The Long Island Regional Student Support Services Center (LIRSSSC) is a Regional Office of the New York State Education Department, serving the school districts and communities of Nassau BOCES, Western Suffolk BOCES and Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools
Funded through the New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Students See Everything.
When they see adults or other students smoking at school, they get the message that tobacco is okay.
What students learn in the classroom about tobacco and health is important but what they experience outside the classroom is critical to establishing norms.
A 2008 study of NYS students found that over 40% report having seen adults smoking on school property in the last 30 days. The great majority (69%) of high school students and 36% of middle school students report having seen other students smoking at school in the same time period.
Modest investments by schools in strengthening and enforcing tobacco policies result in lower smoking prevalence, less absenteeism and higher academic achievement.
Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools helps schools to develop effective comprehensive tobacco policies and provides strategies that support their enforcement.
For further information, go to TobaccoFreePolicy.org.
Contact Information:
Suffolk County Schools
Karyn Kirschbaum
631/595-6816
Nassau County Schools
Gail Volk
631/595-6847
Westchester County Schools
Kelly DeVito
631/595-6839
The following schools made a commitment to the project:
| Suffolk County Schools | Nassau County Schools |
Westchester County Schools |
E.W. Miles Middle School, Amityville |
Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School | *Carol and Frank Biondi Education Center at Leakes and Watts |
| *Babylon Jr. Sr. High | Baldwin High School | *Irvington School District |
| Beach Street Middle School (West Islip) | *Freeport School District | *Lakeland Central School District |
| *Cold Spring Harbor High School | *Glen Cove School District | Mt Pleasant Cottage School |
| *Commack School District | Hempstead High School | New Rochelle High School |
| *East Islip School District | *Island Trees School District | *Tuckahoe Union Free School District |
| *Eastport Jr. Sr. High School | Jericho High School | |
| Hampton Bays High School | *Levittown School District | |
| Lindenhurst High School | *Locust Valley School District | |
| *Little Flower School District | Long Beach Middle School | |
*Mattituck Jr. Sr. High School |
Long Beach Senior High | |
| *Patchogue Medford School District | *Manhasset Jr. Sr. High School | |
| *Sachem School District | *Massapequa School District | |
| Sayville High School | Nassau BOCES Center for Community Adjustment | |
| Smithtown High School East | Oceanside High School | |
| Smithtown High School West | *Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District | |
| *Southampton School District | Seaford High School | |
| *St John the Baptist High School | Valley Stream South High School | |
| Walt Whitman High School - South Huntington | The Wheatley School (East Williston) | |
| *West Babylon School District | Woodward Children’s Center | |
| Western Suffolk BOCES - Brennan Junior Senior High School | ||
| Western Suffolk BOCES - James E. Allen Alternative High School | ||
| Western Suffolk BOCES - Manor Plains High School | ||
| *Wyandanch School District |
* Indicates District-Wide participation
The Student Support Services Center is continuing to recruit new middle and high schools across Long Island and Westchester to work on the project.
Participate in the following National Campaigns!!
Baldwin Kick Butts Day
2/14/10 - 2/10/10 - Through With Chew Week
2/18/10 - Great American Spit Out
3/24/10 - Kick Butts Day
5/4/10 - World Asthma Day
5/31/10 - World No Tobacco Day
9/27/10 - CASA's Family Day - A day to eat dinner with your children
10/24/10 - 10/31/10 SADD's Red Ribbon Week
11/18/10 - Great American Smokeout!
Now Here This!!
Save the Dates!
May 7th, 2010
Tobacco Free Healthy Schools
Nassau and Suffolk County
Recognition Breakfast
May 27th, 2010
Tobacco Free Healthy Schools
Hudson Valley
Recognition Luncheon
Event Photos
Teens as Teacher - Suffolk County
Upcoming Meetings/Trainings/Events
Nassau/Suffolk Events
Tobacco Free Healthy School Liasion Meeting
March 3, 2010
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Focusing on School Health Index
Westchester Events
Resources Available to Participating Schools
Signs
Smokeless, Not Harmless DVD
Training
Powerpoint Presentations
Alternative to Suspension Program information
Video: Deadly in Pink
Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools Archives
New York State Facts and Statistics
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Partners
The regional Cessation Centers:
The Community Partnerships' staff works with members of community organizations and private citizens who volunteer their efforts.
Advocacy in Action College Program engages young adult leaders (college students) to work on college campuses snf in the surrounding communities to limit where and how tobacco products are promoted, advertised and sold.
Reality Check is a youth-based, adult-mentored movement across New York State that exposes the truth about tobacco and the manipulative marketing strategies used by Big Tobacco.
Nassau/Suffolk County
(516) 466-1980
(631)265-3848 Ext 14
Westchester County
POWR to Be Tobacco Free - Cessation
(914)347-2094 ext. 14
(914)347-2094 ext 15
Family Services of Westchester - Advocacy in Action
(914)872-5253
Click on Links Page to find more information on tobacco and tobacco related topics
Programs supported/funded by Tobacco Companies:
Lifeskills
RDRN: Be Tobacco Free
Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study (TABS)
Miss NYS(Guest Speaker)
Project Connect
