TRU stands for Tobacco Reality Unfiltered, North Carolina's youth-led movement that encourages teens to stand up and speak out against tobacco.
Be TRU - take the pledge to be tobacco-free. Stay TRU - spread the word. Live TRU - get involved!
03/27/2012
A TRU Celebration - Support the Movement The TRU initiative has successfully reduced teen smoking in North Carolina to historic lows. Since 2003, funding for the award-winning program and media camp...
03/18/2012
Woman's life is a warning for smokers - CNN.com Video Featured in a CDC ad campaign, ex-smoker Terrie Hall reveals details about struggling with to***co-related disease.
03/16/2012
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03/16/2012
Check out these commercials just released from the CDC. One features Terrie Hall, from NC. Some of you may have seen Terri speak. She has visited Union County several times. Thanks, Terrie for being so courageous and telling your story!
CDC - Videos - Campaign Resources - Tips from Former Smokers - Smoking & To***co Use The Tips from Former Smokers campaign features real people suffering as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Check out the March 2012 Support and Prevention/To***co Free Schools newsletter!! Please share with others. :)
http://sdfs.ucps.k12.nc.us/sdfs/documents/TheSafetyNet-March2012.pdf
03/08/2012
Destiny A new public service advertisement (PSA) featuring Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, shows teens describing their futures if they use to***co. The P...
03/08/2012
Hey TRU youth!! Take the challenge and create a video that uses one of the findings from the Surgeon General's Report! Videos to be posted on You Tube for public voting. Chance to win money!! Let's get some Union County entries into the contest!!! Contact your TRU Advisor or Kim/Laura for assistance. Go for it!
Surgeon General's Video Contest: To***co- I'm Not Buying It The Surgeon General’s (SG) Video Contest for Youth and Young Adults invites young Americans to speak up about to***co and tell us why they are not buying it.
03/06/2012
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:00am, Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General will release "A Report of the Surgeon General: Preventing To***co Use Among Youth and Young Adults." This report represents the 31st Surgeon General's report focused on to***co use and its devastating effects. The release will also be Webcast live at www.hhs.gov/live at 10 am Thursday, March 8th.
HHS Live Live Webcast
02/24/2012
Redefining Cool - voiced by Daryl Hannah, brought to you by Legacy Daryl Hannah and Legacy take on Smoking In The Movies by asking film students to consider alternatives to using smoking as short-hand for "cool". Produced by...
02/23/2012
Parkwood High TRU club lunch promotion for the Great American Spit Out - Feb 23
02/23/2012
Parkwood Middel School TRU club youth raise awareness about the dangers of to***co during car rider line on Feb 23 - The Great American Spit Out day! Teens passed out info cards to parents as they dropped off students.
02/22/2012
Poll: 74% of NC voters support funding to***co prevention (video) « The Progressive Pulse A new statewide poll finds three out of four North Carolina voters believe that the state should continue to dedicate some of the money it receives from the to***co settlement to fund the state’s to***co prevention and control program.