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Tobacco Free Schools Support Centers provide resources and support to schools around the state to develop, implement, and enforce effective tobacco-free school policies. Schools play a key role in creating attitude and behavioral change among students, their families and members of the community. By creating an environment that supports and promotes tobacco-free values and behaviors, schools can be leaders in the fight for tobacco-free lifestyles for children and adults.
The Tobacco Free School Support Center that serves Dutchess and Putnam counties is located at the Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County, Inc (CAPE). Contact the Coordinator, Alison Tempestilli, at 845-471-0194, ext. 111 or atempestilli@capedc.org for more information.
The Tobacco Free Youth Initiative provides a range of services to schools with a focus of preventing or reducing tobacco use by students. Services are designed for students in elementary grades through high school, and include: Lifeskills Training, Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU), Cessation and Alternative to Suspension groups, and Media Literacy education.
The Tobacco Free Youth Initiative is a program of the Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County, Inc (CAPE), through grants from the Children’s Services Council of Dutchess County. For more information, contact the Coordinator, Judy DiMatteo, at 845-471-0194, ext. 108 or jdimatteo@capedc.org.
Choices for Change, a researched-based community partnership for southern Dutchess County provides a broad spectrum of educational services, including tobacco use prevention and education in schools and for community groups. The Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County, Inc (CAPE) is the lead agency for Choices for Change. Contact CAPE for more information at 845-471-0194.
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