Tobacco Prevention Kassie McAninch and Kristin Maxfield
INTASC Standard #5: The teacher understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues. Description: This assignment allows future educator to take todays issues and connect them with concepts within the classroom Rationale: Through the completion of this assignment I was able to understand how to take an issue in today’s society and connect it with concepts in the classroom to further the education of students.
History of tobacco Estimates between 5000 BC and 3000 BC American Indians used tobacco in religious and medical practices "Good as gold" American Revelutionary War
History of Tobacco cont. First Report of the Surgeon General Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act Synar Amendment
History of Tobacco cont. Master Settlement Agreement Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Established list of harmful ingredients in tobacco products
Statistics Among Young Adults Established primarily during adolescence 9 out of 10 smokers started by age 18 3,900 children under 18 try their first cigarette Exposure to media
Tobacco in Schools 2012 Middle School High School
Health Issues Kids who smoke As they grow older
Effects of Tobacco Use
Prevention Programs Tobacco Free Kids Kick Butts Day Smoke Free Teen teen.smokefree.gov
The Real Cost therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov
The Truth
References American Lung Association. February Web. 22 April Child and Teen Tobacco Use. American Cancer Society. 15 Nov Web. 22 April "Campaign for Tobacco." Tobacco Free Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr History of Tobacco. Boston University Medical Center. 31 Aug Web. 22 April 2014 "Kick Butts Day 2014." Kick Butts Day Updates RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr Laws and Policies. Be Tobacco Free. Web. 22 April Smoking and Tobacco Use. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 February Web. 22 April 2014 "Smoke free Teen”. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr