The Cherokee Nation has joined with the Pryor city and school officials to launch a 24/7 Tobacco Free campaign to prevent students and residents from smoking or dipping.
“It takes communities working together to ensure the next generation will enjoy a health life and Pryor is an examples of what it takes to truly make a difference in the health of our families and communities,” CN Healthy Nation Director Lisa Pivec said.
The campaign coincides with this year’s National Public Health Week theme – “A Healthier American Begins Today: Join the Movement.” Communities all over the country, including Pryor, have take action against tobacco use and other preventable diseases. The public health week is observed as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving individual communities.
CN Healthy Nation helped Pryor develop a policy that took the schools and the city to a tobacco-free environment 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The tribe also provided signs, money and technical training to help facilitate the project.
“We have partnered with Cherokee Nation on several projects and they have been great to work with,” said Laura Holloway, Pryor’s health and wellness director. “Both Pryor Schools and Health Nation really work hard to better the overall health of the community and going tobacco free has just been one of the many successes.”
Holloway said smoking and dipping were issues in Pryor schools that needed to be addressed.
“Like other schools in the state, dipping is really a big area of concern because of the sporting aspect,” Holloway said. “Tobacco education has been the key in teaching kids about the health effects of tobacco.”
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