LTC 526-2019 Efforts to Communicate Dangers of e-Cigarettes and Vaping Among Youth in Miami BeachMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC # 526-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of t e City Com Ission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 1, 2019
SUBJECT: Efforts to Communicate Dangers of e-Cigarettes and Vaping Among Youth in
Miami Beach
I am pleased to announce the status of the efforts to communicate the dangers of vaping to
our Miami Beach youth.
At the January 29, 2019 Youth Commission meeting, members requested support to place
promotional materials regarding the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping in all public youth
recreation centers, as well as on Miami Beach trolleys and bus stops as e-cigarette usage
among minors in and out of schools continues to grow. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) reported that more than 2 million middle and high school students used
e-cigarettes in 2017 and nearly 10.7 million teens are at risk for e-cigarette use and potential
addiction. New research has started to shed light that e-cigarettes can be just as, or more,
dangerous and addicting than tobacco products.
Organizational Development Performance Initiatives (ODPI) and Marketing/Communications
are using various outreach efforts via numerous platforms to inform our youth such as
inclusion in MB magazine, MBTV, MB Trolley TVs, e-newsletters, organic social media as well
as in-school signage (i.e. banners/posters). A comprehensive education campaign developed
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in partnership with the Center For Tobacco
Products and Scholastic was utilized to advance outreach efforts.
Attached, please find information provided by the FDA that has been posted at Miami Beach
Senior High School, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School, and Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher
K-8.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief
Learning and Development Officer at extension 26923.
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c:Mark T.40, Assistant City Manager
Dr. Leslie D. Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and Development Officer
Tonya Daniels, Marketing & Communications Department Director
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Efforts to our national peer-to-peer public education Please share this infographic with other teachers and
campaign called"The Real Cost,"we're school administrators. In addition,if you'd like to learn
Curb Youth joining forces with Scholastic to provide more about e-cigarettes,check out these resources:
E-Cigarette teachers and school administrators with
Surgeon General Fact Sheet- E-cigarette use among
the resources they need to educate their
youth and young adultsUsestudentsaboute-cigarettes.
Parent Tip Sheet-How parents can talk with their
teen about vapingTogether,we've created a free lesson plan and
research activity for teachers to educate their students
CDC Infoqraphic-E-cigarette ads and youth infographics
on the health risks of e-cigarette use. Please visit the Smokefree Teen- If you know a teen who is addicted to
Scholastic youth-vaping-risks site to access these resourcesany tobacco product, including cigarettes and
e-cigarettes,there are resources to help them quit
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