Breath Free Mat Su

Valley Pathways High School Newsletter Fall, 2008
What is T.A.T.U.? This presentation may take a moment to load. See PowerPoint...(Requires PowerPoint Viewer or the PowerPoint program to view) A group of Valley students are hit the streets thris spring, taking part in a national campaign that is urging children to fight nicotine's temptations. See Story... Frontiersman Letter to the Editor See Letter... We offer monthly T.A.T.U. trainings open to all students in middle and high school from around the Mat-Su Valley. Check out our calendar for information on the next training date. We are also looking for Adult T.A.T.U. Facilitators. If you have questions and would like to get involved please contact Alaska Family Services Tobacco Prevention and Control Advocate Claudia Dolfi at 746-6123
	Teens Against Tobacco Use ® (T.A.T.U.) is a youth empowerment program teaching teens to fight back against tobacco use. Essentially, we turn teens into teachers. Recent focus groups have shown that teens are eager to talk to younger kids about tobacco use. Younger children are impressed by teenage role models and enthusiastically understand and accept the information which they are presented. By encouraging & supporting the T.A.T.U. program in your school, you will be making a huge step in preventing today's youth from becoming tomorrow's tobacco users. T.A.T.U. is also the approved tobacco prevention education training for Raze, the statewide, youth led, prevention movement sponsored by the Division of Tobacco Prevention.
	Goals of T.A.T.U. The overall goal of T.A.T.U. is to help our youth remain tobacco free. Teen facilitators also gain experience and skills that will help them in a wide range of adult activities. T.A.T.U. concentrates on the following five components designed to prevent tobacco use. As teachers, teens will: 1. Develop skills to teach younger children about tobacco use and to become advocates for a tobacco-free community. 2. Understand and identify the positive aspects of being tobacco-free and realize that the majority of teens do NOT smoke. 3. Understand how tobacco advertising and promotions deceive youth. 4. Understand how getting hooked on tobacco destroys youth's freedom and control over their personal lives. 5. Develop self-confidence.	Title

(c) 2008 Teens Against Tobacco Use and Breathe Free Mat-Su