Secondhand Smoke Training

Secondhand Smoke Training (SHS)

It is important to educate and raise awareness among tribal community members about the health risks of secondhand smoke to improve the quality of their lives and create choices for their children. It is helpful to understand that there are various ways to reduce secondhand smoke in American Indian communities and that every community is unique. It is important that everyone become educated on the issues of secondhand smoke (SHS) or environment tobacco smoke (ETS) and then to assess where changes for improvements can be made.

Target Audience

• Healthcare workers
• Tribal education staff
• Community members
  
• Tribal councils
  
• Youth group leaders
  
• Teachers
  
• Parents and their children

The trained target audience can begin identifying key contacts and places to create change that can influence the lives of future generations. The training also provides the skills and confidence to establish partnerships and facilitate the secondhand smoke education trainings.

Secondhand Smoke Training  [Module][Presentation]

Tobacco Education & Prevention Technical Support Center (TEPTS)
A program of the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. 

4400 Auburn Blvd., 2nd Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95841 

Phone: (916) 929-9761