March 21 | 'Kick Butts Day' events EotR

STAND OUT. SPEAK UP. TAKE CONTROL.

Join the national campaign to end tobacco use on KICK BUTTS DAY, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The events are free and open to all.

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Aban Institute and Associates, Inc. will host half day program at Dorothy I. Height/ Benning Road Library, 3935 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC20019 from 2PM – 5PM in meeting room. For more information: Call 202-288-1864or, email: abaninstitute@gmail.com

Program includes: Speakers, Survivors of Tobacco Illnesses, and Youth Presentation. In addition,  there will have resource tables on Healthy Living, Tobacco Prevention including:  DOH, Transforming U, LLC, Wards 7 an d 8 DC Prevention Center, Breathe DC, CMS Health Initiatives, and more.

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Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative and Wards 7 and 8 DC Prevention will co-host evening event  from 6PM – 8PM at UPO, “Petey” Greene Community Center, 2907 Martin L. King Jr.,  Avenue, SE, Washington , DC 20020. For more information: Call: 202-388-3052 or, email: ngreenpc78@gmail.com.

Program includes: Presentation of youth poster contest winners, youth tobacco prevention presentation, update on community tobacco prevention efforts and, entertainment and food.

FACTS KICK BUTT

·   Tobacco products kill more than 440,000 people every year

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·   Most youth in DC start smoking before their 13th birthday

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·   Youth who smoke during high school go on to become daily smokers after they graduate

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·   1 in 5 deaths in the U.S. are the result of tobacco related illnesses

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·   There are 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke. Second hand smoke kills.

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·   All tobacco products are dangerous.

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