Carina Chen
2025 Barrie Fiske National Youth Advocate of the Year
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Oklahoma City, OK
Carina was selected as the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' 2025 Barrie Fiske National Youth Advocate of the Year. From an early age, Carina Chen witnessed the harmful effects of smoking on her community and family. Carina’s passion led her to join Youth Action for Health Leadership (YAHL), a youth-led initiative sponsored by the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust. She has worked to raise awareness in her community, especially among Asian immigrant families with high smoking rates, about the dangers of tobacco use and how to access prevention and cessation resources. She has also advocated to include robust tobacco prevention education in the wellness policies of Oklahoma City Public Schools and led a vaping education campaign at her school, integrating mental health awareness with tobacco prevention.