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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 1:30 PM
Ballroom B
Looking Ahead: Youth Advocacy and Empowerment in the Tobacco Control Movement
Christine Ortiz, Allen Ortiz Consulting, christine@allenortiz.com, Vicki Hebert, Dover Youth to Youth, vickiy2y@yahoo.com, Chad Bullock, Student, chadbullo07@yahoo.com, April Kusper, The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, aprilkusper@gmail.com, Andrea Vidler, asv23@cornell.edu. Learning Objectives: Recognize what youth activism brings to the tobacco control movement Describe how to facilitate new national/regional partnership opportunities List ways to raise awareness of youth in tobacco control
Key Points: It is important to raise the profile of youth advocacy in the tobacco control movement and recognize what youth bring to the table. This high-impact session will spotlight the progress of youth advocacy at NCTOH and within the tobacco control movement.
Learning Objectives: Explain how to facilitate new national/regional partnership opportunities
Benefits: This session will provide a forum for youth & adult advocates to collaborate at the national level and provide the opportunity to participate in a high energy forum to build momentum and support for youth advocacy at all levels of the tobacco control community.