Medical students, teachers and other healthcare providers visit classes to present the 45-minute interactive curriculum that focuses on the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use and how to think critically about tobacco advertising. At the conclusion of the presentation, students are encouraged to create posters that reaffirm the positive Tar Wars® message. One poster from each classroom is sent to the NAFP Foundation, where the NAFP members vote to select a statewide winner. That winning poster is submitted into the Tar Wars National Poster Contest. The ultimate goal is to discourage tobacco use among the nation's youth through an interactive format, community involvement and education. For more information, visit the Tar Wars® section on the AAFP website.
2023-2024 Poster Contest
Every year the NAFP Foundation Sponsors a poster contest. This contest is for 4th and 5th grade students to enter by creating an anti-tobacco poster after hearing the Tar Wars presentation from one of our approved presenters.
The poster contest for 2023-2024 will be in conjunction with the 76th Annual Meeting & Scientific Assembly on March 21-23, 2024 where members will vote for the winning posters at the Younes Conference Center North, Kearney, NE.
For details on the poster contest, please e-mail, nafpadmin@nebrafp.org.
There are CASH prizes for the winners:
- 1st place: $500.00
- 2nd place: $100.00
- 3rd place: $50.00
Please follow the specific directions of the poster contest, which can be found below, as well as the authorization forms for parents & teachers to fill out.
2022-2023 Poster Contest
Congratulations to our winners!
