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| Middle School Students Making a Difference
in Tobacco Prevention |
| We’re trying so hard to have
our students see themselves as part of a whole community, rather than
experiencing school, home, and community as separate spheres. In bringing
students together and then having them reach out to others, REBEL
2 is teaching students to learn the responsibility of caring
for one another. Promoting healthy habits is a valuable outcome of
such caring. |
| - Glen Gauer, Guidance Counselor, Veterans
Memorial Middle School, Brick, NJ |
what schools & community
groups receive
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| Training for advisors |
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Two one-day training sessions for
advisors that focus on successful implementation,
curricular content, effective facilitation, and institutionalization
of the program |
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| Special statewide events
for students and advisors |
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Separate Statewide Summits for
veteran and new schools' students and advisors to network, expand
their prevention skills, and learn interactive presentations
to conduct in their schools |
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| Curriculum
materials consistent with New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards |
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REBEL 2 Handbook (2 volumes)
– focused on tobacco education paired
with the social and emotional skills implicit in refusing tobacco
and communicating effectively with peers and younger students |
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Guide to REBEL 2 Interactive
Presentations – A how-to guide for preparing for
and conducting five different interactive presentations with
fourth and fifth grade students |
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| Ongoing support
and assessment |
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School-based site visits and consultation
as needed |
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Separate program newsletters for
advisors and students |
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| Funding |
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Training, curriculum materials,
and technical assistance funded by the NJ Department of Health
and Senior Services |
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NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc., 385 Route 18 Suite D, East
Brunswick, NJ 08816 |
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Contact: |
Dennis Lee, Youth Coordinator
732-254-3344 |
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P.S. No. 24, 50 19th Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07513 |
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Contact: |
Beverley Kovach, Student Assistance Coordinator
973-321-0240 x 22461 |
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Pennsville Middle School, 4 William Penn Avenue, Pennsville,
NJ 08070 |
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Contact: |
Judy Cirelly, School Counselor
856-540-6240 x 306 |
| Research from the Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids tells us the following:
“Schools are in a particularly powerful position to prevent
kids from smoking and to help those that already use tobacco to
quit. In fact, children spend almost a third of their waking time
in school, and much of the peer pressure kids feel regarding whether
or not to smoke occurs in school. Accordingly, school-based programs
can reach children and teenagers when they are most vulnerable to
starting a tobacco habit – or before their tobacco use has
become a strong addiction.”
“A 1989 Preventive Medicine study
found that smoking prevalence among students in schools which did
not have smoking intervention programs increased 1.5 times as much
as smoking prevalence among students in schools which had smoking
prevention programs and a community-based component.”
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