Save Your Spot Today! Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a web page. Registration for Coalitions Rising, the Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit on Vaping, and the Ohio Adult Allies Summit closes Friday and seats are limited. Don't miss your opportunity to learn the skills and strategies you need. Register today! Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit Speakers, Agenda Set The first ever Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit will assemble experts and resources for policy-based approaches to vaping prevention. Join us for this one-day summit in Columbus, Ohio, to help the following groups address youth and adult vaping. This one-day summit in Columbus, Ohio will be held at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel on December 5, 2019. Registration closes Friday! Register today for the Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit on Vaping on Eventbrite. We will apply for Continuing Education from the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. However, we are no longer applying for Continuing Education from the Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (CHES). Registration Closes Friday! Register Today! The Health Effects of Vaping With youth vaping on the rise and the short-term and long-term risks still unclear, this presentation is designed to cover the latest research on the health effects of adolescent e-cigarette use. Topics covered include: the known risks and concerns of e-cigarette use, the important enhanced risks of nicotine exposure on the developing adolescent brain and the most recent life-threatening medical consequences of EVALI (E-cigarette/Vaping product use Associated Lung Injury). Participants will: Describe the growth of vaping/JUULing the US adolescent population. Identify the mechanics, components and risks of current vaping devices. Explain the unique effects (& dangers) of nicotine on the developing brain. Recognize the emerging EVALI medical complications of vaping. About Dr. Michele Dritz Dr. Michele Dritz is an Adolescent Medicine physician at Cornerstone Pediatrics in Dayton, Ohio where she provides care for the practice’s adolescent and young adult population. In addition to her time in the clinic, she works closely with the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to enhance quality adolescent healthcare through various programs, education and physician support throughout the state—including a series of recent trainings on youth vaping prevention and treatment and a primary care consultant on their “Smoke Free for Me” infant health collaborative. She is a Clinical Assistant professor with the Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton and an Assistant professor with the University of Toledo, acting as “faculty-from-afar” to enhance adolescent medicine education for Pediatric residents. Join Dr. Dritz at the Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit on Vaping Out Wit, Out Play, Out Last Although traditional tobacco use among youth has decreased in recent years, findings reveal a substantial increase in youth use of other nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes and JUUL. Enthusiasm for youth tobacco use prevention has also surged, with thought leaders, coalitions, and policymakers converging around the Tobacco 21 movement to address the youth e-cigarette epidemic. In our afternoon keynote, Wendy Hyde from the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation will review Ohio’s new Tobacco 21 policy and how advocates can work within their communities to strengthen tobacco control measures and out wit, out play, and out last the control, influence, and impact of the tobacco industry. Participants will: Identify common barriers and successes experienced by school administration officials when addressing the issue of e-cigarettes. Discuss policy approaches, technological interventions, and other activities implemented by schools to address e-cigarette use on school property. Describe how to engage school administration officials around the issue of vaping and policies/interventions shown to reduce vaping rates. About Wendy Hyde Wendy Hyde is the Ohio Regional Director for The Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation, Tobacco 21 and an Assistant Professor at Baldwin Wallace University. Ms. Hyde holds a Multi-Age (P-12) Ohio Health Educator License and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Ms. Hyde has actively worked on many of the Tobacco 21 policies throughout Ohio providing health departments with education programs and training materials. She has also worked on smoke-free campus campaigns and youth-led advocacy initiatives. As an active participant in health promotion associations throughout the state including the Tobacco Free Ohio Alliance and Ohio SOPHE, she has been a keynote speaker and plenary presenter at professional development conferences statewide. Join Wendy Hyde at the Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit on Vaping Prevention Action & Advocacy Summit on Vaping Agenda at a Glance 9:00-9:30 - Opening Remarks 9:45–10:45 - Breakout Sessions Vaping 101 by Logan Kazelman Protect Your Brain! A Short Film Screening by Jessica Hulsey Nickel The Role for School Policy in Responding to the Vaping Crisis by Chuck Klevgaard 11:00–12:00 - Breakout Sessions E-Cigarette Use Among Vulnerable Populations by Megan Roberts Advocacy 101 by Jean-Philippe Dorval Cincinnati T21: Tackling Youth E-Cigarette Use Through Local Policy Change by Megan Folkerth 12:00–1:00 - Lunch