HYCAN is sponsoring Guiding Good Choices, an evidence-based program that promotes family bonding and how to set clear guidelines and expectations for youth, while giving parents and guardians information about the pressures their children face. Guiding Good Choices is being presented at Yesler Terrace, in Somali, by Neighborhood House facilitators from right to left, Nafiso Samatar, Suad Farole, and Helena Hussein.
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Following other school districts in Washington and across the nation, Seattle Public Schools announced late Thursday that it is suing e-cigarette company Juul Labs.
The lawsuit accuses the company of targeting minors in its advertising and for contributing to a rise in vaping and nicotine addiction in children.
“We can’t just sit by while our students suffer the effects of being targeted by Juul,” said Superintendent Denise Juneau in the news release announcing the suit.
Over the last year, e-cigarette use increased by 10.5% among middle schoolers and 27.5% among high schoolers, according to the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Results from the latest Washington State Healthy Youth Survey show that, between 2016 and 2018, e-cigarette use increased significantly, from 13% to 21% among 10th graders and from 20% to 30% among 12th graders.
Read MoreSadly, there has been a recent increase in overdose deaths in King County, driven largely by fentanyl found in illicit pills and powders. According to the health department, these deaths are occurring more frequently among people 18 or younger.
Read MoreWashington Middle School students participate in Hip-Hop 2 Prevent Program
Read MoreThe Washington Middle School mural project is complete! Over 100 students and community members helped paint the mural during July. The concept was created with student input by artist and former Washington Middle School student Gabrielle Abbott who also led the painting of the mural on site.
$15 billion vaping company is under investigation for targeting minors
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