E-Cigarettes | Vaping

On 1/2/19, the NYSED and NYSDOH released a joint memo relating to the increased use and impact of e-cigarettes among our students.
Click here to read it on our Laws, Guidelines, and Memos page under Memos by Content.

New York State Department of Health (DOH)

NYS Department of Health Tobacco Control Program Electronic Cigarettes and Vapor Products

Reality Check 
Funded by the NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Control, Reality Check empowers youth to take action to decrease tobacco use, protect youth from exposure to tobacco marketing and imagery and eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke. 

Know the Risks: Nicotine is Not Safe for Teens
E-cigarette prevention campaign designed to reach youth ages 13-17 years old. Get more information about the effects of vaping nicotine during adolescence.  

Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics E-Cigarettes and Vaping Toolkit

E-Cigarettes and Vaping: What Parents Need to Know
What Parents Need to Know, a fact sheet for parents on the risks including, are they safe, dangers to youth, the risk of poisoning, and recommendations for parents.

American Lung Association

E-Cigarettes resource page
Contains answers to common questions about e-cigarettes, including health consequences, risks of secondhand emissions, kids and e-cigarettes, and FDA oversight. 

INDEPTH: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation
Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health (INDEPTH) is a new, convenient alternative to suspension or citation that helps schools and communities address the teen vaping problem in a more supportive way. 

CDC Electronic Cigarettes
Provides an overview of types, use, and health implications for youth.  

CATCH Be Vape Free-Virtual Field Trips
Be Vape Free is an initiative to help ensure that students, parents, educators, and community members have access to no-cost vaping prevention resources.
Includes additional resources and activities, including three virtual field trips

FDA Respiratory illnesses Associated with Use of Vaping Products
warning letter to JUUL Labs, FDA launched its first youth e-cigarette prevention TV ads.

FDA The Real Cost Campaign
This page includes an e-cigarette prevention campaign, a smokeless tobacco prevention campaign, a cigarette smoking prevention campaign, and campaign resources.  Download or order free youth e-cigarette prevention posters, infographics, and videos.     

FDA Tobacco Education Resource Library
This page includes resources for teachers, students, and parents. Cross-curricular vaping prevention resources for middle and high school students include lesson plans, activities, infographics, and videos.

Stanford Medicine

The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
Educational modules for educators, administrators, parents/guardians, and anyone who works with youth that is aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos, chew, hookah, and electronic cigarettes.

E-Cigarettes and Vape Pens Module
This module provides an understanding of the inner workings of e-cigarettes, the content of the aerosols they produce, and thirdhand smoke. It's broken down into 6 units, each of which explores e-cigarettes in-depth with fact sheets, presentations, and links to other resources. 

Truth Initiative

Truth Initiative®
largest non-profit public health organization dedicated to tobacco education, research, and policy. Previously known as the American Legacy Foundation,  they were established as part of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. It provides state-specific info that can be used to educate students, families, and staff.

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