TUPE (Tobacco-Use Prevention Education)
In November 1988, California voters approved Proposition 99 which increased taxes on tobacco products. The tax revenues are used to support efforts of California’s Tobacco Control Program in order to de-normalize the use of tobacco. The Tobacco Control program involves schools, health departments and community based organizations. The Department of Education’s TUPE program is designed specifically to reduce and prevent the use of tobacco by youth.
The NCOE Coordinator of Safety, Wellness and Prevention works directly with all the districts to ensure that programs, curriculum and projects are in place to promote tobacco free decisions by our young people. The available funding for TUPE in the districts now comes directly through a competitive grant process. NCOE has been successful in securing grants for tobacco use prevention for many years. In addition, NCOE has developed a curriculum, Triple T, which is designated as an approved innovative curriculum by the Safe and Healthy Kids Program Office, CA Dept of Education.
Project Triple T Revisited
Is a high school TUPE competitive grant funded project that involves all the high schools in Napa County. Utilizing the Triple T Curriculum, students are educated about the effects of tobacco use and then create art messages in various formats including posters, banners, bookmarks, murals, garbage cans, and more. Each art piece carries a message to promote making safe, healthy and tobacco free choices. For additional information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Too Good for Tobacco Project
Is a Middle School competitive TUPE grant which funds Calistoga Middle School. Students are presented specific curriculum to educate them on the dangers of using tobacco as well as given opportunities to create tobacco free messages in many different formats. Curriculum used include Too Good for Drugs™ and Triple T. The Coordinator for this project is Anne Williams, Safe Schools Coordinator: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Too Good for Drugs™ K–8 is a school-based prevention program designed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use and violence among students.. The curriculum includes ten 30- to 60-minute lessons Too Good for Drugs™ has been designated a Model Program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). For more information on the Too Good for Drugs™ curriculum, visit http://www.mendezfoundation.org/
TRIPLE T
Triple T is an Innovative and Promising Tobacco Education curriculum kit selected by the California Department of Education, Safe and Healthy Kids Program Office to address use of tobacco by youth. The program kit offers 7 lesson plans for creative projects which engage students in creating health messages that promote tobacco free choices. The activities are easily adapted to any prevention efforts. Activity based, this project empowers young people to become health advocates and educators by producing original art work in the form of posters, banners, murals, storybooks, bus placards and more that carry the tobacco free message. The Triple T Start Up Kit is available from ToucanEd This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Triple T Project was written by NCOE. For additional information This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
FRESH START CESSATION Program
NCOE sponsors a cessation program for youth which is available to any youth in Napa County who either wishes to explore quitting the use of tobacco, or who is trying to clear a tobacco citation. Any student who has received a school citation for tobacco use or a legal citation from law enforcement for possession or use of tobacco is eligible to attend. This 5-hour class is offered twice each month on Saturdays and provides information and incentives for quitting the use of tobacco. Registration is required. The registration form can be downloaded. For additional information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
