Exciting to see the work of empowered youth making a difference in their communities celebrated! Thank you Foundation for a Healthy KY

Thank you ⁦U.S. Surgeon General⁩ for giving parents a seat at the table at today’s Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health! Our motivated army of mom-vocates is grateful to partner with you to protect our kids from becoming a generation of nicotine addicts!

"This is a trend we can reverse if students are open to having conversations with their peers about the negative health consequences." wymt.com/content/news/M…

Thanks Jimmy Kimmel for showing kids it’s not CUUL to JUUL! (Our own teens tell us there’s nothing more embarrassing than an anti-JUUL MOMvocate!)

Our new PATH Study paper! National estimates of flavor types used across ages and product types. Flavour types used by youth and adult tobacco users in wave 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study 2014–2015 tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/…

As of 9/24, 805 confirmed & probable patient cases of lung injury associated w/ e-cigarette product use, or vaping were reported by 46 states & one territory. 12 deaths were confirmed. Latest findings from the ongoing investigation. go.usa.gov/xVZhT

Kentucky leading the way for #smokefree protections at the local level KY League of Cities @KYTobaccoFree NKY Health Dept UK College of Nursing Kentucky.gov uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/ke…

Smoke-free policy begins to take effect Oct. 1 at all VA medical facilities blogs.va.gov/VAntage/66644/…

Vaping Illness Update: FDA Warns Public to Stop Using Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-Containing Vaping Products and Any Vaping Products Obtained Off the Street fda.gov/consumers/cons…

“Oh, God, look how young they all are.” Interviews with former employees show Juul knew early on that its high-nicotine e-cigarettes appealed to kids. (via Businessweek) bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Check out this post by our program director. What Will it Take to Reverse the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic? tcomconversations.org/2019/10/23/wha… via @PraedFoundation

Nice study from Melody Kingsley et al showing impact of flavor bans on youth tobacco use! ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-…

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Halloween. Flavors should be in our trick or treat candy, not e-cigarettes or tobacco products!

It’s National Lung Cancer Awareness month. What better way to kick it off than surrounded by those passionate about prevention, screening, and survivorship. Thank you Breath of Hope Kentucky for bringing all of us together. #unitetofightky

A high school student who became addicted to Juul speaks out about the need to ban all flavored e-cigarettes: “We can’t let any more kids get trapped by these flavors, the way I was.” cnn.com/2019/11/14/opi…

Thank you iCANendthetrend for compiling evidence-based #ecig resources uky.edu/breathe/sites/… KHC @KYTobaccoFree Kentucky Nurses Association Courier Journal Lexington Herald-Leader KET University of Kentucky KY Medical Assoc

Spreading the truth about youth vaping: Kentucky group working to end dangerous trend courier-journal.com/story/opinion/… via Courier Journal @KYTobaccoFree Kentucky Smoke-free

"If the Trump administration backs off for political reasons, it will create a public health crisis that we will live with for decades." nbcnews.com/health/vaping/… via NBC News

courier-journal.com/story/news/edu… Courier Journal

Thanks to LEX 18 News for sharing info about our peer led e-cigarette prevention and empowerment program. There are things we CAN do to reduce youth use of all tobacco products. For more info: [email protected]