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What happened to Tar Wars?
By Perdita Henry
In 1988, Jeff Cain, MD, and Glenna Pember, of the Hall of Life and Doctors Ought to Care, had an idea about keeping kids away from tobacco products. They would go on to create Tar Wars, an educational program for fourth- and fifth-grade students. In the 30 years since the first class, Tar Wars has reached more than 10 million children across the globe. The program was eventually bought by AAFP and it became an opportunity for local family physicians, residents, and students to visit classrooms and discuss the health risks associated with smoking, the financial costs of the habit, and the sneaky ways advertisers market their product to young people. In the last few years, the program hasn’t seemed to bring the passion and excitement that it once did. The TAFP Commission on Public Health, Clinical Affairs, and Research wants to see that change.
At a number of commission meetings, members have reminisced about visiting children in their community and teaching them the importance of remaining tobacco free. Visiting schools with the Tar Wars message, by all accounts, seemed to bring joy to students and participating physicians alike. “I loved those mornings at school,” says John Carroll, MD. “I had five classrooms to visit and I spent 35 to 40 minutes with each. We flew through the discovery of being targeted by the second largest public advertising campaign.” After spending time with their local physician, the kids had the opportunity to create their own posters featuring their personal brand of tobacco-free messaging. Those posters were then submitted to state chapters and one would be chosen as the state winner. The Texas winner would receive the prize of hotel and airfare to present at the Tar Wars National Poster competition.
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ASPCS TAFP Foundation
Support the TAFP Foundation at Annual Session
The TAFP Foundation supports family medicine research, encourages medical students to choose family medicine, and supports family medicine residents. … more
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Research Poster Competition
Research Poster Competition
TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit promotes scholarly activity by family medicine students, residents, and physicians; providing a unique opportunity to … more
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Houston fifth-grader wins national Tar Wars poster contest
Houston fifth-grader wins national Tar Wars poster contest
After winning the grand prize in the Texas Tar Wars poster contest, fifth-grader Juan Elizondo of Houston won first place in the 201 … more
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Texas residents to present research at AAFP’s National Conference
Texas residents to present research at AAFP’s National Conference
AAFP has selected 16 posters to be showcased in the poster competition at the 2012 National Conference of Family Medicine … more
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Family docs gather for great education, fun at TAFP’s 61st Annual Session
Family docs gather for great education, fun at TAFP’s 61st Annual Session
posted 08.03.10
More than 450 physicians joined TAFP staff and leaders to celebrate the family of family medicine at the 6 … more
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Time is running out to enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Time is running out to enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Deadline to submit an abstract is May 14
posted 05.06.10
Researchers have until next Friday, May 14, to submit an … more
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Annual Session & Scientific Assembly Foundation
Support the TAFP Foundation at Annual Session
The TAFP Foundation supports family medicine research, encourages medical students to choose family medicine, and supports family medicine residents. … more
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Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
posted 03.07.13
The TAFP Foundation and TAFP’s Commission on Public Health, Clinical Affairs, and Research will host the … more
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Annual Session 2011 daily news wrap – Friday
Friday kicked off with the grand opening of the Exhibit Hall. More than 60 exhibitors from all facets of the health care industry staffed booths, ready to reach out to the family physicians of Texas. From Texas Medical Liability Trust to e-MDs to PedsPal, each vendor had a unique appeal to medical practice.
The big opening event coincided with the breakfast, featuring the TAFP Foundation board members greeted attendees and spoke about the group’s important philanthropic work. The Foundation is also offering 15-minute chair massages in the Hall; attendees have one more day to take advantage this perk, with proceeds benefiting the Foundation.
Also in the hall were the research poster displays, which brought medical students, family medicine residents, and family physicians from across the state to show off their latest findings. The grand winner was resident Richel Avery, M.D., of UTHSCSA, “Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors in Colon Cancer Prevention: Findings from a Residency Training Project.”
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