Prevention and Education

Prevention

• IUSD provides tobacco-use prevention education to students in grades 4-12 that focuses on information about tobacco products, including the harms they cause, as well as the deceptive marketing strategies used by tobacco companies to increase use among teens. Students are educated on refusal skills and given opportunities to practice those skills.
• IUSD provides Tobacco and Vaping prevention and intervention asynchronous lessons at the secondary level.
• IUSD and our schools provide staff and parent education workshops/trainings throughout the school year. 
• In addition to age-appropriate education for elementary school students through the D.A.R.E program, students in middle and high school receive vaping prevention education through health classes and other resources available on campuses. This includes:

  1. The You and Me, Together Vape-Free curriculum, a middle and high school program that is 6 lessons, approximately 50 minutes each.

  2. Follow-up discussion guides aimed at fostering open-ended conversations between youth and parents or trusted adults on various e-cigarette-related topics.

  3. Online quiz games, worksheets, presentations, resources, and other materials designed to tackle key factors associated with youth e-cigarette use.

Education & Cessation

The following are vaping cessation resources that may be helpful for students and families:

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• YVAPE is a free educational and alternative to suspension intervention with phone and video coaching support for students.

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• Catch My Breath peer-led teaching approach empowers students with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about e-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape.

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• FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) works to ensure a healthier life for every family.

 

• JADE is a program that provides drug and alcohol education and prevention to adolescents and their parents through innovative techniques and reality based strategies that are based on the 12 step philosophy. 
• Stanford Medicine offers a free tobacco and vaping toolkit for families. 
• Kick It California is a free program that helps Californians quit vaping and smoking.