Tar Wars, led in Texas by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, is a statewide education program to prevent tobacco use among children. Through in-class presentations to 4th and 5th graders and a subsequent poster contest, Tar Wars provides students with the tools to make positive health decisions and promote personal responsibility for their own well-being.

Goals of the Tar Wars program are to:

• Educate and motivate students to be tobacco-free,
• Mobilize health care professionals to become proactive in their community’s health education, and
• Encourage community involvement in support of the Tar Wars program.

Participate in Texas Tar Wars by:

• Signing up to be a presenter,
• Registering your school to be a Tar Wars partner, or
• Submitting a poster to the Texas Tar Wars Poster Contest.

Contact Juleah Williams at the Texas Academy of Family Physicians by phone at (512) 329-8666 or by e-mail with any questions about Texas Tar Wars.