Vaping 101

Original webinar recorded 8/9/19.  This presentation will help attendees orient to the current youth vaping epidemic in Hawai‘i.

Registration Link:  https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/view.php?id=255

Speaker: Forrest Batz, PharmD, Retired Faculty, Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Learning Outcomes

  • Compare national, state and local Hawai‘i youth vaping rates.
  • Educate health professionals on the top three reasons why youth use electronic smoking devices (ESDs).
  • Educate the public on the health implications in youth vaping. 
  • Address the youth vaping epidemic with health professionals and community leaders.
  • Discuss potential health impacts of vaping and recent changes in ESD technology that increase the vulnerability of youth to ESD use and nicotine addiction.

Continuing Education:  This training is approved for 1.5 hrs for CHES/MCHES, 1.5 CPEUs for RD/RDN/DTR 

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  • Online (self-paced)

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