{"id":82988,"date":"2017-07-22T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T15:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82988"},"modified":"2017-07-20T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T02:16:02","slug":"youth-in-cazenovia-this-week-fight-tobacco-industrys-influence-in-community-for-tobacco-free-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82988","title":{"rendered":"Youth in Cazenovia this week\u00a0fight tobacco industry\u2019s influence in community, for tobacco-free generations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Cazenovia College announces enhancements to campus tobacco policy<\/em><\/p>\n

Proclaiming they have #SeenEnoughTobacco, 150 Reality Check of New York teens from around the state are meeting here this week, strategizing to make future generations tobacco free. In association with the youth summit at Cazenovia College, the college today announced enhancements to its policy on the use of tobacco and e-cigarette products on campus.<\/p>\n

Reality Check NY youth strive to expose what they feel are the manipulative and deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry, which spends more than $9 billion yearly promoting tobacco products–more than a half million dollars in this state daily. The average age of a new smoker is just 13\u00a0and, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, the advertising and promotional activities by tobacco companies have been shown to cause the onset and continuation of smoking among adolescents and young adults.<\/p>\n

Central New York youth speak out against tobacco marketing
\n\u201cAs young people, we are vulnerable, and tobacco industry marketing takes advantage of that. For example, stores near schools have almost three times the amount of tobacco ads[iv]\u00a0than stores in other areas,\u201d said Brennan Hysell, a Reality Check Leader from Oneida County. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen enough tobacco promotions and smoking. The solution is to change our communities so that tobacco and tobacco use is not the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of New York communities have taken action to protect youth from tobacco marketing–including right here in Central New York[v]–but we\u2019ve got more work to do to protect future generations from the death and disease of tobacco use\u2014and we\u2019ve got the power to do it,\u201d said Katherine Couture, a Reality Check Leader from Cortland County and winner of the 2017 Reality Check of New York Youth Activist of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to areas around schools, tobacco companies market more heavily in low income areas. So, it\u2019s no coincidence that one of the highest smoking rates in the state is among people making less than $25,000 a year,\u201d said Kelsey Gibbons, a Reality Check Leader from Cortland County and winner of the 2017 Reality Check Central New York Youth Activist of the Year Award. \u201cThe tobacco industry\u2019s aggressive marketing in certain targeted communities is a social injustice, and it has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cazenovia College promotes tobacco-free norm on campus<\/p>\n

\u201cCazenovia College is committed to providing a safe and healthful environment for its staff and students. In consideration of the negative health effects of tobacco products, we\u2019ve enhanced our policy from smoke-free to tobacco-free\/smoke-free,\u201d said Tim Greene, director of communications and marketing.<\/p>\n

Youth gain skills at summit to promote tobacco-free norm back home
\nDuring the summit, youth are honing their public speaking and leadership skills, and making plans to fight against the tobacco industry\u2019s influence in their communities. They attend workshops, carry out tobacco-free-themed activities and are inspired by national youth speakers to achieve their tobacco-free generation goals. Today, they carried out the following activities to demonstrate their opposition to tobacco use and tobacco marketing.<\/p>\n

Cups in a Fence:\u00a0By inserting \u201cSolo\u201d cups in a chain link fence youth crafted a powerful tobacco-free message.<\/p>\n

Pinwheel Activity:\u00a0Youth placed colorful in the ground reflecting a host of startling tobacco use statistics like:\u00a029 New Yorkers under the age of 18 become new daily smokers every day\u00a0and\u00a090% of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18.<\/p>\n

Street Interviews:\u00a0Youth asked pedestrians near the college for five minutes of their time to film interviews with them about their knowledge and personal feelings about tobacco use issues and the positive effects tobacco control policies can have on the community.<\/p>\n

Chalk the Walk:\u00a0Youth will use chalk to outline bodies and write facts and stats on the sidewalk to raise awareness about the tobacco industry\u2019s marketing and its effects on young people.<\/p>\n

Reality Check New York\u00a0empowers youth to become leaders in their community in exposing what they see as the manipulative and deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry. The organization\u2019s members produce change in their communities through grassroots mobilization and education.<\/p>\n

#SeenEnoughTobacco\u00a0is an online campaign with the goal of safeguarding children from the billions of dollars of hard-hitting tobacco promotions in places where children see them. Parents, community leaders and others interested in protecting youth are encouraged to learn more atSeenEnoughTobacco.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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