Wisconsin School Tobacco Prevention Resources

Due to the significant reduction in tobacco funding provided in the state biennial budget, school tobacco grants at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will be eliminated. Therefore, despite the fact that we were scheduled to implement programs that were to have been in the second year of a two-year grant cycle, there will be no state tobacco grant funding available to schools in 2009-2010.

DPI staff members are disappointed by this decision. We send this announcement to you with great regret. Thank you for your hard work and efforts in tobacco prevention in the past.

Building Skills for Health Literacy

March 11

March 18

March 30

Milwaukee
Children Health Education Center

Gillett
CESA 8

Fennimore
CESA 3

online event registration
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This strategy-based training will explore strategies for teaching and assessing for the skills of the health education standards and the deeper meaning of health literacy. Tobacco will be used as the content example, but the strategy is applicable across all content areas and all grade levels. The DPI developed technical assistance documents Building Skills for Health Literacy: Human Sexuality, Tobacco and Nutrition will serve as guides for connecting skill-based instruction and assessment of skill attainment. Available for graduate credit. Pre and post-training assignments are required.

Tobacco Assessment Tool and Resources

Tobacco Prevention Program Assessment Tool Introduction
Tobacco Prevention Program Assessment Tool

Classroom Instructional Material
Resources for School Tobacco Programs: A Selected List (2007 Edition). A resource designed to help Wisconsin school-communities select materials that will assist them in implementing effective programs and policies to help reduce tobacco use among youth.
Wisconsin Success Stories - Tobacco Free Youth
Learning Modules on Social Norms in Youth Tobacco 2007 - A compilation of ideas and classroom instructional materials and activities for teachers, derived from information gathered from the 2000 - 2006 Youth Tobacco Surveys.
School Tobacco Policy Resources: This takes you to a separate page where you can access resources to assist and support local tobacco-free school policy.
American Lung Association's Power Point on Secondhand Smoke
Health Literacy Assessment - Tobacco Module (see SSPW Resources webpage)
Tobacco Related Web Resources - Web links to a variety of internet sites addressing tobacco issues, many with specific youth topics or materials.
Are You Helping the Tobacco Industry? - One way the tobacco industry tries to improve their public relations is through youth anti-smoking programs and parent education programs. Often these are free resources. This document provides a strong rationale as to why tobacco company materials should not be used and helps in identifying them. The Youth Programs Planning Team of the WI Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention & Control Program prepared this helpful resource.
Calendar of Tobacco Prevention Events

Tobacco Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tobacco Website
Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention - Quitline
Tobacco Control Resource Center for WI
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
Tobacco Use School Health Guidelines

CESAs and Wisconsin ATODA Education Network Facilitators

SSPW Team ATODA Consultants

The following is a list of the DPI consultants, their CESA assignments, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers:

CESAs	Consultant	E-mail Address	Phone Number
1, 3, 4, 7, and 9	Ken Wagner	kenneth.wagner@dpi.wi.gov	(608)266-5181
5, 6, 8, and 12	Joan Lerman	joan.lerman@dpi.wi.gov	(608)266-2829
2, 10, and 11	Brenda Jennings	brenda.jennings@dpi.wi.gov	(608)266-7051

Feel free to contact the above consultants with questions you may have.

For questions about this information, contact Brenda Jennings (608) 266-7051

Last updated on 1/20/2010 3:05:06 PM