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A Community-Based Pilot Prevention Program To Prevent Electronic Cigarette Use Among Teens, Rosanna Moreno
A Community-Based Pilot Prevention Program To Prevent Electronic Cigarette Use Among Teens, Rosanna Moreno
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With over 3.6 million teens using tobacco, we have lost the opportunity to create the first tobacco-free generation. This pilot project presented the CATCH My Breath (CMB) E-Cigarette and JUUL prevention program to local teens experiencing a global pandemic. The program was condensed from a 4-week multi-session offering into a one-day seminar with an intense focus on student safety and engagement. While contextual factors significantly impacted the project implementation, the content remained largely the same. This accounted for the achievement of many of the project’s desired outcomes. Participants increased their baseline knowledge of the effects and dangers of e-cigarette use …