BBPH Tobacco Prevention Lending Library
To promote education in the area of tobacco facts and prevention, the Substance Abuse Prevention Program at Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health has developed a lending library of videos, books, and displays. Available items are listed below, free of charge to Bismarck and Burleigh County area schools and community organizations. These items were either purchased using grant funding or donated to our program.
How to check out an item:
Items may be checked out from the Lending Library for up to two weeks. To check out an item email Sue Kahler, Tobacco Prevention and Control Coordinator, at skahler@bismarcknd.gov or call 701.355.1597.
VISUAL AIDS & DISPLAYS
The ABC's of Smoking
(Flip Chart)
This flip chart uses the "ABC's" to show and explain the diseases caused by smoking. Also available in Spanish.
Consequences of Smoking
(Foldout Display)
Fold out display with cast models of the physical consequences of smoking like bronchitis, burns, cancer, etc.
Death of a Lung
Casts from real specimens. This display illustrates a normal lung, lung with emphysema, and a lung with cancer.
Dirty Water Bottles
E-cigarettes contain a lot of the same chemicals as combustible cigarettes and have been around for less than 20 years. Use this display to compare the chemicals in e-cigarettes to the chemicals in combustible cigarettes. Would students still drink dirty water even if it wasn't "As Dirty" as the bottle next to it? Or would they rather drink clean water?
Effects & Hazards of Secondhand Smoke
(Foldout Display)
People don’t always realize that the smoke produced by a burning cigarette is deadly. This folding display points out that secondhand smoke puts non-smokers at risk for developing serious health conditions and diseases.
Freeze Dried Lung Display
This is a model of real freeze dried lungs that were donated. The lungs displayed are: of healthy lungs, and smokers lungs that died from both early stage and complete stage of emphysema.
Giant Cigarette Display
Large plastic cigarette shows students the chemicals in cigarettes.
Mr. Gross Mouth
A model of the teeth, tongue, and oral cavity showing the effects of smokeless tobacco (chew).
Mr. Ciggy Butts Costume
Life size cigarette butt costume for students/adults to wear.
Clem's Phlegm Jar
Shows the nasty consequences of smoking. This sealed jar contains about 2 cups of phlegm. This is how much a smoker with emphysema or COPD would cough up each day.
What You Should Know About COPD
(Foldout Display)
This display provides information about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It shows the risks factors, symptoms, diagnosing and treatment as well as living with COPD.
Smokeless Tobacco: A Chemical Timebomb
(Flip Chart)
This flip chart highlights the dangers of smokeless tobacco, including deadly mouth cancers, severe dental problems, and dangerous heart conditions.
Smokeless Tobacco: Spit It Out!
(Foldout Display)
This display graphically illustrates smokeless tobacco’s negative effects on health and physical appearance.
Tar Jar
This sealed jar contains a cigarette package and cigarette butts submerged in gooey "tar" representing the amount of tar that smoking a pack per day for one year would put in your lungs.
BOOKS: Grades K-College
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit
Audience: Grades K-2
Description: Habbits are hard to break and many kids don't know or understand what a habit is. This Berenstain Bears book explains the difference between a good habit and a bad habbit and helpful ways to break a bad habit.
Smoking Stinks!! By Kim Gosselin
Audience: Grades 1-3
Description: Maddys Grandpa is a smoker and his smoking is making her allergies worse not to mention his coughing is keeping her up all night. Maddy decides to do her school health report on smoking and talks to her grandpa.