ISLAND TEENS ADVOCACY TEAM 

ITAT NEWSLETTER


JANUARY 2019

See what our Island Teens have been up to for the month of January!

What's New in January

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Pineview Fundraiser

Pineview High School fundraised for 5-year old Lexi, a young Samoan girl in their community who has Leukemia.

"ITAT feels strongly that they need to step it up on this since she is an Islander and her uncle is in our club" -Club advisor, Caryl Curtis

The entire school is competing to see which club can raise the most funds and community for Lexi and all of the events held in her honor. The club sold island favorites- pani popo, guava cake, and spam musubi to raise funds for Lexi (spam musubi pictured left).

The fundraiser will close with a school-wide assembly where our island teens will share a talent with the rest of the school.  

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ITAT Branches Out 

Our Island Teens from Pineview High School joined HOSA and Medical Anatomy classes for a tour Rocky Vista Medical School. The goal was to expose our ITAT students to as many different career and education options as possible. 



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Welcome, Skyridge, High School!

ITAT is growing each year. We would love to welcome our newest club, Skyridge High School ITAT club to our family! 

TOBACCO FACTS: 

-73,000 teens in Utah smoke

-16.6% of cancer deaths in Utah are because of smoking

-Over 25% of Utah high school students have tried vaping 

-Vape products are the most common nicotine product used by high school students

-Nicotine (used in juuls) impairs brain and lung function if used during adolescence 

(Utah DOH, center4research.com


DIABETES FACTS:

-30.3 million Americans have diabetes

-84 million Americans have prediabetes

-Diabetes can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, and amputation

-The rate of diabetes in children in Utah is increasing every year

(https://ibis.health.utah.gov, https://healthcare.utah.edu)


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