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~" <br />Orange County TRU/Tobacco.Reality.Unfiltered <br />Results of Past Programming: <br />Major Policy Accomplishments and Key Achievements - <br />12 Schools adopt ATS and NOT policies <br />24 school-based personnel trained to implement new ATS/NOT policies <br />4 new schools promote 100% TFS through signage <br />1 restaurant adopts 1 QO% smoke-free policy <br />1 bawling alley adopted improved smoke-free policy <br />Over 200 restaurant patron surveys conducted and 4 smoke-free business <br />presentations given to restaurant/bowling alley managers or owners <br />1 permanent high school club established <br />2 permanent district TRU peer educator groups established (40 trained peer <br />educators) <br />Over 700 middle school youth reached through Tobacco 101 presentations <br />Over 1,000 youth reached through community outreach events <br />Media Involvement - <br />6 TRU advertisements placed in school papers regarding cost of tobacco use <br />6 articles written by TRU peer educators <br />3 articles written by program staff <br />2 articles written by program supporters <br />8 articles written by newspaper staff on program <br />Program featured on two radio programs <br />Program featured on two state-wide TV programs <br />100s of NOT recruitment posters placed in schools <br />1,OOOs of TRU promotional items distributed <br />Intern Professional Development: <br />1 intern from UNC-CH School of Public Health for summer 2004 <br />1 intern from NCCU Dept. of Health Educ. for Winter-Spring 2005 <br />The program has effectively collaborated with a number of current HWTF <br />grantees on various training and educational outreach events. Those <br />collaborative partners include: Question Why Central Region, Old North State <br />Medical Society, Durham County Health Department, North Carolina Amateur <br />Sports Association, UNC-CH School of Public Health, Office of Minority <br />Health/State Baptist Convention, Ruiz Agency, and the Community Backyard of <br />Orange and Chatham Counties <br />The program enjoys strong relationships with elected OC representatives in the <br />NC General Assembly, at the county level, and an active relationship with the <br />OCHD Board of Health. <br />