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District Best Practices - District 9-1
McIntosh County School District - Tobacco Free Schools
By Kenneth Ray, MPH
Program Manager
Georgia Tobacco Use
Prevention Program.
As of July 16, 2009,
the McIntosh County
School District joined
the growing list of school
districts by adopting
the 100% Tobacco Free
Schools model policy.
Congratulations and a
BIG THANK YOU to
the McIntosh County
School Board: Mr.
Harold Webster,
Chairman; Mr. Joe
Maulden,Vice Chair; Mr.
Dwight Jordan, Member;
Mr. Ronnie Young,
Member; Ms. Bonnie
Caldwell, Member; and
Dr. William A. Hunter-
Superintendent. Also a
Big Thank You to Marsha
Pierce and Christina
Gibson of the Savannah
Health District for their
leadership.
THANK YOU to the McIntosh County School Board: As of July 16, 2009, the McIntosh County
School District has a 100% Tobacco Free School model policy.
Pictured L to R: Ms. Cassandra Noble, Principal, Todd-Grant Elementary School; Mrs. Carolyn
Smith, Principal, Oak Grove Intermediate School; Mr. Merwan Massa, Principal McIntosh
Middle School; Mr. Larry Day, Principal McIntosh Academy; and Dr. Diane J. Richardson, Deputy
Superintendent McIntosh County Schools
48. McIntosh County Schools
All school districts are eligible to receive signage, training in Alternative To Suspension, Not On Tobacco school-based youth
prevention and cessation interventions, and Asthma Case Management planning for schools conducted by the American
Lung Association. In addition, earned media campaigns are to be developed to educate the public about the new policy in
preparation for the current and upcoming school year. Continue to promote and disseminate Quit Line and Ga. Smokefree
Air materials throughout these schools districts. Youth and adults will be ready to quit due to your efforts.
DPH’s new baseline is 48 out of 181 and counting! Approximately 855,934 youth are protected by a policy that eliminates
exposure to the dangers of secondhand smoke. Thank you all for your support in reducing teen tobacco use in Georgia!
The McIntosh County School District has been added to the following list of school districts that have exhibited
leadership in eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke and reducing teen tobacco use in Georgia: (not in order of policy
adoption)
1. Liberty County Schools
2. Marietta City Schools
3. Muscogee County Schools
4. Hancock County Schools
5. Douglas County Schools
6. Charlton County Schools
7. McDuffie County Schools
8. Effingham County Schools
9. Worth County Schools
10. Glynn County Schools
11. Carroll County Schools
12. Lamar County Schools
13. Meriwether County Schools
14. Atlanta City Schools
15. City of Decatur Schools
16. Clayton County Schools
17. Bleckley County Schools
18. Gwinnett County Schools
19. Washington County Schools
20. Laurens County Schools
21. Clay County Schools
22. Brantley County Schools
23. Long County Schools
24. Troup County Schools
25. Cobb County Schools
26. Trion City Schools
27. Dougherty County Schools
28. Valdosta City Schools
29. Griffin-Spaulding Schools
30. Richmond County Schools
31. Taylor County Schools
32. Columbia County Schools
33. DeKalb County Schools
34. Rome City Schools
35. Fulton County Schools
36. Floyd County Schools
37. Baldwin County Schools
38. Wayne County Schools
39. Jefferson County Schools
40. Rockdale County Schools
41. Wheeler County Schools
42. Calhoun City Schools
43. Ware County Schools
44. Dublin City Schools
45. Hart County Schools
46. Dawson County Schools
47. Chattooga County Schools
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just the PHacts | September 2009