MyGarrettCounty.com

Health Improvement Strategy

Vaping

https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/vaping-1787584388/

Goal:

Establish baseline data about vaping in our student population through various stakeholder reporting.

Strategy Description:

Target agency stakeholders by email, phone and invites to the action group through mygarrettcounty.com  to get baseline data for reporting. Once we understand our issue locally and it's supported by data collection discussions about the issue may become more meaningful because we can begin selecting effective strategies and working on this as a community.

Level of Change:

Systems

Primary Focus Area:

Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors: lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Local Management Board

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Estimated Implementation Date:

2019-02-22

Estimated Completion Date:

2025-12-31

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Very Hard

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Very Low

Potential Community Benefit:

Very High

Health Equity:

Research:

https://www.centeronaddiction.org/e-cigarettes/recreational-vaping/what-vaping https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/ https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/teen-vaping/ https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html