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An Overview of Youth Tobacco Prevention
An Overview of Youth Tobacco Prevention
Monday, November 2, 2015
: 2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
As part of a group presentation on youth tobacco prevention, this presentation will highlight the main threats to tobacco control especially among youth. It will set the stage for the rest of the talks by reviewing national statistics on youth tobacco use, and will outline the major threats posed by newer (and non) tobacco products including vapes, hookah, gums, chews and other forms which disproportionately target youth for tobacco initiation.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsChronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning
Learning Objectives:
Describe the principles of youth tobacco prevention
Discuss emerging threats to the above including newer tobacco and non-tobacco products
Keyword(s): Tobacco Control, Public Health Policy
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Experience in community health and on statewide tobacco prevention committees as well as a physician.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.