Family Involvement Involve parents or families in supporting school-based programs to prevent tobacco use. Schools should Promote discussions at home about tobacco use by assigning homework and projects that involve families. Encourage parents to participate in community efforts to prevent tobacco use and addiction. Tobacco Cessation Efforts Support cessation efforts among students and school staff who use tobacco. Schools should provide access to cessation programs that help students and staff stop using tobacco rather than punishing them for violating tobacco-use policies 7.
Evaluation Assess the tobacco-use prevention program at regular intervals.
Schools can use CDC's Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction to assess whether they are providing effective policies, curricula, training, family involvement, and cessation programs. This brochure and the complete text of CDC's Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction can be reproduced and adapted without permission. CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health also distributes guidelines for school health programs to prevent the spread of AIDS, to promote healthy eating, and to promote physical activity.