Tobacco Prevention Video Contest

Click below for details about a video contest for youth groups announced by the Surgeon General.

Young people are encouraged to create a Public Service Announcement of sorts - the contest theme is “Tobacco, I’m not buying it.”

Deadline for entries is April 20. Finalists get $1,000; top video gets
$5,000.

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New Report of the Surgeon General

U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, issued a new report today entitled Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults.

During her press conference this morning, she even gave a shout out to Virginia Youth Advocates who have worked on tobacco use prevention initiatives - way to go Y Street!

Smoking continues to be the single most preventable cause of death in the U.S. and the report outlines the toll that tobacco is still taking every day. There is new information on young adult smokers who unfortunately smoke at rates higher than any other age group (33%) and it discusses the scientifically proven dose-response relationship between tobacco marketing/ promotions and youth tobacco use.

Visit www.surgeongeneral.gov to view the report and additional resources can be found at the Office of Smoking or Health www.cdc.gov/tobacco.

Now is the time to issue those press releases and shout it from the mountaintops - tobacco use prevention is CRITICAL to our public's health!