The goal of the program is to make tobacco/vapes and nicotine products
less DESIRABLE, ACCEPTABLE, & ACCESSIBLE…
...using student ideas and initiatives!!!
The purpose of the TUPE program is to prevent and reduce youth/student tobacco/vape use and overall nicotine addiction by helping young people make healthy tobacco-related decisions through tobacco-specific, evidence-based educational instruction and activities that build knowledge, social skills and youth development assets. Using the most up-to-date research based curriculum along with the best prevention practices and resources that promote a vape-free life for students.
TUPE funding originates from tobacco tax revenue and provides prevention programs in grades six (6) through twelve (12). The Anaheim TUPE Consortium is a partnership of two (2) school districts; Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) and Anaheim Elementary School District (AESD). Collaboration between the CDE and community-based tobacco control programs such as the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP), and the California Office of the Attorney General, is an integral part of this process. As such, the schools, parents/guardians, and larger community should be involved in the collaborative efforts of the program so that students are aware of a cohesive effort and concern for their health, and consequently, their ability to succeed in school and live a healthy life that is tobacco/vape and nicotine free.
Program Components:
*Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Curricula (6th-CATCH My Breath/8th-Project ALERT/9th-Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit now called You and Me Together Vape-Free!)
*Youth Development Activities (student-driven, student-led activities and events; four (4) required per site per school year)
*Tobacco Use Intervention Services (Alternative to Suspension Pathways to Success/1-866-NEW-LUNG Tobacco/Vape Quit Counseling/www.YVAPE.org Administrator System)
*Tobacco Use Cessation Services (In-kind/Free 1-866-NEW-LUNG Tobacco/Vape Quit Counseling Services)
*Family and Community Engagement (Awareness efforts with Professional Development trainings that ignite community, self-efficacy, and hope)
TUPE is a 3 year Grant funded program with the following District-wide goals:
- Goal 1: Maintain and improve TUPE curriculum delivery; 44 sites = 24 AESD & 20 AUHSD
- Goal 2: Provide increased Youth Development Activities (YDA) that focus on tobacco/vape prevention for general and most at-risk students
- Goal 3: Revitalize promotion of intervention, cessation services, and anti-tobacco/vape messages
- Goal 4: Revitalize TUPE awareness and education for teachers and school staff
- Goal 5: Increase efforts to educate parents about new tobacco/vape products and intervention (those who are caught using) and cessation (quit services)
PREVENTION CURRICULUM---YOUTH DEVELOPMENT---INTERVENTION/CESSATION---AWARENESS
ADMIN Overview of the TUPE Program
2024-25 TOBACCO PREVENTION MANDATORY CELEBRATION DATES
(4 per school/year)
2024
1. Red Ribbon Week (RRW): October 21-25 through 31 as seen fit (one day with anti-tobacco/vape/nicotine focused)
2. Escape the Vape Day/Great American SmokeOut (GASO): November 21, 2024
2025
3. Ctrl Alt Delete/White Out Tobacco Day previously thru with chew: February 18-21, 2025 (any day or entire week)
4. Take Down Tobacco Day: April 1, 2025
(Additional Option) EARTH Day April 22, 2025
(Additional Option AESD) World No Tobacco Day: May 31, 2025; can be celebrated earlier such as the 30th!
AUHSD & AESD TUPE School Site Advisors (SSAs) After School 2024-25 VIRTUAL WORKSHOP DATES:
#1 – 10/9/24 WED 3:30-5:00PM
#2 – 11/13/24 WED 3:30-5:00PM
#3 – 1/22/25 WED 3:30-5:00PM
#4 – 3/19/25 WED 3:30-5:00PM
#5 – 4/30/25 WED 3:30-5:00PM
Vicky Azevedo, M.Ed. - District TUPE Project Coordinator (AUHSD & AESD)
TOBACCO USE PREVENTION EDUCATION (TUPE)
DEPT: School Mental Health & Wellness (60)
Office: (714) 999-2437 / Work Cell: (714) 936.3157
EMAIL: azevedo_v@auhsd.us
WEBSITE: www.livebinders.com/
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