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Everyone deserves a chance to enjoy the world's number one sport-regardless of race, religion, culture, age, or gender-and this is the aim of FIFA's Fair Play program. FIFA works with organizations such as the CDC, UNICEF, and WHO to use the sport of soccer to promote child health around the world. Photo courtesy of FIFA. Here are some of the partners working with us to pitch sports as a healthy alternative to tobacco: . World Health Organization . Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) . International Olympic Committee (IOC) . Olympic Aid . UNESCO

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. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (Formula One) . General Association of International Sports Federations . US Olympic Committee (USOC) . Salt Lake City Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Games . US Triathlon Association . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . USA Track & Field . National Cancer Institute . Major League Baseball (MLB) . National Football League (NFL) . American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance . National Association for Sport and Physical Education . Office of National Drug Policy Control . Governors' Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports . President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports . US Youth Soccer Association . US Soccer Federation . Major League Soccer (MLS) . Women's United Soccer Association . US Tennis Association (USTA) . National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information . National Federatioin of State Highschool Associations (NFHS) . National SAFE KIDS Campaign . National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) . Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers' Society . Professional Football Athletic Trainers' Society . Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers' Society . National Basketball Trainers' Association . National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) . Joint Commission on Sports Medicine and Science . American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) . National Basketball Association (NBA) . American Legacy Foundation . American Cancer Society . Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program

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The Salt Lake Organizing Committee, in conjunction with the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and International Olympic Committee, developed this tobacco-free policy for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook

This Rx for healthy behaviors is being distributed by Utah doctors as part of the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee's A Healthier You 2002T program. xvi The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook Olympic gold medalist and world champion Alpine skier Picabo Street. Photo by Adam Pretty/Allsport. The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook xvii

"Growing up I never really understood why anyone would smoke. As I have gotten older, I have seen the effects of smoking take their toll on my family. Over the last decade, I saw my grandfather pass away from emphysema after a lifetime of smoking. It was such a slow and miserable way to die. He was a great person and was still so sharp mentally all the way up until his death in September of 2000. I miss him greatly and know he would still be alive today if it weren't for tobacco. This is why I am a big advocate of the smoke-free cause. Every chance I have, I tell kids about the benefits of athletics and relate the story of my grandfather. Athletes, coaches, teachers, and anyone who cares about kids-we have a strong influence over these youth and can help spare them the pain of a life cut short by tobacco. Let's do what we can to support tobacco-free youth." -Tracy Ducar Goalkeeper Boston Breakers Photo by David Silverman xviii The Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook