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You may be up to speed on who won the Golden Boy Statues for Best Picture and Best Actor/Actress last weekend but do you know which actors received the

HACKADEMY AWARDS?

Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails sponsors the
Hackademy Awards with Thumbs Up!/Thumbs Down! ratings for major motion pictures as well as for individual actors/actresses as a way to promote the impact of tobacco use

in films on pre-teens and young adults.

You may be surprised at some of the winners and losers!

http://www.sacbreathe.org/hacks.htm

This idea is something local youth advocates could easily replicate.

Check out http://www.scenesmoking.org/ for additional information.

Tobacco Harm Reduction News

Check out these recent articles (compliments of Bill Godshall, Smoke Free Pennsylvania) regarding electronic cigarettes and FDA regulation,

http://www.aaphp.org/special/joelstobac/2009/TobaccBill.htm

as well as Ariva - a new "modified risk tobacco product."

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105863&p=irol=

The world of tobacco products continues to change at an alarming rate. And the topic of harm reduction continues to spark controversy within the public health community.

Safe Routes to School Mini Grant Opportunity

The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications for up to 35 $1,000 mini-grants for creative, youth-focused ideas that support safe walking and/or bicycling to school. Eligible activities must occur at an elementary or middle school in Fall 2010 and support the overall goal of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs — to enable and encourage children nationwide to safely walk and bicycle to school.

Check out their website for more information:

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/news_room/minigrants/index.cfm

Obesity Prevention Grant Opportunity

Calling those of you in far Southwest Virginia interested in obesity prevention initiatives!

The Mountain States Health Alliance has teamed up with the College of Public Health at East Tennesee State University to offer grants of up to

$2000 for community level obesity prevention efforts.

Click on over to their website if you are located in the Wythe-Grayson-Tazewell County areas and/or points West. Applications are due MARCH 15th! http://www.healappalachia.com/

Kick Butts Day - March 24th!

Sign up today to participate in the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

2010 Kick Butts Day!

This event is a day to celebrate youth activism across the nation

and help young people take action against tobacco use at home and abroad.

More details can be found here: http://www.kickbuttsday.org/

Southwest Regional YADAPP Conference

Check out the Roanoke County Prevention Council's website for more information on the 6th Annual

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL YADAPP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

WHEN: Saturday, March 27th 1pm-7pm

WHERE: Northside High School in Roanoke

WHAT: Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project is a statewide youth leadership project focused on getting youth involved in making their schools and communities safe and drug-free.

This conference is a team-based leadership experience for middle school youth and sponsoring adults. An ideal team consists of four youth and one adult leader representing a school or community organization. If the school or organization does not have a team, individual registrations will also be accepted. Visit http://www.preventioncouncil4youth.org/ for more information and to register!

Childhood Obesity Summit May 2010