[HealthyTribes] OHA News Release: OHA statement on U.S. Surgeon General declaring youth e-cigarette use an epidemic

Thu Dec 20 13:02:28 PST 2018

Dear tribal partners,
This week, OHA released a statement on the US Surgeon General’s advisory declaring youth e-cigarette use an epidemic. OHA deeply regrets the omission of tribes in that statement.

The tribal Tobacco Prevention and Education Programs, in all nine tribes, have been active, statewide leaders in commercial tobacco prevention for over 20 years. OHA knows that tribal tobacco, alcohol and other drug prevention programs are instrumental in preventing tobacco use among youth and adults in our state.

OHA is honored to work alongside tribes to prevent tobacco use initiation and to combat industry practices by commercial tobacco companies to target Native Americans.

The HPCDP section will continue to work throughout our agency to remember the importance of inclusiveness of tribal communities in all communications.

Respectfully,
Karen
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Subject: OHA News Release: OHA statement on U.S. Surgeon General declaring youth e-cigarette use an epidemic

December 18, 2018

Media contact: Delia Hernández, 503-422-7179, phd.communications at state.or.us<mailto:phd.communications at state.or.us>

OHA statement on U.S. Surgeon General declaring youth e-cigarette use an epidemic

Today the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on e-cigarettes<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMjE5Ljk5MjUwNTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTIxOS45OTI1MDU1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTAzOTUxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWVnYW4uZS5nZXJkZXNAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdXNlcmlkPW1lZ2FuLmUuZ2VyZGVzQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&100&&&https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/surgeon-generals-advisory-on-e-cigarette-use-among-youth-2018.pdf>, declaring their use an "epidemic" among youth and urged all to take action now to protect the health of our nation’s young people. The Oregon Public Health Division is pleased to support the Surgeon General and continue our initiatives to reduce the health and financial toll of tobacco in Oregon.

Tobacco use is still the No. 1 leading cause of death and disease in Oregon. Youth use of e-cigarette products nearly tripled in Oregon from 5 percent in 2013 to 13 percent in 2017. These products are sweet, cheap and easy to get and they introduce a new generation of youth to nicotine addiction. Oregon’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgxMjE5Ljk5MjUwNTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MTIxOS45OTI1MDU1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTAzOTUxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWVnYW4uZS5nZXJkZXNAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdXNlcmlkPW1lZ2FuLmUuZ2VyZGVzQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&101&&&https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/tobaccoprevention/pages/index.aspx> supports every county in Oregon, where communities are working on retail policies that decrease youth initiation to tobacco and support individuals who are attempting to quit.

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