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Published research studies have found that kids are twice as sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults and are more likely to be influenced to smoke by cigarette marketing than by peer pressure, and that one-third of underage experimentation with smoking is attributable to tobacco company advertising.
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East Central District Health
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Good Neighbor Programs
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Tobacco Prevention
WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
The Tobacco prevention program is limited to two counties Platte and Colfax. The prevention program used community coalitions to promote tobacco prevention activities. The ECDHD coalitions would like to see as many smoke free restaurants and businesses in our area as possible. On a regular basis businesses are recognized for going smoke-free or opening smoke-free with a plaque from the Health Department and the business name and picture in the newspaper. The coalitions work with schools, hospitals, the chamber of commerce, police departments, and agencies and private individuals to promote smoke-free establishments, in compliance with the Nebraska Clean Air Act. The Tobacco Coalitions were formed in 2001, and funding is provided to ECDHD by the Health and Human Services System/Tobacco Free Nebraska, as a result of the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement.
The tobacco industry spends more than $12.4 billion per year - over $34.1
million a day - marketing its deadly products in the U.S. alone, much of
this reaching kids. At this rate, the companies have spent
$29,521,972,705
so
far this year. |
Tobacco
Industry Influence in Nebraska
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Annual
tobacco industry marketing expenditures
nationwide |
$15.4
billion |
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Estimated
portion spent for Nebraska marketing each year |
$90.2
million |
Tobacco
Use in Nebraska
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High
school students who smoke |
21.8%
(22,400) |
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Male
high school students who use smokeless or spit
tobacco |
14.5% (females
use much lower) |
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Kids
(under 18) who become new daily smokers each year |
2,200 |
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Kids
exposed to secondhand smoke at home |
96,000 |
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Packs
of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids each year |
4.6
million |
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Adults
in Nebraska who smoke |
21.3%
(282,600) |
Deaths
in Nebraska From Smoking
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Adults
who die each year from their own smoking |
2,400 |
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Kids
now under 18 and alive in Nebraska who will ultimately die prematurely
from smoking |
36,000 |
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Adults,
children, & babies who die each year from others' smoking (secondhand
smoke & pregnancy smoking) |
220 to
400 |
Smoking
kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and
suicides combined -- and thousands more die from other tobacco-related causes --
such as fires caused by smoking (more than 1,000 deaths/year nationwide) and
smokeless tobacco use. No good estimates are currently available, however, for
the number of Nebraska citizens who die from these other tobacco-related causes,
or for the much larger numbers who suffer from tobacco-related health problems
each year without actually dying.
SERVICES OFFERED
- Monthly coalition meetings in both Columbus and Schuyler.
- Speakers who are proponents of not smoking are available for community presentations
- Education for youth, primarily targeted to middle school and high school age kids.
- Participation in Health fairs and local events
Annual promotions include;
Mother's Day smoke free restaurants campaign
Kick Butts Day
Smoke free vehicle pledges for Youth,
COST OF SERVICE
There is no cost for this service to the communities of Platte and Colfax counties.
BROCHURES AND VIDEOS
We have a large selection of no smoking information, both in brochures and have videos from Tobacco Free Nebraska available at our office is in the
Wellness Center at 3806 Howard Blvd.
LINKS
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Tobacco Free Nebraska
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tips 4 Youth
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