This year’s virtual summit featured the Say What! Teen Ambassadors discussing how the tobacco industry infiltrated the world of entertainment, like Hollywood. The summit discussed deep rooted connections between tobacco companies and Hollywood’s golden age, how the industry subtly promotes their products in online streaming shows, music videos, TV shows, social media, and video games. The summit also featured key facts about the negative impact vaping and other nicotine products have on the health and wellbeing of today’s youth.
Scroll down to watch the summit recording, access tips on creating a healthier wellbeing, and a variety of advocacy activities.
You can level up your advocacy efforts by yourself or with your friends by participating in these fun activities.
This year, we can achieve a huge victory against Big Tobacco by getting the FDA to eliminate all flavored tobacco and nicotine products. Sign the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ petition to demand the FDA to put an end to flavored products once and for all.
Around the country, young people are taking action by using self-care as a form of activism and calling upon decision makers to declare vaping nicotine a mental health issue.
Tweet directly to the White House and urge them to join us in creating real change in the fight for our mental health. Thanks to the Truth Initiative, the information is already written. All you have to do is click and post.
Advocating for a nicotine-free society is all about using your voice and creating a PSA to post onto your social media channels is the perfect way to inform hundreds of people.
Take a look at this vaping prevention PSA created by Sharyland Pioneer Student Council:
Download the Tobacco-Free PSA Guide and Workbook to create and post your own public service announcement today.
Help keep your community tobacco-free by hosting a community-wide tobacco litter pick up. This activity is fun to do with a few friends or your entire school!
Register to host your own tobacco litter cleanup with us and we’ll send you supplies and community service hours for helping to protect our environment.
By joining the Say What! Movement you not only have access to tons of free resources to help you inform your school or community, but you receive access to elite trainings and the ability to connect with hundreds of other like-minded youth across the state.
Any existing youth group can be a part of the movement, or you can create an entirely new group. Take a look at how members are creating their tobacco-free society. Then, join the movement!
Don’t forget to follow @TxSayWhat on social media.
If you have any questions, contact us at
877-304-2727 or TxSayWhat@txstate.edu
Phone
512.245.8082
Mailing Address
Texas School Safety Center
ATTN: Say What Program
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Say What! was created and designed by young people from across Texas and connects students interested in eliminating tobacco from their schools and communities. The Say What! movement is funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services through a contract with the
Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University.
