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The Community:

• We educate on any issue regarding tobacco use, prevention, and how to get help to quit.

• We facilitate community awareness on tobacco issues.

• We promote materials about the hazards of tobacco use and how to get help to quit at community events through booths and brochure distribution at businesses.

• We provide the “Got ID?” materials to businesses that sell tobacco products to educate the business, their employees, and the public about the laws surrounding sales to minors, etc.

• We lend resources on tobacco prevention and cessation in the
form of videos, books, brochures, etc.

• We give presentations to organizations and clubs on the hazards
of tobacco use, secondhand smoke, and how to get help to quit.

• We distribute Smoke-free Homes Kits to assist families in
making their homes smoke-free.

Natrona County Youth:

• We present to youth groups and organizations on the hazards of tobacco use and strategies to learn how to say NO!

• We demonstrate computer simulations on how tobacco ages you.

• We collaborate with the Sheriff and Police Dept. in the DARE Program.

• We partner with the Natrona County School District #1 to promote Tobacco Free Schools of Excellence

• We participate on the Natrona County Prevention Coalition which works to prevent substance abuse in our community by promoting healthy and positive choices for our youth.

• We encourage children and teens not to start using tobacco.

Businesses:

• We give presentations to business owners and managers about
the benefits of a tobacco-free business.

• We promote and educate on smoke-free policy development and the cessation services available to employees.

• We provide copies of the Wyoming Business Toolkit to employers, which offers a step-by-step guide to make businesses tobacco-free.

• We provide pay-check stuffers for businesses on any tobacco
issue.

• We give presentations to employees about the hazards of tobacco use, secondhand smoke, and the resources available to help them quit.

Health Care Providers:

• We provide materials for patients who are interested in quitting tobacco.

• We educate health care providers on tobacco use and the cessation programs and resources available to help their patients quit.


Kyra, a St. Anthony School 5th grader and DARE student, created this billboard as a poster for DARE. Natrona County residents voted Kyra's poster the 'favorite' of numerous poster submissions. Congratulations Kyra!

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