Youth & Tobacco
Youth mobilization projects give young people the opportunity to learn the most important lessons adults can give youth - that they are worthwhile, that they have gifts to give their schools and communities, that they have the power to make a difference in this world.
Case Studies of Youth In Action
- Video: Hear Their Voices
- Youth Power - National Conference on Tobacco and Health 2002 Presentation
- TIGHT in the Second Three Years, 1998-2001
- The Passage of a Local Tobacco Policy to Address Youth Access in Three Cities
- Youth Driven Policy Change
- The Role of Young People in Strategy Development and Implementation
- Tapping Resilience in Youth
Sample activities for youth coalitions
- How to start a Tobacco Prevention Club in Your School or Community
- Youth Protest Long's Cigar Promotion
- Youth to Help Merchants Comply with New Ordinance
- Contra Costa Youth Mobilizing to Fight Tobacco
Other Resources
- "STAT Youth Tobacco SQUADS Facilitator's Guide" Community Intervention 800-328-0417
- California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)
- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
- California Smokers Helpline
- Strategic Tobacco Retail Effort (STORE)
- Teen California Smoker's Helpline