| April 2018 As ITAT comes to the last stretch of the school year, lets recap some of the events of 2017-2018: We started the new chapter of advocacy as " Island Teens Advocacy Team ," focusing on tobacco and diabetes prevention and health disparities that affect our Pacific Islander community. During Club Rush week, the ITAT group in Granger, Kearns, Westlake, Bingham, Provo and Pineview (pictured above) high schools invited students to join our advocacy team with the new motto, "Any Race - Any Face". Our ITAT students showed their support of the Great American Smokeout with anti-tobacco messages. The picture above is Westlake High ITAT and bottom picture is Bingham High ITAT. The SpyHop workshop was a big hit for the ITAT presidencies from Provo, Westlake and Kearns High. They promoted their culture through music and words in SpyHop's studio. Granger High ITAT members explained in their own words the meaning of an Island Teen Advocate. Kearns High ITAT members made promising signs to not smoke . Finally, the day at the Capitol event with Attorney General, Sean Reyes and Former NFL player, Will Tukuafu was a special moment for 120 ITAT students as they heard stories of humility, hope, endurance, and breaking through challenges (or "walls," according to Tukuafu ) to reach personal dreams. These youth witnessed the love and support of two successful Pacific Islanders in our Utah community. It has been an incredible year! And Mahalos to all the students, teachers, leaders, and many others who have contributed their time and talents to support ITAT. "The Confession" video by waytoquit.org CAUTION : video contains flashing images. Image credits: flavorshookkids.org Check out this TV ad on the “the tobacco industry’s kids menu” b y The California Department of Public Health. Image credits: flavorshookkids.org All of these images are flavored tobacco. The California Department of Public Health has provided information on their website, https://www.flavorshookkids.org/ of the impact of flavored tobacco products on kids. Tobacco companies add flavors in tobacco products (e-cigs and JUUL included) and use appealing products to target youths. The California Dept. of Public Health has provided the images to test if you can spot the tobacco products apart from kids stuff. If you want to play the game, click on the image link and scroll down on the webpage until you see the images. Image credits: flavorshookkids.org Image credits: truthinitiative.org JUUL is a new type of e-cigarette that has been out in the market for two years. This sleek device has become extremely popular among young people, which is why it is a public health threat . Image credits: truthinitiative.org Smoking and Diabetes: A Dangerous Duo In the video, Your Health host, Joan Lunden shares a personal story of her brother who unfortunately died in his mid-fifties from a deadly combination of type 2 diabetes and smoking disease. CDC's Director of Division of Diabetes Translation, Dr. Ann Albright explains that smokers are more likely to develop diabetes than non-smokers because "chemicals in tobacco cause... inflammation...it damages...cells and the damaged cells...[contributes] to the developed type 2 diabetes." Dr Albright further explains that "when you have diabetes, you already have damaged going on in your blood vessels...and when you add tobacco on to that, it really does harm those precious vessels that are already under stress.... [To those wanting to quit smoking, Dr. Albright's says] DON'T GIVE UP! ..." Retrieved from CDC video Resource retrieved from waytoquit.org |
As ITAT comes to the last stretch of the school year, lets recap some of the events of 2017-2018:
We started the new chapter of advocacy as "Island Teens Advocacy Team," focusing on tobacco and diabetes prevention and health disparities that affect our Pacific Islander community.
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During Club Rush week, the ITAT group in Granger, Kearns, Westlake, Bingham, Provo and Pineview (pictured above) high schools invited students to join our advocacy team with the new motto,
"Any Race - Any Face".
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Our ITAT students showed their support of the Great American Smokeout with anti-tobacco messages. The picture above is Westlake High ITAT and bottom picture is Bingham High ITAT. | |
The SpyHop workshop was a big hit for the ITAT presidencies from Provo, Westlake and Kearns High. They promoted their culture through music and words in SpyHop's studio. | |
Granger High ITAT members explained in their own words the meaning of an Island Teen Advocate. | |
Kearns High ITAT members made promising signs to not smoke.
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Finally, the day at the Capitol event with Attorney General, Sean Reyes and Former NFL player, Will Tukuafu was a special moment for 120 ITAT students as they heard stories of humility, hope, endurance, and breaking through challenges (or "walls," according to Tukuafu ) to reach personal dreams. These youth witnessed the love and support of two successful Pacific Islanders in our Utah community. | |
It has been an incredible year! And Mahalos to all the students, teachers, leaders, and many others who have contributed their time and talents to support ITAT. | |
"The Confession" video by waytoquit.org
CAUTION: video contains flashing images.
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Check out this TV ad on the “the tobacco industry’s kids menu” by The California Department of Public Health. | |
All of these images are flavored tobacco. The California Department of Public Health has provided information on their website, https://www.flavorshookkids.org/ of the impact of flavored tobacco products on kids. | |
Tobacco companies add flavors in tobacco products (e-cigs and JUUL included) and use appealing products to target youths. | |
The California Dept. of Public Health has provided the images to test if you can spot the tobacco products apart from kids stuff. If you want to play the game, click on the image link and scroll down on the webpage until you see the images. | |
JUUL is a new type of e-cigarette that has been out in the market for two years. This sleek device has become extremely popular among young people, which is why it is a public health threat. | |
Smoking and Diabetes:
A Dangerous Duo
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In the video, Your Health host, Joan Lunden shares a personal story of her brother who unfortunately died in his mid-fifties from a deadly combination of type 2 diabetes and smoking disease.
CDC's Director of Division of Diabetes Translation, Dr. Ann Albright explains that smokers are more likely to develop diabetes than non-smokers because "chemicals in tobacco cause... inflammation...it damages...cells and the damaged cells...[contributes] to the developed type 2 diabetes." Dr Albright further explains that "when you have diabetes, you already have damaged going on in your blood vessels...and when you add tobacco on to that, it really does harm those precious vessels that are already under stress....
[To those wanting to quit smoking, Dr. Albright's says] DON'T GIVE UP!..." Retrieved from CDC video
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