1. Decided & United to Stop Tobacco Rural Providers’ Conference 2015 Amy Gorn, RurAL CAP

3. ATCA Youth Taking Action!

6. Teens Supporting a Smoke free Alaska!

7. In Alaska, we want to…  Prevent beginning of tobacco use among young people.  Promote quitting tobacco among youth and adults.  Protect the public from exposure to secondhand smoke.

8. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and around the world. Every year tobacco use and tobacco causing disease kills 600 Alaskans every year.

10. For decades, the tobacco industry has marketed its deadly and addictive products to children, deceived the public about the harmful effects of these products, and aggressively opposed measures to reduce tobacco use. In the U.S. alone, tobacco marketing still totals $12.8 billion a year — more than $35 million each day Source : Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

12. #StopMarlboro

13. Chewing tobacco is advertised in colorful packaging with flavors, such as peach, cherry and wild berry that appeal to youth.

14. Crazy product placement and bulk purchases!

17. E-Cigarettes Tobacco Companies spent $100 million in advertising 2014

19.  E-cig rise, data

20. RAINING ROCKS ACTIVITY!

21. #NotAReplacement

22. Recruiting for ATCA Youth Leaders : Statewide tobacco free Youth Coalition—on Facebook! WHAT WE’LL DO  Monthly Teleconferences to make plans, give input, connect, get pumped  Learn interesting, surprising, disturbing and important tobacco education, and share it  Help with statewide tobacco-free actions thru ATCA (Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance) WHAT YOU’LL GET  Coalition members eligible to attend in person trainings, expenses covered  Gain leadership skills (resume and more), make a healthy difference, and get to know other teens around Alaska

23. Questions? Amy Gorn Community Wellness Coordinator RurAL CAP agorn@ruralcap.com 907.865.7360