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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strives to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a tool all teachers can benefit from using. The YRBSS monitors health-risk behaviors of middle and high school students, which includes tobacco use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infection, and behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence. Teachers can use the YRBSS to assess trends in priority health risk behaviors among students.