Soccer Smoking & Prevention
Prevent Smoking Among Soccer Players
| The Tobacco-Free Athletes Coaches' Handbook. The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation Association for Nonsmokers- Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota (651) 646-3005 Minnesota's Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation (TFYR) program promotes its "no use or possession" tobacco policy to community-based, organized recreation programs serving youth between the ages of 12 and 17. TFYR aims to change social norms behind tobacco use and send the message that adults care about youth's health and want them to remain tobacco-free. The program is based on the belief that most youth participate in organized out-of-school recreation activities where they spend time with their favorite adults and teens-who also happen to be their role models. During these activities, many young people develop attitudes and make important decisions about lifestyle. If tobacco use is subtly promoted by program leaders using it on the sidelines or carrying it in their back pocket, anti-tobacco messages are drowned out by the "do as I say, not as I do" conflict. To counter these subtle messages, TFYR encourages recreation program leaders, parents, and other teens to promote positive health messages to youth. The program also pushes for the creation of Tobacco-Free Zones- recreation areas or facilities where the tobacco-free policy is in effect and strongly supported by youth as well as parents, coaches, trainers, staff of organized recreation programs, and all others present at youth recreation events. The TFYR model policy is located at www.ansrmn.org. (See TFYR flyer, page 10.) Smoking Ordinance City Commission Weston, Florida (954) 385-2000 The City of Weston recently adopted an ordinance that bans smoking within city government buildings, outside these building, within 50 feet of the Tobacco-Free Policies No Smoking Policies for New Hampshire Department Outdoor Events of Health Dental Health Foundation Concord, New Hampshire Twain Harte, California (603) 271-6892 (209) 586-0183 Health department staff work with The Dental Health Foundation has many partners-including the New worked with community partners Hampshire Soccer Association, New throughout the state to establish no Hampshire Alpine Racing Association, smoking policies for outdoor events and New Hampshire Nordic that attract kids. As a result, smoking Association-to educate kids, parents, is now restricted at Raley Field in and coaches about the importance of Sacramento, all California High being tobacco-free. As a result, the School Rodeo Association events, the soccer club in Manchester, New California State Fair (Cal Expo), 12 Hampshire, a soccer league on the county fairs, as well as Disneyland Seacoast, most indoor soccer facilities Resort. The policies vary-several of in the state, and the New Hampshire them ban any form of tobacco use, Alpine Racing Association are all some allow smoking in designated tobacco-free. areas, and a few prohibit tobacco- related sponsorships. Youth Sports Initiative Tobacco Control Program, Rhode Island Department of Health Providence, Rhode Island (401) 222-3293 The Youth Sports Initiative is an inter vention that tackles tobacco use from various perspectives, including advoca cy for tobacco-free policies. Health department staff have teamed up with the American Lung Association of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Recreation and Parks Association to develop an action kit that includes model policy statements and town ordinances, along with basic informa tion about the program, tips on organ izing your community to be tobacco- free, media advocacy tips, and a list of national sports resources. (Also see Materials That Score, page 43; City of Newport policy, page 9.) |
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