Tribal Tobacco Advocacy Toolkit
The Sacred use of Tobacco
Many school districts have used the following steps to guide their efforts as they adopt, enforce, and strengthen their 24/7 tobacco-free policies. Remember, there’s no exact recipe. It’s important to rely on your knowledge of your community and school system as your ultimate guide.
Toolkit
The South Dakota Department of Health has designated American Indians as a priority population in tobacco cessation work. Adults in this population smoke cigarettes at more than twice the rate of other South Dakota adults. Because the statewide smoke-free ordinance does not apply on tribal land, additional concentrated efforts are needed to implement change.
The Tribal Tobacco Advocacy Toolkit was developed by the Canli Coalition in South Dakota and is housed on the Find Your Power website. The toolkit supports tribes and tribal allies in their efforts to educate and advocate for smoke-free policies within their community. Use these customizable tools, ideas, and resources in your own public health work. Together, we can work to reduce the health inequities of Native people—for the present generation and for seven generations to come.
The toolkit includes information on:
- Engaging your community with coalitions, research, and multimedia
- Developing educational strategies
- Creating, explaining, and implementing policy
Help stop nicotine addiction in its tracks.
The SD QuitLine helps users age 13 and older quit using tobacco or e-cigarettes.
Encourage teens and young adults to enroll in our coaching program or request a Kickstart Kit. No matter which option they choose, they’ll be provided with confidential, consistent, and nonjudgmental support to kick the habit. The QuitLine’s Quit Coaches are supportive advocates trained to help people plan and stick to a quit path.
If you are unable to download files or access tools on this website, it may be due to your facility’s firewall protection. Ask your IT administrator to whitelist BeFreeSD.com so you have access to this important anti-tobacco information. For further questions, please reach out to the SD Tobacco Control Program.