Resources for Tobacco-Free and Vaping-Free Schools

Schools and districts nationwide are challenged with creating vape-free and tobacco-free campuses that support students’ health and academic success. Evidence shows that exclusionary discipline, such as suspension or expulsion, does not reduce use of tobacco products and disproportionately impacts students of color.  

Healthier Generation, in collaboration with the CVS Health Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, is providing access to resources to strengthen district policies, support tobacco-free and vaping-free environments, and prioritize the use of restorative practices to curb tobacco use.

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Contact Ryan Monroe, Healthier Generation Program Manager, for support, technical assistance, and best practice strategies to build a healthy tobacco-free and vaping-free school environment.

Our Action Center provides no-cost access to resources that include:

The Tobacco-Free District Model Policy that promotes supportive disciplinary practices and alternatives to suspension
The Thriving Schools Integrated Assessment, a no-cost, evidence-based tool that helps schools and districts assess their strengths and identify opportunities to advance well-being in 14 interrelated topic areas, including promoting tobacco-free schools
Tools to help build your team, create an action plan to track progress, download data reports, and much more

Featured Resources

Use comprehensive, policy language when updating tobacco-free and vaping-free school board policies, administrative rules, and student code of conduct documents.

Update your existing policy to include evidence-based language, administrative rules, and student code of conduct language.

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention

A youth e-cigarette, JUUL, and vape prevention program specific to grades 5-12.

A free, bilingual, online curriculum, aligned with National Education Standards and 21st Century Skills, to help teens learn and build skills to avoid tobacco and nicotine.

A free, comprehensive youth advocacy training program created by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in partnership with the CVS Health Foundation.

Infographic showing link between vaping nicotine and mental health.

Tobacco and Vaping Cessation

A one-hour eLearning for school and healthcare professionals and community members on how to conduct a brief intervention with teens using e-cigarettes or tobacco.

A free mobile program from Truth Initiative designed to help young people quit vaping.

Seeks to give teens the resources they need to break nicotine dependency and find healthier outlets.

Sends daily texts to teens ages 13-17 years old who want to become smokefree.

The app is a free smartphone app that helps you quit smoking with tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges.

Tobacco-Free Schools

Access this eLearning to create effective tobacco and vaping policies with your district and school leadership teams.

Middle and high school lesson plans and resources from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products.

The Toolkit is a research-informed and validated set of curriculums to help prevent students from starting or escalating use of any tobacco product.

A convenient alternative to suspension program that helps schools and communities address the teen tobacco/vaping problem in a more supportive way.

Better approaches to on-campus student tobacco use.

A free course for students caught vaping or thinking about going vape-free.

Resources for Families

The CDC shares what you need to know about the risks of e-cigarettes for kids, teens, and young adults.

CDC's tip sheet offers facts and practical ways to start conversations with young people about the risks of e-cigarette use.

Signs to look out for if you suspect that your child may be vaping from Partnership to End Addiction.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shares what parents and caregivers should know about pod-based e-cigarette devices.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shares information for parents and caregivers to learn more about the dangers of e-cigarettes.

This public awareness campaign equips parents with the facts about e-cigarettes and support conversations before kids start to vape.

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