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Vaping: The Continuing Epidemic Among Youth
An Massapequa Takes Action Coalition Prevention Education Program
Massapequa Takes Action Coalition (MTAC) will host the virtual presentation Vaping: The Continuing Epidemic Among Youth at its next General Coalition Meeting on Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m. The prevention education program features David Fagan, MD, Vice Chairman, Pediatric Ambulatory Administration, Department of Pediatrics-Northwell Health, Cohen's Children's Medical Center; Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Fagan will discuss the extent of youth/young adult e-cigarette use; health harms associated with e-cigarettes and strategies to address adolescent and young adult e-cigarette use. Despite recent student survey results indicating an overall decrease in vaping for Massapequa youth (grades 8 -12), youth continue to vape and report increased use of traditional cigarettes (DFC Core Measures for Grades 6-12 Report 2020-21 Massapequa Public Schools). Vaping: The Continuing Epidemic Among Youth is free and open to the community on zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83284796294 .
For more information contact Maura Ebert, Project Coordinator, MTAC at 516-799-3203 x 229 or email info@mtacoalition.com.
