Youth Programs
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Against Smoking
We offer an interactive education opportunity for Girl Scouts to earn their Girl Scouts Against Smoking badge. Whether they are Daisy,
Brownie, Junior, Cadet, or Senior, we provide the staff and supplies free of charge. The girls simply pay $2 for their badges.
On my honor, I will try:
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Elementary School
"Smoke Free - That's Me!"
A prevention program for 2nd, 4th, and 6th grade students that teaches them the adverse health effects of tobacco use. The program involves
discussion on health issues, peer pressure, and advertising along with videos and handouts for each age group. Each session is approximately 45
minutes with the following components:
- 2nd grade: How We Breathe - The Importance of Healthy Lungs
- 4th grade: Lungs, Health, and Peer Pressure
- 6th grade: Peer pressure, Advertising, and Saying "NO!"
To request a program please download the Smoke Free - That's Me form, complete and fax to 815-727-8635 or
call 815-774-7312.
Middle School
Generations Influencing Freedom From Tobacco
This program is designed to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among middle school youth. It is a two-session program that is intended to
increase the student's knowledge of the adverse health consequences of tobacco use, promote and encourage a tobacco-free lifestyle, and
increase their resistance to negative peer pressure through positive decision making activities. Each group session lasts about one hour and
includes lecture, discussion, and visual aids.
To request a program please download the
Generations Influencing Freedom From Tobacco (GIFFT) form, complete and fax to
815-727-8635 or call 815-774-7312.
High School
Teens Against Tobacco Use
In this prevention program high school students mentor younger students by being an example and providing exciting presentations to grade
school students. This program empowers teens to take their smoke-free message to schools throughout their community.
High School
Not On Tobacco
This school-based program provides assistance to teens who want to quit smoking. It effectively covers the entire quitting process from analyzing
why they started smoking to learning how to prevent relapses. The program uses a variety of multi-media experiences and participatory
activities to get the teens involved in their quitting plan. It meets one class period each week for seven weeks.
To request a program at your high school, call 815-727-8769.
High School
REALITY Illinois
REALITY Illinois is an anti-tobacco campaign developed by Illinois'
teens and funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) as part of
the Illinois Tobacco-Free Communities Program. The Program's goal is to educate
teens on the health effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke and on how
tobacco companies target teens through deceptive advertising and marketing
practices. Additionally, REALITY Illinois seeks to directly impact tobacco
control policies by working locally on issues such as reducing exposure to
secondhand smoke. An advisory panel in each county, made up of local teens, is
the driving force behind REALITY Illinois. The teens meet monthly to learn more
about the tobacco industry's deceptive advertising tactics, how the industry
targets teens and what they can do to fight back. They also brainstorm ideas on
how to spread the word in the community about the harmful effects of tobacco. Any
Will County high school student can call the Will County Health Department at
(815) 774-7312 to join REALITY.
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