Teen Vaping Epidemic: Tools and Strategies to Use in Your Classroom

Presented by Lauren Pingul, K-12 Product Marketing Specialist, EVERFI; and Amy Taylor, Chief of Community Engagement, Truth Initiative

Sponsored by EVERFI

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Youth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels in the United States. New data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey show that one in five high school students (19.6%) and one in 20 middle school students (4.7%)—that’s nearly 3.6 million young people—reported using e-cigarettes. The scale of the problem is clear, and the science of addiction points to it getting worse, not better.

Watch EVERFI Resource Specialist, Lauren Pingul, as well as guest Amy Taylor, Chief of Community Engagement for the Truth Initiative and educator, for an edWebinar on the topic of teen vaping. Educators will leave this recorded session armed with actionable strategies to create opportunities for classroom conversations about the dangers of vaping and the addictive powers of nicotine. Viewers will also gain free access to Vaping: Know the truth, a prevention-forward digital learning experience that gives today’s students core knowledge around the dangers associated with using e-cigarettes and offers resources to help young people quit if they already vape.

This recorded edWebinar will be of interest to high school teachers and school leaders. 

About the Presenters

Lauren Pingul has been in education for the past ten years, as both a teacher and administrator. She now works as a Resource Specialist for EVERFI in Illinois, where she helps districts, schools and teachers implement no-cost digital resources in their classrooms. Lauren used EVERFI’s resources in her own classroom in New Orleans, and now gets to help students across North America gain access to engaging content around diversity, equity and inclusion, digital wellness, STEM, health and wellness, social-emotional learning and financial literacy.

Amy Taylor leads the community and youth engagement team at Truth Initiative and has more than two decades of experience in public health advocacy and education, with a background leading successful advocacy campaigns by engaging and mobilizing advocates and building coalitions. Prior to joining Truth Initiative, Amy spent more than a decade in leadership roles at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, most recently as the chief external affairs officer.

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