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(NEW) 40 Days to Freedom Tobacco Cessation Facilitator's Guide and Daily Devotional Guide  comes on the heels of the successful implementation and dissemination of the Be Free Indeed! Tobacco Prevention Tools for the African American Church. 

40 Days to Freedom Guides are composed of a six-week
tobacco cessation course.  Each week participants are educated about tobacco use and guided through a spiritual journey towards a tobacco- free lifestyle.

Included in the Facilitator's Guide is an instructional page for the facilitator, class exercises created to inform current tobacco users about tobacco's health effects, common  myths, tobacco industry marketing tactics, and steps to quitting tobacco use.  The Daily Devotional Guide works in concert to provide spiritual support, encouragement and daily direction for individuals wanting to quit tobacco use.

Pricing: 40 Days to Freedom guides are sold in bundles of ten. You will receive 10 Daily Devotional Guides and one Facilitator Guide for $100.00.

Note: Returning customers may purchase additional Daily Devotional Guides in sets of 10 for$75.00. Please click here to order your copy.

NAATEN provides technical assistance to organizations.   For information or to inquire about tailoring services to your organization's needs, please email your request to naaten@healthedcouncil.org or call 916-556-3344.


African American Church Toolkit and TrainingAfrican American Church Toolkit and Training

Purpose: To assist African American/Black churches in enacting and implementing tobacco-free policies

Outline: A history of African Americans and tobacco; Tobacco advertising; Health risks; Secondhand smoke; The benefits of quitting; Why churches should get involved

Format: 4 individual guides with messages and activities designed specifically for preachers, men, women, and youth

More Information 


The Be Free Indeed! Campaign DVD
This introductory DVD will guide you through the components of the Be Free Indeed! Tobacco Prevention Tools for the African American Church Toolkit, highlight testimonies of pastors, state representatives and others who have gone through the trainings, and simple steps on how to best implement the "Be Free Indeed!" Campaign and prayer breakfast for local pastors.

Introduction / Play Video / Special Sauce / Testimonials

"It's not about sin, it's about health! - just like good nutrition, exercise and getting regular checkups are about health, so is eliminating tobacco." Bishop S.C. Carthen, Pastor, Bayside Church of South Sacramento,CA. NAATEN Chair

"Black Folks Don't Use Quitlines!" Exploring the true story. Read full report here.

View some quick facts from our national quitline assessment.

Other Resources

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

American Legacy Foundation
www.americanlegacy.org

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org

CDC TIPS (Tobacco Information and Prevention Source)
www.cdc.gov/tobacco

International Federation of Black Prides
www.ifbprides.org

National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
www.naatpn.org

National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery
www.naaapi.org

National Black Nurses Association
www.nbna.org

National Dental Association
www.ndaonline.org

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