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Jump to full article: AgNews (Texas A&M U.), 2002-10-15
Author: Linda Anderson
Intro: When Van Zandt County Agents DeeLee Smith and Tommy Phillips decided to take a stand in a community-wide stop-smoking effort, they called out the S.W.A.T. team.
Students Working Against Tobacco is a coalition of young people who are dedicated to spreading the word about the hazards of tobacco use.
Samantha Owens and Spencer Perkins, both 13, joined the S.W.A.T. team; so did Kearby Wilkerson, 14; Christopher West, 12; and Brittney Tarno, 9. They all agreed that spreading the word about the hazards of tobacco to their peers is vital. . .
The goal of the team is to take the tobacco use prevention message to their peers and the entire community. "We have about 30 members" in this new 4-H project club, Smith said, which is the first group of its kind in a rural county in Texas.
"Right now they (S.W.A.T. team members) are working on skits to take around to schools," said Phillips, county Extension agent for 4-H and youth development. In addition, members are working on speeches and presentations they will use to help them spread the message against smoking and tobacco products throughout the community.
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