ISLAND TEENS ADVOCACY TEAM

ITAT NEWSLETTER

February 2023

ITAT Visits the Capitol

This month our ITAT students had the opportunity to visit the Utah State Capitol and meet their legislators. Our students prepared elevator speeches and practiced them until they were ready. Our students also researched their district representatives and familiarized themselves with the legislators in their areas in preparation for their Capitol Day. The students  got to meet Senator Karen Kwan and spoke with her about the ITAT organization and their mission. Our students were well prepared and very professional with their speeches and presentations. 

Our students continued their advocacy activities by participating in West Jordan High Schools door decorating activity for Black History Month. The students chose Stephen "Twitch" Boss, who recently lost his life to suicide. The students chose him because of his inspiring talents and also because of their ITAT mission of Life is Worth Living (suicide prevention). The students won 4th place in the school contest. 

We are so proud of our students for their hard work this month!

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Tobacco Resources:

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! 

  • Even though nicotine comes from the tobacco plant, it is still tobacco and still addictive!

You can always call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get help on quitting!


VAPING IN THE NEWS: VAPING AND SMOKING DAMAGE OUR DNA

  • A February 2023 article by the USNews, smokers and vapers have twice the amount of DNA in their mouths as non-smokers
  • Increased numbers of DNA and epithelial cells in the mouth have links to increased risk for cancer and inflammatory diseases
  • Flavored vapes appeared to be the most harmful in this study
  • 10% of teens and 3% of adults in the U.S vape


UPCOMING EVENTS:

LEADERSHIP TRAINING: APRIL 16th

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