# Presentation: 752927

## Helping St. Louis Job Corps Trainees Stop Smoking and Manage Stress

**Psychological **
**Network, Inc.**
**58 Portwest Ct.**
**St. Charles, Mo.  63303**
**636-916-5800**
**www.psynetinc.com**

## Smoking Issues
Current Status at St. Louis Job Corps
Tools to assist trainees manage stress in a healthy manner
Stop Smoking strategies
Action Steps

- Smoking Issues
- Current Status at St. Louis Job Corps
- Tools to assist trainees manage stress in a healthy manner
- Stop Smoking strategies
- Action Steps

## According to the Surgeon Generals report (2006), smoking is the single greatest avoidable cause of disease and death.  
St. Louis Job Corps trainees’ represent at-risk youth from an urban population who primarily African-American.  Dr. Smith, St. Louis Job Corps physician, and Dr. Jackson, St. Louis Job Corps dentist indicates that the current smoking rate is 60% (16-25-year olds) for 2007 and 40% so far for 2008; 
an estimated 49% of our 16- and 17-year- olds smoke.  
50% out of 155 trainees diagnosed with asthma continue to smoke.  

- According to the Surgeon Generals report (2006), smoking is the single greatest avoidable cause of disease and death.
- St. Louis Job Corps trainees’ represent at-risk youth from an urban population who primarily African-American.  Dr. Smith, St. Louis Job Corps physician, and Dr. Jackson, St. Louis Job Corps dentist indicates that the current smoking rate is 60% (16-25-year olds) for 2007 and 40% so far for 2008;
- an estimated 49% of our 16- and 17-year- olds smoke.
- 50% out of 155 trainees diagnosed with asthma continue to smoke.

## This  St. Louis Job Corps trainee data is significantly higher than the U.S. data (21%) of adults are current cigarette smokers, 
21.5% African Americans are cigarette smokers (CDC report, 2004).  
23% of high school students are smokers according to CDC report, (2005).  
43.9% of young adults who are college age but do not attend college smoke.  
25.7% of college age students smoke. 
50% of non-residential students at St. Louis Job Corps have children.  

- This  St. Louis Job Corps trainee data is significantly higher than the U.S. data (21%) of adults are current cigarette smokers,
- 21.5% African Americans are cigarette smokers (CDC report, 2004).
- 23% of high school students are smokers according to CDC report, (2005).
- 43.9% of young adults who are college age but do not attend college smoke.
- 25.7% of college age students smoke.
- 50% of non-residential students at St. Louis Job Corps have children.

## According to the 2006 Surgeon Generals report, millions of Americans, both children and adults, are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes and workplaces despite substantial progress in tobacco control. 
The impact of secondhand smoke has a tremendous impact on those that live and work with smokers. 
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. 
A national health objective for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to <16%. 
1991--2005, CDC analyzed data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that, although lifetime, current, and frequent cigarette use was stable or increased during the 1990s and then decreased significantly from the late 1990s to 2003, prevalence was unchanged during 2003-2005. 
To achieve the 2010 objective, the downward trend in youth smoking must resume. 

- According to the 2006 Surgeon Generals report, millions of Americans, both children and adults, are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes and workplaces despite substantial progress in tobacco control.
- The impact of secondhand smoke has a tremendous impact on those that live and work with smokers.
- Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
- A national health objective for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to _<_16%.** **
- 1991--2005, CDC analyzed data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that, although lifetime, current, and frequent cigarette use was stable or increased during the 1990s and then decreased significantly from the late 1990s to 2003, prevalence was unchanged during 2003-2005.
- To achieve the 2010 objective, the downward trend in youth smoking must resume.

## Annually, cigarette smoking costs more than $167 billion 
based on lost productivity-$92 billion
Health Care Expenditures-$75.5 billion
Health care costs associated with exposure to secondhand smoke average $10 billion annually
CDC, 2006; Behan, Eriksen- Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke 

- Annually, cigarette smoking costs more than $167 billion
- based on lost productivity-$92 billion
- Health Care Expenditures-$75.5 billion
- Health care costs associated with exposure to secondhand smoke average $10 billion annually
- CDC, 2006; Behan, Eriksen- Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke

## Male smokers incur $15,800 more in lifetime medical expenses- absent from work 4 more days each year.
Female smokers-$17,500 more in lifetime medical expenses-absent-2 more days

- Male smokers incur $15,800 more in lifetime medical expenses- absent from work 4 more days each year.
- Female smokers-$17,500 more in lifetime medical expenses-absent-2 more days

## LUNG CANCER
OTHER CANCERS
HEART DISEASE
DAMAGE TO CHILDREN-SIDS, and other 
53,000 deaths per year in U.S. 

- LUNG CANCER
- OTHER CANCERS
- HEART DISEASE
- DAMAGE TO CHILDREN-SIDS, and other
- 53,000 deaths per year in U.S.

## 4,000 chemicals
5 unregulated hazardous air pollutants
47 regulated hazardous wastes
60 known or suspected cancer-causing agents
More than 100 chemical poisons
EPA classified as a Class A caracinogen 

- 4,000 chemicals
- 5 unregulated hazardous air pollutants
- 47 regulated hazardous wastes
- 60 known or suspected cancer-causing agents
- More than 100 chemical poisons
- EPA classified as a Class A caracinogen

## EPA estimates that ETS is responsible for between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under 18 months of age annually, resulting in between 7,500 and 15,000 hospitalizations each year.
ETS is harmful to children with Asthma-ETS- worsens condition of about 200,000 children

- EPA estimates that ETS is responsible for between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under 18 months of age annually, resulting in between 7,500 and 15,000 hospitalizations each year.
- ETS is harmful to children with Asthma-ETS- worsens condition of about 200,000 children

## ETS cam make healthy children less than 18  months of age sick; pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, coughing, wheezing and increased mucus production.
ETS can lead to buildup of fluid in middle ear
SIDS  

- ETS cam make healthy children less than 18  months of age sick; pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, coughing, wheezing and increased mucus production.
- ETS can lead to buildup of fluid in middle ear
- SIDS

## Improves employee morale
Protects employee’s health
Reduces potential legal liabilities
Reduces costs
Crowing trend nation wide 

- Improves employee morale
- Protects employee’s health
- Reduces potential legal liabilities
- Reduces costs
- Crowing trend nation wide

## Smokeless,  just moved to Smokefree 4/1
Smoking areas and consequences 
Assisting trainees to stop smoking
Stop Smoking Support Group
Smoking Aids
Recreation

- Smokeless,  just moved to Smokefree 4/1
- Smoking areas and consequences
- Assisting trainees to stop smoking
- Stop Smoking Support Group
- Smoking Aids
- Recreation

## Residential Halls
Recreation
Academics
Wellness
Administration
Peer Mentors

- Residential Halls
- Recreation
- Academics
- Wellness
- Administration
- Peer Mentors

## Deep Breathing
Social Problem Solving
Exercise
Adequate sleep
Change Thinking

- Deep Breathing
- Social Problem Solving
- Exercise
- Adequate sleep
- Change Thinking

## Brainstorm ideas for activities that could be done to help with stop smoking and management of stress

## I will assist trainees stop smoking and manage stress by:

I will need additional help with management of stress by 

Name						Date

- I will assist trainees stop smoking and manage stress by:
- I will need additional help with management of stress by
- Name						Date