Meet a YAC member! Eden Bess is in 9th grade and is excited to be a member of YAC. She is passionate about ending youth vaping and wants to “help and educate teens and be a part of positive change” #EndYouthVaping#AHA#vaperace
Meet a YAC member! Meredith is in 12th grade and is the president of Future Health Professionals (HOSA), member of a science and math club. She enjoys making jewelry, working at her local pharmacy, and raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. #AHA#EndYouthVaping#vaperace
Meet a YAC member! Olivia is in 11th grade and loves watching Gilmore Girls. She is passionate about ending youth vaping and wants to “make teens aware of the lasting effects of vaping and encourage healthier lifestyle and coping options”.
#aha#vaperace#endyouthvaping
Meet a YAC member! Zoe is in 9th grade and loves solving math and physics, watching Queer Eye and New Amsterdam with her mom. She wants to “make the realities of the youth vaping epidemic more prominent in mainstream America and help those affected by vaping”.
#endyouthvaping
Meet a YAC member! Isabella is in 12th grade and wants to become a pediatrician!. She is passionate about ending youth vaping because “Young teens think it is cool, and are not aware of the dangers and health implications”. #EndYouthVaping#aha#vaperace
Young women are intentionally targeted by the e-cigarette industry’s maintenance of harmful beauty standards, eating disorders and mental health struggles. Educating about these issues are important for addressing the vaping epidemic
#vaperace#aha
Video credit: Emily Do
Our VAPERACE Community Engagement and Research Translation team has an awesome time presenting their research to the Kentucky Communication Association! #vaperace#aha#endvaping
Have a teen interested in ending youth vaping? Or do you have a teen needing service hours?
Please encourage your teen(s) to apply.
All meetings will be held over Zoom - The first meeting is next Wednesday (Sept 15th at 4:30) so apply soon.