Take Down Tobacco Alabama
We believe in a HEALTHIER Alabama and that quitting ALL tobacco use, including cigarettes and vape, is the best place to start.
ABOUT US
The Birmingham Youth Tobacco Prevention Program (YTP) provides educational presentations at middle and high schools in Birmingham and beyond about the harms of vaping, tobacco use, and nicotine addiction.
We have created this site for teachers and students to learn more about the risks of vaping and have included places for you to share your thoughts and opinions with us!
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ytpbham and use the hashtags #ytpbham or #tobaccofreeUAB
YTP is located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's of Alabama and is funded through the Alabama Department of Public Health.
INSTRUCTIONS
Enjoy exploring this Google Site, created by the Birmingham Youth Tobacco Prevention Program, to learn more about how tobacco affects our health, our quality of life, and our communities.
The bottom of each page has a button for you to click to visit the next page. You may also navigate the site through the Navigation Bar across the top. Some pages also have an open-ended question for you to reflect and tell us your thoughts about the information presented. These are optional questions, but we hope to read your responses-- be sure to click "Submit" when you're done!
Did you know that Alabama has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation among both adults and high school students?
While the public health message over the last 50 years has been that "tobacco is bad," there is no denying that tobacco use in our state is a huge contributor to other poor health outcomes that we face, including our ranking 49th in strokes and 46th in in heart attacks (both with established links to tobacco use)!
The Growing Risks of E-cigarette and Vape Use
With high rates of youth e-cigarette and vape use, a whole new generation is developing a nicotine addiction both in our nation and our state.
As of 2015, 24.5% of Alabama high school students vaped and we believe that number is much higher today, in 2020.
Aside from a nicotine addiction, research is piling up that shows that vape and e-cigarette use can have numerous other health effects on our bodies and brains.
We want better for Alabama residents- teenagers and adults alike- and are committed to providing education and resources on the topics of tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and the growing vaping epidemic in an effort to combat misinformation and deception by Big Tobacco and vape companies.
NOTE: This Google Site works best while using the Google Chrome browser. We recommend exploring this site on a ChromeBook, desktop, or laptop, but it will also work on a smartphone (if you're on a smartphone, we still recommend the Google Chrome browser).
Take Down Tobacco was created as a National Day of Action and Activism by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, where communities and schools across the globe unite to push for the FIRST tobacco-free generation. For Take Down Tobacco Day, students, teachers, parents, elected leaders, health professionals, advocates, and concerned citizens just like you are standing up to #TakeDownTobacco.
