Tar Wars

Annual Sox Game Foundation Fundraiser July 24, 2013 - click here for more details

The 2013 Illinois Tar Wars Poster Contest Results:

WINNER: Carson Fisher, 4^th Grade – Bureau Valley South School

Pictured here with his Tar Wars presenter Joy Jaraczewski from Bureau Putnam Co. Health Department

Click here to learn more and see the 2^nd and 3^rd place posters

Congratulations to Taylor Coley, 4^th grade, Oak View Elementary School in Bolingbrook. 2012 State Poster Contest Winner and to her presenter, Jennifer Blair of the Will Co. Health Department. Read more and view the top three posters from this year’s contest.

Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco praises hard-hitting CDC ads showing painful effects of tobacco use. Read more. IAFP is a steering committee member of ICAT.

REMINDER: Posters for the Illinois Poster contest are due to IAFP by April 17^th

2010 Illinois Youth Survey shows Will Co. youth smoking rates are well below state average. Tar Wars credited for 6^th and 8^th grade smoking rates that are half of Illinois average. Read more

National Tar Wars Poster Winner donates prize money back to school and the RI Tar Wars program Read more from AAFP News Now

Tar Wars National Results - Congratulations to our state poster contest winner, Maddie Noyes, for taking 6^th place at the National Poster Contest. Read about her DC experience.

Visit Smoke Free Illinois' website http://www.smokefreeillinois.org/

2011 State Poster Contest Winner - click here and photos

FDA regulations change the look of tobacco magazine ads! Here are several examples you can use in Tar Wars presentations.

Camel Ad

Be There Do That Ad

Old Vs New

Cigar Ad

Holiday Ad

Stare Back Ad

Chicago Dept. of Public Health fact sheet on e-cigarettes. Click here

2010 Poster contest winner

Press release
Photos of winning posters

Link to the AAFP Tar Wars website. For National information about the program.

8/3/09 – Illinois Tar Wars poster contest winner takes 7^th place at National Tar Wars poster contest Courtney Monier from Le Roy spent a fantastic four days in DC, including a meeting with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
Read full release here
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Illinois poster takes 7^th place in national Tar Wars Poster Contest click here to read more

LeRoy student wins TarWars poster contest - click here to read more. Click here to view posters

Links to smoking cessation resources

1. Illinois FREE Tobacco Quitline - 1-866-QUIT-YES
Link to the Illinois Tobacco Quitline resources, including provider referral forms for your patients. http://www.lungil.org/tobacco/quit.cfm

2. AAFP offers Tobacco Cessation resources for patients online. Go to www.askandact.org.

Published study shows effectiveness of Tar Wars Program - read more

New Study -- Cigarette ads and smoking in movies and television is linked to increased youth smoking rates. See the press release from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids at: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=957

Put down those flashy brochures!!
Phillip Morris and other tobacco companies try to promote "help" for parents, schools and doctors. Learn why these programs DON'T WORK click here to read article. Where to find programs that WORK. Click here to read an article with helpful tips.

Did you rack up the frequent flyer miles traveling to AAFP meetings, CME conferences or visiting friends and family? click here to see how you can help a poster contest winner.