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children bring the don't smoke message home
why it's important to stop tobacco use Third and fourth graders in New Jersey are being taught about the dangers and risks of smoking and are then sharing their new found knowledge with a smoker as part of the "Tell Someone You Love" letter writing program that is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, and Scholastic, Incorporated.
School teachers have received program guides from Scholastic Incorporated that have been developed to help them conduct a classroom session on addiction and smoking . Following the session and after the interactive discussion, teachers ask their students to write a " Tell Someone You Love" letter expressing in their own words why their loved one should cease smoking. Children can write to a close family member, relative, friend, or entertainer or sports personality who smokes. New Jersey's 12,000 third and fourth grade teachers have been asked to participate in this innovative educational activity, which was launched to coincide with the Great American Smoke out on 16th Nov., Health and Senior Services Commissioner Christine Grant said today. "Children have the opportunity to both to learn about the hazards and risks of tobacco use and to take action in a way that's important to them," said Governor Christie Whitman. "Through `Tell Someone You Love,' young people can see how smoking affects their lives and the health of the people they love." |
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"Young people are an important and integral part of our ongoing efforts to reduce tobacco use statewide," Commissioner Grant said. "This is one more opportunity for young people to get involved -- this time in a nationwide event to reduce the health impact of tobacco on our society." This innovative program emphasizes the dangers and risks of tobacco addiction, including the serious health problems posed by secondhand smoke to infants and children. Second hand cigarette smoke has been linked to an increased risk of lower birth weight, which is a risk factor for infant death before the age of one; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); asthma, ear infections and severe lower respiratory infections; and, of course, fire related injuries. In their " Tell Someone You Love" letter, children will tell a loved in their own words why it's important to quit. Parents and others who quit reduce their risk of getting tobacco related cancer and other diseases. |
They also create a smoke-free environment in their home that helps children stay fit and healthy. Quitting also sets an important example to children and reduces the likelihood that the child will also become a smoker.
Parents and other loved ones are encouraged to talk to children about the letter, the problem of tobacco addiction and any steps the adult plans to take. In addition to the letter, smokers will receive information on quit-smoking resources, including New Jersey Quitnet SM and New Jersey Quitline, two new free interactive counseling services.
All students who take part in Tell Someone You Love will get a Certificate of Recognition from the Commissioner.
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