Youth Partnership Coalition

08/22/2019

New school year, new opportunity to join Youth Partnership Coalition! Please RSVP by e-mailing: [email protected] for our Info Session on Sept. 4th. See flyer for details!

08/15/2019

"Health officials are raising red flags about recent cases of teens and young adults being hospitalized with breathing problems, some including severe lung damage."

Health officials are raising red flags about recent cases of teens and young adults being hospitalized with breathing problems, some including severe lung damage.

08/07/2019

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

07/31/2019

Va**ng affects users AND non-users

07/26/2019

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

Lung cancer deaths are low in California. Researchers attribute this to the state's early adoption of to***co control programs!

07/22/2019

"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 va**ng. She believes this ban will have a major impact."

Read more: https://abc7news.com/politics/livermore-votes-to-ban-the-sale-of-flavored-to***co-e-cigarettes/5385818/?utm_source=Truth+Initiative+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=867953b526-Newsletter_159_2019_07_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c91fd8a5c5-867953b526-86474171

Livermore's City Council voted unanimously to ban the sale of flavored to***co products and e-cigarettes.

06/24/2019

"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/2019/06/19/san-francisco-e-cigarette-ban-vote-va**ng-juul/

Juul is in the crosshairs of city supervisors, with a final vote taking place next week.

06/17/2019

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.

06/11/2019

"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/2019/05/27/health/va**ng-heart-cells-study/index.html

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.

06/06/2019

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!

05/06/2019

"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 to***co use." (truthinitiative.org)