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nor will Realityworks accept any tobacco funds in promoting this program.
A groundbreaking curriculum and interactive simulation to help young people say “NO” to tobacco. Mapped to CDC Guidelines for School Health Programs.
Cigarette smoking kills more people than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs COMBINED.
1,200 people die each day in the United States from tobacco-related causes.
1/3 of all smokers have their first cigarette by age 14.
90 percent of all smokers start smoking before age 21.
Nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.
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The ySTART Program helps kids practice refusing cigarettes before tobacco robs their power to resist.
The ySTART Program offers a kinesthetic approach to learning with an exemplary curriculum containing hands-on lessons, worksheets and a groundbreaking design. The program then takes things an important step further with a take-home smoking refusal simulation using an interactive electronic device.
The dynamic ySTART curriculum consists of six lessons in living a tobacco-free life that can be easily customized. It includes activities to help participants engage in the material and personalize their reasons for not smoking. Meaningful lesson plans, build-your-own teaching aids and a quick start curriculum map help you implement the program right out of the box.
This outstanding curriculum is integrated with a simulation that immerses young people in a tobacco addiction and smoking refusal experience. The PreventPak electronic simulator is a handheld device using voice recognition technology. Participants carry the PreventPak with them throughout the two-day, take-home simulation. According to the schedule selected by the instructor and downloaded to the device, voices of an addicted friend and their peers speak from the PreventPak, pressuring them to try a cigarette. This forces participants to practice their refusal skills using their own voice. Click here to learn how the PreventPak works.
The innovative ySTART Program is perfect for health educators and youth program leaders who help young people make healthy decisions in life. Skill-based. Relevant. FUN!
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ySTART products are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation or its Y Campaign. Residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia may not purchase or use ySTART products.
The ySTART Program offers a kinesthetic approach to learning with an exemplary curriculum containing hands-on lessons, worksheets and a groundbreaking design. The program then takes things an important step further with a take-home smoking refusal simulation using an interactive electronic device.