Students Working Against Tobacco SWAT 101. SWAT is Florida's statewide youth organization working to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt.

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Students Working Against Tobacco SWAT 101

SWAT is Florida's statewide youth organization working to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt against and de-glamorize Big Tobacco. We are a united movement of empowered youth working towards a tobacco free future.

SWAT Success Policy Successes Over 150 Flavored Tobacco Resolutions 10 School Districts with Comprehensive Tobacco Free School Policy and counting Tobacco free beaches and parks increasing

SWAT Success Youth Cigarette Use (High School) 23% decrease since % decrease since 1998 Youth Smokeless Use (High School) 12% decrease since % decrease since 1998

Local SWAT Structure SWAT Chapter 67 in the state Operates at a county level Consists of members from SWAT clubs throughout the county Works closely with the county Tobacco Free Partnership Conducts advocacy activities to support anti- tobacco education and advocacy  SWAT Club Over 300 in Florida Operates at schools and community centers Represented in the SWAT Chapter Conducts advocacy activities to support anti- tobacco education and advocacy

Tobacco Free Partnership School or Community SWAT club School or Community SWAT club School or Community SWAT club SWAT County Chapter

18 county SWAT Chapters 21 county SWAT chapters 15 county SWAT chapters 13 county SWAT chapters School and Community Based SWAT Clubs School and Community Based SWAT clubs Youth Advocacy Board Region 1 youth reps Region 2 youth reps Region 3 youth reps Region 4 youth reps State SWAT Structure

Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4

SWAT in ACTION Educate peers and community members –Enrage and Engage Advocate for policy change –Restrict the sale of flavored tobacco –Limit tobacco advertising at retail stores –Pass comprehensive school tobacco free policy –Adopt smoke free policies at multi-unit dwellings Keep the tobacco conversation ALIVE

How does SWAT change policy? SWAT in ACTION

Community Partnership & SWAT Educate and Train Advocates Community Outreach Media Advocacy Presence at Meetings Monitor and Report

SWAT in ACTION As an individual Become involved in your local/school SWAT organization and tobacco free partnership Enrage and engage others in the tobacco issue Contribute your interests and skills to reach others about tobacco issues Participate in activities of grassroots policy change As an organization Recommend ways to use youth as stakeholders in state campaigns Work on policy initiatives with other state & national partners Utilize statewide campaigns and national observances to have a bigger impact on county efforts

SWAT Resources For more information about SWAT visit