American Lung Association of Colorado

N-O-T Summit
The 2008 N-O-T Facilitator Summit takes place in April 2009.

N-O-T facilitator trainings

N-O-T Refresher Training dates for facilitators who were trained before 2006:

Durango- Wednesday, September 24 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Denver - Friday, October 3 9 am - 12 pm
Pueblo- Friday, October 10 9 am - 12 pm
Denver- Friday, October 17 9 am - 12 pm

Lunch will be provided for each session.

Choose the date and location that works for you and then email ddraper@lungcolorado.org.

Facilitator training is free for high schools and organizations that serve youth aged 14-19.
For those who would like to attend the N-O-T training to learn more about the program, but will not be applying to implement the program (such as local health department staff), a $50 fee will be charged.
To register for N-O-T facilitator training, please send an e-mail to ddraper@lungcolorado.org.

Upcoming trainings
NOTE: Training dates are tentative and will depend on the number of applicants interested. Sessions are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Lunch will be provided.

   APPLY ONLINE
Apply for funding to offer the N-O-T program at your high school for the 2008-09 school year. Funding is available through March 2009.

   How effective is N-O-T?
Full disclosure of Colorado's stats

2006-2007 brief report (PDF)

2005-2006 brief report (PDF)

   Program locations
Colorado high schools currently offering the N-O-T program, listed by county (Word DOC)

   Youth cessation links
A wealth of online resources to help stop teen smoking, including the 'Own Your C' campaign

For N-O-T facilitators:

   2008-2009 Implementation Report
   2007-2008 Final Report

   N-O-T stuff
Order N-O-T incentives and videos online, download evaluation forms, posters, and more

CCHS students strive to be tobacco-free

by Chaffee County High School

Several students at Chaffee County High School in Buena Vista have resolved to be tobacco-free, and are participating in a special teen smoking cessation program.

Chaffee County High School principal Laura Hefner attended a training session offered by the American Lung Association in December to become a facilitator of the teen smoking cessation program Not on Tobacco (N-O-T). The program was developed especially for teens at West Virginia’s Prevention Research Center by researchers and educators. Chaffee County High School was awarded $1,167 to help provide incentives and support for students who wish to be tobacco-free.

The program, which is based on 10 45-minute sessions, runs during school hours and helps students who want to quit deal with issues that matter to teens. Each lesson/session addresses specific topics that assist teens with nicotine withdrawal, how to manage symptoms, coping with friends and family who smoke and tools to quit tobacco.

The class at CCHS began Jan. 18 with 12 students. The group has remained together, with only a few students dropping from the program. After four sessions of understanding nicotine addiction, triggers that cause them to smoke, and tools to quit, the students celebrated with a quitting ceremony, and signed an agreement committing to be tobacco free.

Quit day was Thursday, Feb. 15.

For more information, contact Hefner at 395-4064 or The American Lung Association at (800) 586-4872 or lungusa.org.