Utah Advocate helps launch ‘It’s All About the Packaging” campaign; fights Big Tobacco targeting LGBT youth
Gabe Glissmeyer, 2012 National Youth Advocate of the Year
May 18, 2012
I am so honored to have received this award from the Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids, and for the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. to accept it. It’s also been very exciting to be able to work with my fellow youth advocates, who have each done amazing things in their communities to prevent tobacco use and help save lives.
Continue reading Meet Our 2012 National Youth Advocate of the Year: Gabe Glissmeyer
posted May 18, 2012
U.S. and international health leaders, youth advocates in the spotlight
Editor
May 17, 2012
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids tonight honors leaders in the fight against tobacco at our Youth Advocates of the Year Awards Gala, an annual celebration of progress against the world's number one cause of preventable death. We will recognize the accomplishments of outstanding young people and U.S. and international leaders in combatting tobacco use.
Continue reading Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Leaders in the Fight to Reduce Tobacco Use
posted May 17, 2012
Youth advocate tells FDA panel of dangerous confusion on dissolvable products
Editor
Jan 20, 2012
Brightly colored packages for products labeled "fresh," "wintergreen" and "java" just aren't what they seem, youth tobacco-control advocate Judy Hou says.
"They're these little packages that you can stick in your pocket," says Hou. "They look like Tic Tacs."
In fact, they're dissolvable tobacco products, and the subject of Food and Drug Administration hearings this week on whether these new smokeless products and the marketing used to promote them appeal to kids and pose a public health threat.
Continue reading Mints, Gum, Candy — or Tobacco?
posted January 20, 2012
Get ready now to take on Big Tobacco
Editor
Jan 13, 2012
The turn of the calendar means Kick Butts Day 2012 will be here before you know it! March 21 is only weeks away, so start planning now to make your Kick Butts Day event bigger and better than ever.
Continue reading New Year Means Kick Butts Day is Coming Soon
posted January 13, 2012
Help us honor outstanding young people who are working to save lives
Editor
Oct 14, 2011
It's that time of year again — nominations for the 2012 Youth Advocates of the Year (YAYA) Awards are open!
Continue reading It’s Time to Nominate Top Youth Advocates in Tobacco Control
posted October 14, 2011
Abby Michaelsen works to pass California Cancer Research Act
Abby Michaelsen, National Youth Advocate of the Year
May 18, 2011
It is an immense honor to be the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids’ National Youth Advocate of the Year! I am so excited to be in Washington to receive this award and to meet my fellow advocates who have been working tirelessly in their own communities on their tobacco prevention campaigns.
At home, I’m focused on helping my local American Heart Association with our campaign for the California Cancer Research Act. This act would increase the state’s tobacco tax by $1, with all the new funds going towards tobacco prevention and cessation programs and cancer research. Voters will decide the issue in the next statewide election, though the exact date of that is still uncertain.
Continue reading Meet Our National Youth Advocate of the Year
posted May 18, 2011
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