{"id":3282,"date":"2022-04-08T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2022-08-18T05:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T05:43:13","slug":"connecting-the-community-to-fight-an-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=3282","title":{"rendered":"Connecting The Community To Fight An Epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Marcella Bianco<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(NAPSI)\u2014According to recent research by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, more than 2 million middle- and high-school students use e-cigarettes. With the study conducted fully during the COVID-19 pandemic, this places U.S. youth in a pandemic and an epidemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicotine hurts the developing brain and this addiction can lead to others. What\u2019s more, vaping increases a person\u2019s chance of experiencing complications from upper respiratory illnesses, and some researchers<\/a> believe a relationship exists between vaping and serious respiratory impacts, such as those from COVID-19. While a network of solutions is required to overcome this epidemic, there are actions people can each take today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families play a critical role in influencing a child\u2019s decision-making. Parents and guardians can help keep their kids healthy by having thoughtful, factual conversations about the dangers of vaping. For assistance getting started, parents and guardians can turn to no-cost digital tools from Be Vape Free<\/a>\u2014a nationwide initiative, built around the evidence-based CATCH My Breath program, that provides standards-aligned e-cigarette prevention resources for educators teaching grades 5-12 and families. Be Vape Free<\/a> was created in partnership with the CVS Health Foundation, CATCH Global Foundation, and Discovery Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parent toolkit is designed to give parents, guardians, educators, and community members the opportunity to learn more about the vaping epidemic, gauge a child\u2019s risk of trying e-cigarettes and find the best strategy to talk to kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes. Chock-full of facts and research, these resources have just about everything families need to empower students to live a healthy life. With the toolkit, families can answer key questions related to vaping including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022What is vaping?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022Why do teens vape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022What do vapes look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022What are in vapes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022What are the effects of vaping?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022What are signs of vaping?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this informational foundation, parents and guardians can connect with their kids to initiate conversations about the dangers of e-cigarettes based on facts. Together\u2014one conversation, one day, and one student at a time\u2014we can end the vaping epidemic by arming young people with the tools they need to make healthy, smart decisions, and impart lessons that last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022\u00a0Ms Bianco is the National Program Director for the CATCH My Breath youth e-cigarette prevention program. She has 18 years of experience working in tobacco prevention and control with government and non-profit organizations.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Published without changes from MyNewsToUse.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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