Every year, nearly 11,000 Colorado youth become daily smokers. In fact, 90% of adult smokers report that they began regularly using tobacco products before they graduated high school, and 92,000 of Colorado’s youth today will die an early, preventable death because of decisions made when they were children.

Young adults, ages 18-24, are also at high risk of becoming tobacco users as they are heavily targeted by the tobacco industry and a have higher smoking prevalence.

GET R!EAL

GET R!EAL is a youth run organization dedicated to combating the tobacco industry in Colorado. Their recent statewide event in Denver on April 30, 2006 was a huge success bringing youth and adults from accross the state together to fight for a common cause. Their motto: Not For Sale. To read more about the movement and even get involved click the on the GET R!EAL below. You can make a difference.

Currently Denver has two Get R!EAL Youth Coaltions: Cross Community Coalition and Boys and Girls Club.

GET R!EAL

NOT-ON-TOBACCO

For nearly 100 years, the American Lung Association of Colorado (ALAC) has been dedicated to preventing lung disease and promoting lung health for all Coloradans. This legacy lives on through the Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program, which is Colorado’s only teen smoking cessation program . N-O-T is a research-based, youth development program designed to address critical issues that today’s youth are faced with, such as addiction, stress, and peer pressure.

More

Own Your C

http://www.steppcolorado.com/(ykvulu451ief1inhythixeu2)/projectarea2.aspx?project=YP3

Youth Straight to Work

Straight to Work Focus Groups ( PDF)

www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/tgys/

If you would like more information about the youth programs we offer at Denver Public Health, please contact us.