MARCH 18TH IS KICK BUTTS DAY/TAKE DOWN TOBACCO DAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jennifer Johnson (410) 219-3947 (Office)
(410) 251-5379 (Cell)
MARCH 18TH IS KICK BUTTS DAY/TAKE DOWN TOBACCO DAY
(March 17, 2020, Salisbury, MD) This year is the 25th Kick Butts Day, a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. Effective immediately, the effort is now called Take Down Tobacco, a 365-day effort, with March 18th as the Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. The goals of the Take Down Tobacco campaign are to:
- Raise awareness of the problem of tobacco use in their community
- Encourage youth to reject the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing and stay tobacco-free
- Urge elected officials to take action to protect kids from tobacco
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, many events planned in schools and communities across the United States and around the world have been cancelled. However, you can still use this observance as a way to find out about the newest tobacco-related issue affecting youth, e-cigarettes. The new website features:
- E-cigarette information for parents
- A free online advocacy training
- Monthly webinars
- Downloadable materials such as fact sheets and tool kits
- A “power wall” where you can write your reason for taking down tobacco
Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kick Butts Day has helped bring down the youth smoking rates to an all-time low, and Take Down Tobacco will work to do the same with e-cigarettes. It is important to bring awareness to the dangers of electronic cigarettes and marketing strategies for these products that can still contain addictive and dangerous chemicals that can harm youth.
For more information on quitting tobacco products, contact Rhonda Bryant, at the Wicomico County Health Department at 410-334-3480. Connect with us at www.wicomicohealth.org or on Facebook, Instagram (Wicomico Health) or Twitter (@WicomicoHealth).
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