Watch Me: COMMUNITY SCAN
There are nine components necessary for success in any tobacco
prevention effort according to the CDC. Print this page and answer
the questions below, then share it with coalition members. Click
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- Are there any other community-based tobacco education and prevention
programs in your area? Name them. Who leads them?
- Do chronic disease programs in your area that merge their
work with tobacco education and prevention programs? Name them.
Who leads them?
- What kind of cooperation exists between public school curricula
and tobacco education and prevention programs in your area?
- Do the local police or advocacy groups enforce tobacco sales
laws in retail establishments through undercover or other types
of investigations?
- What statewide tobacco education and prevention programs
currently exist? Name them. Who leads them?
- Are there currently any national, state or community counter-marketing
efforts underway? Name and describe them. Who leads them?
- Do local public and private health clinics offer cessation,
treatment and support programs? Name and describe them.
- What kind of programs and systems are in place at your state
and local level for assuring accountability on the part of policy
makers and administrators?
- What is the name of the state agency that handles tobacco
education and prevention? Who leads that agency? To whom is she
accountable?
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