SmokeFree Soccer: Sports InitiativesInternet URLhttp://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sports_initiatives_splash.htm
Sponsoring AgencyNational Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health DescriptionSmoke-Free Kids and Soccer is a collaborative effort among the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the U.S. Women's National Team, and US Soccer, the governing body of American soccer. Participating DHHS agencies include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The program models the Smoke-Free lifestyle of the National Team members and encourages adolescent girls to participate in soccer to maintain physical fitness and resist pressures to smoke.
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