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What is SWAT?
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a statewide youth movement with teens working together to expose Big Tobacco’s lies
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What does "SWAT" stand for?
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Students Working against Tobacco
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What is SWAT's mission?
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to empower and unite youth to resist and expose Big Tobacco’s lies while changing current attitudes about tobacco
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What is SWAT against?
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the tobacco industry (Big Tobacco)
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What is SWAT NOT against?
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the tobacco user
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What is SWAT about? (Name two things.)
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1) getting the truth out about how Big Tobacco has been lying to us all these years & 2) policy change: to educate people and then ask them to take action and support the issue
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What is SWAT NOT about?
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health
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Does everybody have the right to make his or her own choice about whether to use tobacco?
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YES!
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Give an elevator speech answering the question, “What is SWAT?”
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Oh, I see. Thanks for the explanation. :)
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What are the bad things the tobacco industry does or has done? Name as many as you can.
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1) manufacture, advertise, and sell the only product in the world that can kill you if you use it as directed by the manufacturer, 2) lie to people about tobacco (to the tune of $12.8 billion a year), 3) cause major environmental damage leading to world hunger, 4) cause major environmental damage leading to global warming, 5) commit animal cruelty, 6) cause political corruption, 7) facilitate cigarette smuggling, which is a form of tax evasion and a felony crime, & 8) violate legal settlements and court rulings
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What is the #1 preventable cause of death in America?
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tobacco
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How many Americans/yr. die of tobacco-related causes?
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480,000
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How many Americans/day die of tobacco-related causes?
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1,200
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How many Oklahomans/yr. die of tobacco-related causes?
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5,700
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How many Oklahomans/day die of tobacco-related causes?
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16
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Name three ways the tobacco industry markets to children and youth.
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1) candy flavoring, 2) ad design, & 3) ad placement
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Give an elevator speech answering the question, “Why are you a SWAT member?”
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My, your passion is inspiring!
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How many campaigns is SWAT currently pursuing?
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three
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What is the objective of the "In the Clear" campaign?
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to get public places in Oklahoma to be smoke-free
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What is the name of the campaign whose objective is to get public places in Oklahoma to be smoke-free?
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In the Clear
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What is the objective of the "24/7" campaign?
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to get all schools and school property in Oklahoma to be tobacco-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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What is the name of the campaign whose objective is to get all schools and school property in Oklahoma to be tobacco-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
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24/7
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What is the objective of the "No Minor Issue" campaign?
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to prevent youth access to tobacco products
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What is the name of the campaign whose objective is to prevent youth access to tobacco products?
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No Minor Issue
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Give an elevator speech answering the question, “What is 'In the Clear'?”
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I get it now! "In the Clear" is about making sure people have access to clean air in public places.
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Give an elevator speech answering the question, “What is '24/7'?”
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So, to summarize, no tobacco on school property or at school events, ever. Thanks for clarifying!
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Give an elevator speech answering the question, “What is 'No Minor Issue'?”
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Ahh, so basically it's a campaign to make sure kids can't buy tobacco even if they try. I understand.
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What does it mean to advocate?
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to plead for or recommend a course of action
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What is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act?
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an act of Congress in 2009 that gave the Food and Drug Administration certain authority over tobacco companies
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Name as many FDA regulations on tobacco as you can.
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1) larger, stronger warning labels that people can actually see, 2) no branded sponsorship of athletic or cultural events, & 3) no more flavored cigarettes other than menthol (although the FDA is considering banning it too)
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What does MSA stand for?
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Master Settlement Agreement
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What is the Master Settlement Agreement?
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a legal settlement entered in 1998 in which the four largest U.S. tobacco companies agreed to curtail certain marketing practices, to release internal memoranda, and make annual payments of various amounts, in perpetuity, to 46 U.S. states (including Oklahoma) and 5 territories. In exchange the companies were exempted from lawsuits by individuals over the health effects of tobacco.
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Which company(ies) does the MSA now cover?
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all cigarette companies
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Which marketing practices did the MSA ban? Name as many as you can.
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1) cigarette flavoring except for menthol, 2) cartoons in cigarette advertising, 3) cigarette advertising in children's magazines, & 4) cigarette billboards
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What does MOP stand for?
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measure of progress
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What is a measure of progress?
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anything that we can count and use to show public support for a campaign
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Name as many examples of MOPs as you can.
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1) surveys, 2) message cards, 3) video testimonials, 4) educational presentations, 5) media, 6) signage, & 7) thank-you cards to the principal, school board, & superintendent (The last two MOPs are 24/7 implementation MOPs.)
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What is a policy?
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a rule
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Does a policy have to be published either verbally or in writing to be a policy?
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no
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Policies that are published either verbally or in writing are called _____ policies.
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formal
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Policies that are NOT published verbally or in writing (which people generally know about by observing others' behavior) are called _____ policies.
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informal
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Name as many examples of policies as you can.
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1) laws, 2) ordinances (i.e., local laws), 3) school policies, 4) business policies, & 5) household rules
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What does RICO stand for?
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Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations
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What is the RICO Act?
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an act of Congress that allows for leaders of organized crime to be tried for the crimes they ordered others to do. A U.S. District Court judge ruled tobacco companies had violated it.
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Which group, other than tobacco companies, has been convicted of violating the RICO Act?
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the mafia
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In 2006 which terms did a U.S. District Court Judge ban tobacco companies from using in advertisements or on packaging?
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"low tar," "light," "ultra light," "mild," "natural," or similar terms
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What is secondhand smoke?
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the smoke that comes from a burning tobacco product or from the exhaling lungs of a smoker
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Give two other names for secondhand smoke.
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1) passive smoking & 2) involuntary smoking
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What is the Smokeless Tobacco MSA?
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a legal settlement entered in 1998 in which U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company agreed to curtail certain marketing practices and, through 2008, to fund the American Legacy Foundation to conduct public education campaigns and other programs to reduce underage tobacco use and substance abuse
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Which company(ies) does the Smokeless Tobacco MSA cover?
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Only one. Its name is U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.
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What does USSTC stand for?
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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
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Which marketing practices did the Smokeless Tobacco MSA ban?
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1) USSTC ads in children's magazines & 2) USSTC's giving away free smokeless tobacco samples
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What is the name of the foundation established by the Smokeless Tobacco MSA?
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American Legacy Foundation
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What does TSET stand for?
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Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
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What is TSET?
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the fund into which Oklahoma places the payments tobacco companies make it per the terms of the MSA. The interest from these payments is used to fund SWAT, among other things
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