International Youth Tobacco Control

We initiated this educational series in order to spread awareness to elementary and middle schoolers about the harms of tobacco products before they enter high school, where usage is the most prevalent.
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*Supported by the American Heart Association and Stanford Medical School and Mayor Magaret Clark and Can Education Academy.

We initiated this educational series in order to spread awareness to elementary and middle schoolers about the harms of tobacco products before they enter high school, where usage is the most prevalent.


*Supported by the American Heart Association and Stanford Medical School.

In 2019, Disney purchased 140 films from Fox that contained smoking scenes. We wrote to CEO Robert Iger-from California, New Jersey, China, and Saudi Arabia-to place restrictions by warning about the impacts.

*In partnership with the Tobacco Research Center of the University of California, San Franciso.

IYTC ambassadors have collected data on 293 local students in the Philippines and found a 9% smoking rate, roughly two times that of the US. IYTC is developing an educational curriculum with Nemesio I. Yabut Senior High School as we navigate local policy.

Because we believe the vaping epidemic is reflective of manipulative marketing, we should focus more on help than punishment.
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IYTC representatives were invited to the LA County Office of Education meeting to discuss alternatives to suspension.

Our "No Tobacco" Weeks, either in China or with exchange students, have spread awareness to over 4,000 students.