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- Smokeless Tobacco Cessation
Training
Your help is needed to market "The CHEWFREE Program, A Practical Team Approach
to Tobacco Cessation." Please invite a teacher, coach, school nurse, counselor or
other Department of Education individuals to attend the conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Conference Center, Charleston. WV.
The Saturday, April 7, workshop will review the prevalence and health risks involved in using
snuff and chewing tobacco (smokeless tobacco) and review effective interventions that can
be used to prevent use and programs that have been developed to assist adolescent users in
quitting.
Research based prevention strategies for classroom and schools
that involve school nurses, peer leaders, and cross age teaching in their delivery will be
reviewed. Messages that parents can use to discourage use of smokeless tobacco will be
included. The presenters will focus on interventions that have proven effective in helping
teens quit their use of snuff and chew. The program will review interventions for athletes
and how dentists and hygienists, in collaboration with athletic trainers, coaches, and
peer leaders can increase the effectiveness of the intervention. Additionally an
interactive computer based cessation program for helping adolescents quit using smokeless
tobacco will be demonstrated.
There are funds available to support Department of Education
employees with registration and hotel expenses. A block of suites will be held until March
20. All requests received after this date will be handled on a space and rate available
basis. For reservations, call 304-347-8700. When making reservations, indicate that you are attending the ChewFree
program presented by the Tobacco Prevention Program.
Register for the Conference by phone: Phone
304-293-5912 and Mary will take your registration over the
phone.
Coalition members are welcome to register for the conference.
Teachers, coaches, and etc., receive priority in being reimbursed for registration and
hotel expenses. When you phone to register, we should have a good idea of the funds
remaining.
For your information, the workshop on Friday
the 6th is for dentists and dental hygienists. Phone your
dentist and dental hygienist and encourage them to attend the conference so that will be
better prepared to help you reach your community.
Thanks for your assistance in promoting the Conference.
Richard L. Meckstroth, DDS
WVU School of Dentistry
PO Box 9415
Morgantown, WV 26506-9415
Phone: (304) 293-5912
Fax: (304) 293-8561
E-mail: meckstroth@hsc.wvu.edu
Bruce W. Adkins, Program Director
Tobacco Prevention and Control
Program
WV Bureau for Public Health
Division of Health Promotions
350 Capitol Street - Room B-55
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
Phone (304) 558-1743
Fax (304) 558-2285
"Serial Killer" (TOBACCO)
The only product sold in America, when used as directed, that Kills!! |
