Although, the hazards of smoking are promoted and advertised on television and teens are educated about the dangers of smoking, there is not enough education and teens still continue to smoke.The following guide will give you tools that help educate teens about the dangers of smoking and how smoking can cause lung cancer.
Instructions
1. Research cancer-related web sites and cancer or lung specific health organizations that can provide you with the necessary educational materials.
2. Prepare an outline of your presentation. Include statistics about the dangers of teens and how many teens have gotten lung cancer as a result of smoking and include statistical information about lung cancer and how many adults have died from lung cancer as a result of smoking. Also, include information about other potential cancers that could be caused as a result of smoking.
3. Create a Power Point presentation which includes: pictures of damaged lungs from smoking (lungs that are afflicted with cancer), hard-hitting statistics that will make teens think about the dangers of smoking and list the dangerous carcinogens that are found in cigarettes. Also, point out how much it costs to buy cigarettes on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.
4. Create hand-outs and give out anti-tobacco literature to teens during the presentation.
5. Allow for enough time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation. Keep the presentation to at least 45 minutes to an hour.
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