Tobacco Use Prevention
Kick Butts Day Bookmark Contest!
Calling all Nevada County students, grades TK – 12th!
Want to celebrate being tobacco-free and living your healthiest life? Get your creative juices flowing and join us for our annual KICK BUTTS DAY bookmark contest! This year’s theme is “I’m the Tobacco –Free Generation!” Use your skills to design a bookmark that reflects this theme and your tobacco-free life.
The contest runs from November 4 until December 3, 2019, with all submissions due by December 3rd at 5 pm. All Nevada County youth in grades TK-12th are eligible to enter the contest.
A registration form must be submitted with each original piece of artwork. The registration form includes a bookmark template and media release. The template should be used when designing your bookmark – you can paint, draw, whatever – just design your bookmark on the provided template. The registration form also includes a media release which must be signed in order to be considered. Find the registration form here.
Winning bookmarks will be printed and distributed across Nevada County on and around March 18, 2020 – Kick Butts Day 2020.
For more information, contact the Nevada County Tobacco Prevention Program at (530) 265-1451.
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Our Tobacco Prevention Program-What We Do
The Nevada County Tobacco Prevention Program educates the community about the harmful effect of tobacco on individuals and the environment. The program also works to create local policies that protect individuals from second-hand smoke, reduce youth access to tobacco and minimize tobacco advertising. Each year the program engages youth from area schools in school and countywide tobacco prevention efforts.
Our Objectives
The Adult Tobacco Coalition and R.O.S.E Youth Coalition work with us to bring the four objectives in our workplan to fruition:
- Create tobacco-free non-recreational areas in Truckee;
- Work with Grass Valley their existing Tobacco Retail Licensing Policy to include a restriction on the sale of single cigarillos and little cigars;
- Build capacity to address local tobacco control issues by engaging middle school and high school age youth to participate in advocacy activities around tobacco related issues, such as electronic cigarettes, second-hand smoke and flavored tobacco products;
- And work with local organizations to introduce 'Ask, Advise, Refer' protocols to systematically refer patients to local cessation resources and the California Smokers' Helpline.