Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) Trainings

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T.A.T.U. is an education program developed cooperatively by the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the American Lung Association.

T.A.T.U. Trainers train teens to teach their peers, preteens, and younger children how to prevent or stop tobacco use and reduce environmental smoke.

T.A.T.U. program has three phases - training adults, training teens, and teens teaching younger children.

T.A.T.U. helps build teens' self-confidence, leadership abilities, and community-service experience.

T.A.T.U. is an excellent vehicle for a school or community-based service learning project. The program connects meaningful community service with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility.

T.A.T.U. requires minimal preparation time for use each year, following an initial one-time investment of time and money.

Statistics

Tobacco use is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
An estimated 4.5 million children and adolescents smoke in this country.
The average teenage smoker begins to smoke at age 14 and becomes a daily smoker before age 18.
Each day, more than 4,800 adolescents smoke their first cigarette. Almost 2,000 of these will become regular smokers - that's 730,000 annually.
Approximately 1 out of 3 young people will die prematurely as a result of regular smoking.

Data provided by American Lung Association.

Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) Trainings

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