Lung Association Hosts Free Virtual Event on Youth Vaping in Arkansas

On June 27 the American Lung Association and the Arkansas Tobacco Education Initiative will host a free virtual youth vaping webinar targeting school administrators, teachers, counselors, and school nurses.

WHAT: With youth vaping and nicotine use on the rise in Arkansas, Dr. Dina M. Jones will address the health risks of youth vaping, how the tobacco industry targets youth, emerging trends, and provide cessation resources for schools. Scholarships for NOT (Not On Tobacco) cessation training will be available to attendees.

WHERE: Free virtual event. REGISTER HERE

WHEN: On June 27 at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CST

WHO: The event will be hosted by the American Lung Association and the Arkansas Tobacco Education Initiative and will include:

• Dr. Dina M. Jones, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Tobacco, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Rochelle Thompson, Senior Manager, American Lung Association

HOW: Media and the public can register here or to request further information and interviews in advance by contacting Jill.Smith@Lung.org.

WHY: Here in Arkansas, 26.3% of high school students reported use of a tobacco product, according to the American Lung Association’s recent “State of Tobacco Control” report, Nationally, more than two million high school and middle school students use e-cigarettes, and over 80% of those kids use flavored e-cigarettes. “Federal, state and local governments need to do more to reduce tobacco use, among youth. We cannot afford to lose another generation to tobacco-caused addiction, disease and death” said Rochelle Thompson, Senior Manager of the American Lung Association in North Carolina.

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