Bringing awareness to communities on the dangers of tobacco and vaping
February 20, 2024
The Paso del Norte Tobacco Control Network, in partnership with the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County, collaborated to form the Doña Ana Vaping Awareness Subcommittee in 2023.
The subcommittee identified five communities in Doña Ana County, including Anthony, Santa Teresa, Chaparral, Hatch, and Las Cruces, to provide outreach events to educate parents/caregivers and youth on the topic of youth vaping and connect families to resources to help youth quit using these highly addictive products.
In early February, the subcommittee joined the City of Las Cruces’s Youth Development and Diversion Program to present the Gadsden Independent School District School Board with a collage of the youth’s artwork from outreach events in Santa Teresa and Chaparral.
The Paso del Norte Tobacco Control Network is spearheaded by the Health Foundation’s Smoke-Free Paso del Norte Initiative with support from Action for Healthy Kids. To learn more about Smoke-Free Paso del Norte, click here.
Photo: DA Subcommittee Members and Gadsden ISD School Board
