Nevada Prevention Resource Center
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Volume:
10
21 January 2014
Issue: 3
SG report: 5.6 mill. U.S. children will die prematurely Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop, according to a new Surgeon General’s report.
an additional 16 million suffering from smoking-related conditions. It puts the price tag of smoking in this country at more than $289 billion a year in direct medical care and other economic costs.
Over the last 50 years, more than 20 million Americans have died from smoking. The new report concludes that cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans a year, with This is a characterdriven documentary following five kids and families over the course of a school year. Documentary provides an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals’ offices. Nevada Residents Can Check It Out Now
“Today, we’re asking Americans to join a sustained effort to make the next generation a tobacco-free generation,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “This is not something the federal government can do alone. We
need to partner with the business community, local elected officials, schools and universities, the medical community, the faith community, and committed citizens in communities across the country to make the next generation tobacco free.” Read the full report.
10th Annual No Name Calling Week GLSEN’s No Name-Calling Week provides schools with an opportunity to engage students in a dialogue about how they can play a role in addressing name-calling and bullying,” GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard said. “Over the past 10 years, No NameCalling Week has reached tens of thousands of K-12 classrooms and become an established part of the school calendar. It is heartening to see schools embrace positiv-
This Kid Was Bullied A LOT.
ity as an important component of bullying prevention – celebrating kindness and fostering a culture of respect.” No Name-Calling Week is supported by the No Name-Calling Week Coalition, comprised of more than 60 national partner organizations including the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the American School Counselor Association and the National School Boards Association.
Awareness Campaigns • National Blood Donor Month • National Stalking Awareness Month • Global Belly Laugh Day 1/24 This publication was supported in whole or in part by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency (SAPTA) through State General Funds and/or the SAPT Block Grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, or the State of Nevada.