Going Smoke-free or Vape-free:
Reducing Your Risks for COVID-19

The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

Theory-based and evidence-informed resources created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of tobacco and nicotine.

Vaping Prevention: A Self-Paced Online Course

To address the current needs of educators to provide curriculum remotely to their students, we have created this course that addresses:

The health risks of using e-cigarettes/vapes, including JUUL and Puff Bar
The increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection for e-cigarette/vape users
The marketing tactics used by nicotine companies to target youth

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Our Modules

Tobacco: The Basics

Hookah

Nicotine Addiction

E-Cigs/Vapes/Pod-Based Devices

Smokeless Tobacco

Positive Youth Development

Sample Curriculums

Based on feedback from educators, we have created sample curriculums that you can use, each broken down into 50-minute sessions. These pre-determined curriculums allow for more consistency within and across districts and schools, and are useful if you have limited time to organize and plan out a curriculum yourself.

1-Session Suggested Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 1-session suggested curriculum. This contains information about current topics that relevant to youth.

1-Session Suggested Curriculum

5-Session Sample Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 5-session sample curriculum.

5-Session Sample Curriculum

8-Session Sample Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 8-session sample curriculum.

8-Session Sample Curriculum

10-Session Sample Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 10-session sample curriculum.

10-Session Sample Curriculum

Healthy Futures: An Alternative-to-Suspension Curriculum

We know that many youth are being caught at school vaping and we have heard from many educators throughout the country that they are trying to work with these students to provide some education and secondary prevention. Thus, in response to numerous requests we have created an alternative to suspension curriculum called Healthy Futures.

1-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 1-hour Healthy Futures curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

1-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

2-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 2-hour Healthy Futures curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

2-Hour Healthy Futures: An Alternative to Suspension Curriculum

4-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 4-hour Healthy Futures curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

4-Hour Healthy Futures: An Alternative to Suspension Curriculum

1-Session Translated Curriculum: Chinese & Spanish

1-Session Simplified Chinese Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 1-session Simplified Chinese (People’s Republic of China) curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

1-Session Simplified Chinese Curriculum

1-Session Spanish Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 1-session Spanish curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

1 Session Spanish Curriculum

1-Session Traditional Chinese Curriculum

This page lists activities for the 1-session Traditional Chinese (Taiwan/Hong Kong) curriculum. This can be used in a one-on-one format or in a group setting.

1-Session Traditional Chinese Curriculum

Subject Relevant Materials

We have identified activities that are relevant to a particular subject and have organized them on the pages linked below. These pages can be used by educators who do not exclusively teach health-related materials, or even by students or staff organizing school-wide tobacco and nicotine use prevention days.

Science/Math Relevant Material

This page lists activities relevant to the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Math.

Science/Math Relevant Materials

Social Science Relevant Material

This page lists activities relevant to the following subjects: History, Government and Economics, and Language Arts

Social Science Relevant Materials

Art Relevant Material

This page lists activities relevant to the following subjects: Physical Education and Health, and Art/Theater

Art Relevant Materials

Help Keep the Toolkit Free!

The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit is committed to providing free tobacco/nicotine prevention materials to educators directly working with youth. Everything on the TPT website and trainings are free of charge . Although it is not required, contributions to these ongoing efforts are appreciated.

More information on donating to the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit can be found here.

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The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

Vaping Prevention: A Self-Paced Online Course

To address the current needs of educators to provide curriculum remotely to their students, we have created this course that addresses:

Our Modules

Sample Curriculums

1-Session Suggested Curriculum

5-Session Sample Curriculum

8-Session Sample Curriculum

10-Session Sample Curriculum

Healthy Futures: An Alternative-to-Suspension Curriculum

1-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

2-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

4-Hour Healthy Futures Curriculum

1-Session Translated Curriculum: Chinese & Spanish

1-Session Simplified Chinese Curriculum

1-Session Spanish Curriculum

1-Session Traditional Chinese Curriculum

Subject Relevant Materials

Science/Math Relevant Material

Social Science Relevant Material

Art Relevant Material

Help Keep the Toolkit Free!