and Keynote Session The Health Effects of Vaping by Michele Dritz 1:15 – 2:15 - Breakout Sessions School Administration Panel: Challenges & Successes in Addressing the Vaping Crisis moderated Training in Action: A Facilitated Conversation by Chuck Klevgaard and Rachael Kenter 2:30–3:30 - Keynote Session Out Wit, Out Play, Out Last by Wendy Hyde Registration Closes Friday! Register Today! Learn More About Our Morning Breakouts Vaping 101 “Pod,” “atomizer,” “Juul,” “e-juice”? Many people would love to do something about the vaping epidemic…if only they knew more about it. Enter Logan Kazelman, a high school student active in youth-led prevention who regularly provides presentations to parents and other community members so they can catch up on the basics of vaping and e-cigarettes. In his session, Logan will describe different kinds of electronic cigarette devices, share the health history behind this new style of smoking, and demonstrate how manufacturers market this sleek design to teens and young adults. This session is recommended for anyone who needs to learn the basics of vaping and e-cigarette use as this information will not be covered in additional sessions. Announcing: Addiction Policy Forum's Protect Your Brain Campaign Join Addiction Policy Forum for the launch of their new Protect Your Brain prevention campaign for middle and high school students. This free and open-source campaign aims to educate young people about vaping to disincentivize use and to empower adults to recognize the signs of youth e-cigarette use and effectively intervene at school and at home. Participants will learn about campaign components, including lesson plans, policy recommendations, and fact sheets; they’ll also view “Vaping & the Brain,” which explains what the science says about adolescent e-cigarette use and the real risks of “vaping,” which remain largely misunderstood by adults and teens alike. Content for this campaign was developed in collaboration with educators, students, and experts in adolescent medicine and prevention. Campaign swag will be available to session participants while supplies last, and all materials can be accessed by visiting Addiction Policy Forum’s website (www.addictionpolicy.org). The Role of School Policy in Responding to the Vaping Crisis This workshop will outline the impact of vaping on the school environment and the need to employ a comprehensive response on multiple levels with an emphasis on the role for school policy. As a participant you'll learn to identify approaches for engaging school administrators in a discussion on school policy, list the elements of scope for policy, and list the steps in conducting a review to strengthen current policies. E-Cigarette Use Among Vulnerable Populations Megan Roberts, PhD, will provide an overview of e-cigarette use among vulnerable populations. Her presentation will begin by describing the history of tobacco industry marketing, and how youth and other vulnerable populations have been targeted (e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, LGBT+ individuals). She will then present on the current prevalence of e-cigarette use among youth and other vulnerable populations. Finally, she will discuss the currently-known risk factors for e-cigarette use, including special considerations for working with vulnerable groups. Advocacy 101 Jean-Philippe Dorval, Manager of Legislative Affairs and Administrative Services at Prevention Action Alliance, will be providing an interactive presentation on how to advocate to Ohio’s legislative body and the differences between advocacy and lobbying. Additional topics that will be touched on include general assembly structure, ways to contact your legislature at the state level, how to find an ally in the legislature, and how to testify. Cincinnati T21: Tackling Youth E-Cigarette Use Through Local Policy Change Megan Folkerth will present on community policies to prevent youth e-cigarette use and share her experiences to engage decision-makers in Cincinnati around the adoption of Tobacco 21, a policy primarily characterized by a provision to raise the minimum legal sales age of tobacco products to 21, but which often accompanies a wide range of enforcement and other regulatory measures. Attendees will learn how to strengthen local e-cigarette prevention and enforcement policies as well as their advocacy skills when speaking with local policymakers. School Administration Panel: Challenges and Successes in Addressing the Vaping Crisis Peer pressure and easy access to e-cigarettes has transformed school hallways, bathrooms, and parking lots into prime locations for students to initiate and become addicted to this new form of tobacco. A panel of school administration officials will share how several Ohio middle and high schools have addressed e-cigarette use on school property, including: updates to school policies, technological solutions, and education initiatives. Participants will also receive advice on how to engage school administration in their own districts around improving or strengthening school interventions. The panel will conclude with questions from the audience. Training in Action: A Facilitated Conversation At the end of a conference, the information gleaned from sessions often sits in attendees’ notes, later filed away and never to be touched again. But the information shared today is valuable. This session will give participants time for a structured conversation about how to take what they learned and apply it to their work next week. 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