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The Great American Smokeout
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html
Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. The Great American Smokeout event on the third Thursday in November is a day when people across the country attempt to quit smoking for the day. For many it is a day to start a journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of people who smoke across the country in taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing your cancer risk. For resources to help your quit attempt check out www.802quits.org.
The next #TakeDownTobacco National Day of Action will happen on Friday, March 31, 2023.
On the eve of April Fools’ Day, youth advocates across the country will again join together to call Big Tobacco’s bluff and expose them for who they really are: jokers who gamble with people’s lives. Learn more here: https://www.takedowntobacco.org/
We hear from parents and caregivers, school staff, and others who care for youth in our communities that increased vape use among youth is one of their top concerns. We recently surveyed parents and caregivers in the area who repeated the same message: We are worried about all the teens we see vaping.
In this virtual event we have brought together experts to help us all learn more about today's Electronic Nicotine and Cannabis Delivery Systems and help us have more informed conversations with children about the impact these devices have on developing brains and bodies. We'll talk about resources to help our kids and have a chance to answer your questions. Mariah Flynn, Director of Burlington's substance misuse prevention coalition, the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community will share:
- What vapes are, harms of youth use, and examples of commonly used products
- How to recognize signs of youth vaping and how to talk to your kids about nicotine addiction
- Resources to support youth who need help to quit.
A multi-district panel of experts who serve and support our youth every day will share what they are seeing in their work and answer your questions
Facilitator: Amy Sayre, CVSD SAP and ParentIN Coordinator for the CVSD schools
Panelists:
- Sunnie Lobdell, BSD Hunt Middle School Student Assistance Program Counselor
- Matt Meunier, CVSD CVU High School Student Assistance Program Counselor
- Dr. Leah Costello, MD, Pediatric Specialist
- Mariah Flynn, Coalition Director, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community
Please share this opportunity widely and be sure to REGISTER HERE in order to receive reminders leading up to the event on April 13th at 7pm. For improved security, only registrants will receive the Zoom link via e-mail about a day in advance, so please check your email and/or spam filters.
RESERVE YOUR TICKET: bphc.link/rsvp
The pandemic has presented us with many lessons for our personal and collective growth–the importance of strong communities being just one. We are thrilled to return to celebrating in-person for the first time since 2019! If you haven’t attended before, this is the year to start!
Our 13th Annual Roots of Prevention Celebration is the perfect opportunity to pause and say thank you to the people moving hills and mountains to help build a stronger, healthier Burlington.
These awards recognize and honor people, programs, and organizations supporting the health and wellbeing of the Burlington community. Special interest is given to nominations with a direct impact on substance misuse prevention.
Check-in and Food Serving 5-6pm
Event 6-8pm
Stick around to chat, mingle, and congratulate award recipients until 8:30pm
RESERVE YOUR TICKET: bphc.link/rsvp
Everywhere we turn, our cultural and social practices have normalized and even glamorized alcohol and substance use. From sporting events to mainstream media to celebrations and gatherings, the casual and “fun” use of substances presents dangerous perceptions for youth, increasing their risk for developing addiction.
In this important LIVE event, ParentIN presents Jessica Lahey, author of The Addiction Inoculation and New York Times bestseller, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and three year NYT biweekly columnist of The Parent-Teacher Conference. Jessica is a national speaker, with years of lived experience as a teacher, addiction expert, recovering alcoholic, and mother, and will share research-backed strategies on how to set up our kids for the best outcomes. We can’t raise our kids in isolation from culture or social pressures. But Jessica will share practical strategies to raise them with a strong sense of self-efficacy, building their skills and confidence to navigate challenging situations like substance use.
Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Substance Use
TWO dates to catch this!
May 23rd * 7-8:30pm at Hunt Middle School in Burlington
May 25th * 7-8:30pm at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg
Who is this event for?
Prevention is a community responsibility. This discussion will resonate with any positive youth leader – parent or caregiver, educator, coach, mentor, community leader.
What will you take away?
- Why youth are more inherently at risk for developing problem substance use.
- Factors contributing to youth substance use
- Why self-efficacy plays such an important role in raising healthy kids
Share this FREE opportunity widely and be sure to register so you’ll receive reminders and event updates leading up to the scheduled event.
Light snacks will be provided!
Thank you to our partners at Phoenix Books in Burlington who will be on-site with books for purchase and signing after Jessica’s talk.
Register for either event at www.bphc.link/lahey
Please direct any questions or access needs to parentinburlington@gmail.com
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.
The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a “a world no-smoking day.” In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.
Learn more at:
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-no-tobacco-day