Change The Rules

Policy change means changing the rules people in your community live by. Lots of people get involved in policy change because they want to improve their community. When you see a way to make your community better, there are steps you can take to make your ideas become reality.

You will definitely be stronger in numbers, so round up some people to help you out. If your school has an anti-tobacco group, get involved with them, or contact your local health department to find out about local youth activist groups.

You know tobacco use and secondhand smoke can harm people in your community, so now is your chance to make a positive change. It won’t happen overnight, so set a goal, devise a plan and get going.

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  • T.A.T.U: Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) is a youth empowerment program teaching teens to take a stand against big tobacco. Signing up is easy, the programs are fun, and the impact you have just might save a life.

    Training Dates and Locations:

    • Lakewood: 11/19/07
    • Monroe: 11/20/07
    • ESD 105: 11/26/07

  • Speak Out!: Become an advocate in the fight against cancer and meet cool people at the same time? Sounds impossible, but it’s true. Check out the American Cancer Society’s Speak Out! campaign against tobacco to find out how to get involved.

    Training Dates and Locations:

    • Eastern Washington
    • Moses Lake: 12/6/07
    • Spokane: 2/22/08
    • Yakima: 2/27/08
    • Colfax: 3/21/08
    • Newport: Date TBA
    • Western Washington
    • Vancouver: 1/8/07
    • Pacific County: 1/28/08
    • Pt. Angeles: 2/20/08
    • King/ Pierce Counties: 2/7/08
    • Mt. Vernon: 2/29/08
    • NW Tribes: March 2008
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