How Successful is the Tips from Former Smokers CDC Campaign?
CDC’s popular Tips from Former Smokers campaign really hits home with its graphic messages presented by former smokers who don’t sugar coat the consequences of smoking. The ad campaign ran for 3 months and has caused an estimated 100,000 smokers to quit. Funded by The …
Prescription Drug Drop Boxes in Rock County
When unneeded prescription drugs aren’t disposed of properly they can contaminate our drinking water, poison wildlife, or lead to prescription drug abuse when taken by someone they weren’t prescribed to. Here’s where you can safely dispose of Prescription drugs in Rock County Beloit Police Department …
Where are They Now?: Amber Ball
2009-2010 What have you been doing with your life since graduating from Youth2Youth? I graduated from UW-Whitewater with a BSE in early childhood education, receiving dual licensure in regular and special education for children birth through age 8. While in college I became a member …
2015 Alcohol Environmental Scan
Each year, Youth2Youth 4 Change performs a scan to see how our city advertises alcohol and how youth are being exposed to alcohol propaganda. Watch to see what we found! [maxbutton id=”1″] …
Youth2Youth 4 Change presents at city council meeting
Tuesday evening September 8th, Youth2Youth 4 Change along with the American Cancer Society presented at the Beloit City Council meeting regarding the rising threat of e-cigarettes to our clean air laws that we worked so hard to get. We were reminded that our clean air …
Youth2Youth/FACT teen letter to the editor
Thanks, Cheyenne for writing this great letter to the editor! Originally published at: http://www.gazettextra.com/20150831/your_views_student_group_pushing_tobacco_prevention?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Letter to the editor August 31, 2015 It’s sad to see summer end, but I’m excited for the new school year—especially for my work with FACT, Wisconsin’s youth tobacco prevention movement. …
Who Smokes?
It’s no secret that smoking rates aren’t evenly distributed among demographics in the US. Who is the most affected by tobacco? http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm#national …
It’s a Trap!
Think smoking on Saturday isn’t a problem? What about smoking only at parties? Or only during final exams? Think again. truth® warns ‘IT’S A TRAP‘ – in a new ad that humorously dismantles the misperception that social smoking isn’t smoking. For more stories like …
Janesville City Council expands E-cigarette ban
Read on the Janesville Gazette Elliot Hughes August 24, 2015 JANESVILLE—Vaporizing and smoking are now essentially one and the same under Janesville ordinance after the city council Monday banned electronic cigarettes from wherever tobacco cigarettes are already outlawed. Just two months ago, the council agreed …
Where are They Now?: Josue Echeverria
2007-2015 What have you been doing with your life since graduating from Youth2Youth? I’m working and going to school, but that doesn’t stop me from continuing to teach those around me about the dangers of tobacco and how it can harm them and those around …
