Education Program
Texas Education Service Centers have an unprecedented opportunity to provide tobacco education to their students. The Center for Awareness and Preventive Education (CAPE) has developed programs that are research based, endorsed by the Texas Education Association and meet all the program requirements for ESCs.
These programs have
outcome data from Texas
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Use of smokeless tobacco by children and adolescents is increasing. The Lifetime Cost of Chew is a research based program for use in schools and classrooms. The program provides the most current content for teachers in an easy to
complete format. Optional pre-post
tests are included.
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The Short Story of Life Smoking Program was developed in collaboration with classroom teachers. This research based program is one of the most widely used in the United States and offers teachers several options for implementation. It can be completed in one block or over several days.
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Center for Awareness and Preventive Education
Welcome to the website for A Short Story of Life and The Lifetime Cost of Chew tobacco education programs. These research-based programs were developed to provide a low-cost strategy to help children, adolescents and adults understand the effects of tobacco use.
These programs are designed to be implemented by schools and other education facilities. The programs include a curriculum with teacher-guided activities, pre and post-tests and a special calculator designed to inform students about the effects of tobacco use. The ultimate goal of these programs is to assist schools in motivating students to lead tobacco-free lives.
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Rodney Burd, Center for Awareness and Preventive Education (CAPE) • Lubbock, TX 79416 • T: 806.683.9594 • E: rburd@shortstoryoflife.com