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Wayne Tormala, Chief of the Bureau of Tobacco & Chronic Disease at the Arizona Department of Health Services, discusses communication strategies to prevent vaping among youth in Arizona in this recorded webinar.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe current data and trends regarding on e-cig/vape use.
  • Describe youth attitudes and behaviors as reported in youth focus groups.
  • Discuss components of effective tobacco control communication strategies targeting youth.
  • Describe ways public health programs can incorporate effective tobacco control communication strategies.
  • Identify strategies to influence peer messaging around vaping.

Continuing Education Information: 1.0 CHES, 1.0 CNEs for RNs

This activity is co-sponsored with the University of Arizona’s College of Nursing CPE Unit for 1.0 contact hours. The University of Arizona Continuing Professional Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Continuing Nursing Education Group, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Register at: https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/view.php?id=239

Originally aired Wednesday, April 17, 2019: 12pm - 1pm PT

Details

Mode of Delivery:
  • Online (self-paced)

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The Western Region Public Health Training Center is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The Western Region Public Health Training Center is an organizational member of the True Health Initiative

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UB6HP31687 and the Regional Public Health Training Center Program for $1,013,453. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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