward a Tobacco-Free Texas! Remember to TAKE ACTION and HAVE FUN on March 24, 2010 - Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day!
Download the Interactive Activity Guide or click below to view each activity individually.
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Get The Word Out!
Feel free to use these materials to let everyone know what you are doing.
Educate The Masses!
Feel free to use these powerpoint presentations to educate everyone you know.
You can also use these materials with your presentations.
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Cool Stuff You Can Use
Please feel free to use these logos and templates to put on any promotional items, forms, or flyers for your planned Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day events and activities.
Color Logo
Right-click on the logo link and select "Save Target As..." from the menu options.
TTFKD "Tobacco-Free Begins with Me" Sticker
Download and print as many of these stickers as you would like. Make sure everyone you know has one to wear on March 25, 2009!
For printing, use Avery white high visibility labels 2-1/2 dia. labels, series 5294.
More images you can use to make buttons, stickers and banners...
Local Tobacco Prevention Contacts
Feel free to contact your local Prevention Resource Center and/or DSHS Tobacco Specialist for educational materials and information that may be available to assist you.
Regional Prevention Resources Centers
The Texas Department of State Health Services funds 11 Prevention Resource Centers across the state. These centers provide communities with prevention information, resources and expertise.
Local PRC Contacts
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DSHS Regional Tobacco Control Coordinators
The Texas Department of State Health Services also provides local tobacco control coordinators throughout the state through the Regional Partnership Program.
TTFKD Event Reporting
The first 20 schools or groups to send in a completed Event Report Form will receive up to 4 scholarships to attend the 2009 Texas Teen Tobacco Summit & Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference to be held July 26-29, 2009 in The Woodlands!
This Event Report Form is fillable but will not allow you to save any changes made to it. Therefore, print it out when finished and send it to us right away!
TTFKD Event Pictures
Check out pics from around the state from previous TTFKD events.