GOAL II: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Texans will have up-to-date knowledge, resources, and skills pertaining to spit tobacco prevention and cessation.
(note: evaluation activities are included in Goal I)
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Objective A: Increase the knowledge, enhance the skills, and improve the
practices of public and community educators regarding spit tobacco
education, prevention, and cessation. |
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Strategy 1: Increase the availability and accessibility of affordable
educational offerings for public and community educators which are
designed to address spit tobacco education, epidemiology, health effects,
user identification, risk groups, and prevention and cessation strategies
and services.
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Strategy 2: Implement a train-the-trainer initiative for public and
community educators to disseminate spit tobacco prevention and cessation
education to youth and adult influencers.
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Strategy 3: Reduce spit tobacco use among public and community educators
to improve their effectiveness as adult influencers in providing quality
prevention and cessation education and services.
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Objective B: Facilitate the distribution of spit tobacco prevention and
cessation information.
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Strategy 1: Utilize media resources to educate Texans about the dangers of
spit tobacco use and to minimize the influence of spit tobacco advertising.
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Strategy 2: Increase the availability and accessibility of affordable
educational offerings for Texans which incorporate the efforts of trained
health care professionals and public and community educators.
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