In January 2008, MCCTFA will launch The Mississippi County Tobacco Prevention University. Program Coordinator Elroy Brown and MCCTFA staff/volunteers will be working with the Blytheville Public Schools after-school program. Pre-tests will be administered to begin the program and follow-up assessments (post-tests) will be conducted in May 2008. The format of the program consists of guest speakers, tobacco-prevention resources (e.g. dvds, skits, etc.), role playing, and other dissemination forums. In May, the youth participants will graduate and receive awards with Moms & Dads looking on!!
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In April 2008, please join us for our the 2008 "Saving the Lives of Arkansas Children" annual banquet. Delivering the keynote address this year is Dr. Cheryl G. Healton, President & CEO of the American Legacy Foundation (Washington, DC).
An engaging and outspoken advocate for improving public health, Dr. Healton is a former smoker herself, who lost her own mother and several close family members to tobacco-related disease and provides a unique view of tobacco control issues from a smoker’s perspective. She has a first-hand understanding of addiction and has devoted herself to finding real world solutions to smoking cessation.
Dr. Healton is a thought-provoking public speaker and has given a multitude of presentations around the world. Considered bold, inspirational and humorous, she is a frequent commentator in national and local broadcast and print news coverage regarding tobacco control issues, which include guest appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America; CNN’s Larry King Live; NBC’s Today, MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, National Public Radio and more. Please feel free to read more about Dr. Healton and the American Legacy Foundation at: http://www.americanlegacy.org/.
Stay tuned to our blog for more information on this event in the very near future.
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