ISLAND TEENS ADVOCACY TEAM

ITAT NEWSLETTER

May 2021 ​​

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ITAT End of Year Celebration

This month, our Island Teens celebrated the end of the school year at their Spring Leadership Conference. This end of the year celebration was full of song, dance, and tobacco/vaping facts and personal stories.

The celebration also included two guest speakers, Kaiokalei Alo and Chaz Ah You. The guest speakers shared stories and information about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol use, as well as information on mental health and suicide prevention. ITAT students and other event guests participated in workshops to discuss the guest speakers' topics.

Each ITAT club performed Pacific Islander cultural songs and dances, and their family and friends attended to watch and join in the celebrations. 
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Tobacco Facts: 

MY LIFE MY QUIT: mylifemyquit.com is a new service available to teens, to assist them in quitting the highly addictive nicotine products that comprise the teen vaping epidemic. All they need to do is text "Start My Quit" 855-891-9989 to talk or text with a quit coach to cheer them on in their journey of quitting!

  • Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.1
  • E-cigarettes can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine.
  • Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke cigarettes in the future.
  • (Utah DOH, center4research.com, tobaccofreekids.org, truthinitiative.org) ​

COVID UPDATE:

The Pacific Islander community in Utah has the highest rates of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. Please continue to practice safe social distancing practices and wear masks in popular public places! To get scheduled for the vaccine, go to healthevents.utahcounty.gov or call (801)851-7183

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