1. Put the Power in TRU Youth Empowerment!

2. Empowerment Continuum

3. TRU Empowerment
The opportunity for youth to participate in meaningful roles—with the ability to bond with adults in the environment and receive positive reinforcement and recognition.
(Chinman & Linney, 1998)
The process of allowing youth to gain the skills, critical awareness and opportunities to create changes in their environment. Youth are viewed as colleagues with adults on their ability to advocate.

4. TRU Empowerment TRU Skill Development TRU Critical Awareness
Opportunities
Critical Awareness
TRU Empowerment
TRU Skill Development
TRU Critical Awareness
TRU Opportunities

5. Definitions TRU Skill Development (Learning)
For example: Learning facts, practicing public speaking
TRU Critical Awareness (Analyzing & Strategizing)
For example: Action planning, asking “why” and “how” questions, data analysis
TRU Opportunities (Taking Action)
For example: Collecting petition signatures, speaking to policymakers

6. What am I? Skill Development, Critical Awareness, Opportunity
 Researching the FDA regulations in order to understand how they will affect tobacco sales and marketing
 Analyzing current movies for product placement and use of tobacco paraphernalia
 Learning the steps of how to create a video slideshow
 Getting trained on the importance of supporting tobacco-free parks
 Creating a video slide show that documents TRU group efforts to enact tobacco-free parks
 Going to the FDA website to post public comments about concerns regarding e-cigarettes
 Strategizing how to raise awareness about tobacco-related disparities in your community
 Going to the park in order collect cigarette butts and perform an environmental scan
 Practicing how to survey people about their awareness of the harms of emerging tobacco products
 Initiating a letter writing campaign to protest/raise awareness about Snus advertising

7. Answer Key CA SD OP