2010 Poster contest winner 

PROGRAM UPDATE:  Due to a sharp downturn in funding to the Family Health Foundation of Illinois, which administers the Illinois Tar Wars program, we do not have funding for 2010 to run the program past December 31, 2009.  The Illinois Tar Wars program will still accept entries for a statewide poster contest in April 2010 and implement and fair and impartial system to select an Illinois state poster contest winner.  However, we currently do not have the funding available for prizes, events or to pay for the state poster contest winner’s travel to Washington, DC.   READ MORE  

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

8/3/09 – Illinois Tar Wars poster contest winner takes 7th 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. 
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Illinois poster takes 7th 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 

Tar Wars Public Service Announcements are on the web!  Find dowloadable 15, 30 and 60 second Public Service Announcements, as well as a five minute video presentation about the Tar Wars program! http://www.tarwars.org/x2043.xml

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.   

Illinois flunks in tobacco prevention spending!  

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.