Youth Partnership Coalition

E-Cigarettes go by various different names. Did you know them ALL?

Vaping affects users AND non-users

Our adult allies at VibeSolano's Tobacco-Free Solano Coalition are also working towards lowering lung cancer deaths!

"Wang said she and her co-founder heard stories from their teenage kids of walking through clouds of smoke at school and bathrooms being closed to prevent vaping. She believes this ban will have a major impact." Read more: https://abc7news.com//livermore-votes-to-ban-the/5385818/ #loveyourlungs #ypcoalition #youthpartnership

"San Francisco has edged towards becoming the first US city to ban sales of e-cigarettes, as well as the manufacturing and distribution of them on city property." Read more: https://www.engadget.com//san-francisco-e-cigarette-ban-v/ #loveyourlungs #ypcoalition #youthpartnershipcoalition #youthpartnership

We had a great time learning, growing and sharing with coalition members this past school year! Looking forward to Love Your Lungs Campaign work with continuing members and new ones to come! Feel free to comment or message us if you or someone you know would be interested in joining Youth Partnership this coming school year.

"E-cigarette flavors can damage the cells that line your blood vessels and perhaps your heart health down the line, according to a new study of human cells in the lab." Read more here: https://www.cnn.com//h/vaping-heart-cells-study/index.html #loveyourlungs #ypcoalition #youthpartnershipcoalition

Congrats to Omar & Jose! They've contributed so much to our Love Your Lungs campaign and are graduating from Mare Island Technology Academy this evening! Thank you for all your hard work and best of luck!

"MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month, a good opportunity to focus on the significantly higher rates of smoking and greater difficulty quitting faced by people with mental illnesses. Here are some key Fast Facts about tobacco use." (truthinitiative.org)

"Starting May 1, 2019, smoking areas will not be available inside Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks. The no-smoking rule also applies to Downtown Disney in Anaheim, Walt Disney World, Disney water parks and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando." Read more here: https://www.10news.com//new-disneyland-rules-no-smoking-po #loveyourlungs #ypcoalition

From vaping to cigarettes in a year...