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870+ $20,600

passionate youth, representing 3school districts,  are dedicated  toaddressing tobacco prevention in

their community

volunteer hours spent making Wichita County a healthier place to live

in volunteer

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MEMBERSHIP

IMPACT

10,000+Wichitans have been impacted and educated by the youth initiatives and activities  

I DON'T WANT TO BE FAMOUS...

DO SOMETHING

                                         I want to worth being famous for.”

"My grandfather, he has lung cancer and liver cancer from tobacco smoke and both of  my parents smoked when I was little. I

joined the youth coalition because  

WHY ARE YOU INVOLVED?

T H E P O W E R O F Y O U T H

YOUTH CAN CREATE CHANGE... TODAY

"I don't really think that youth are our future. Youth are right now. This is the environment

that they are going to be able to create for their future, for my future, for everyone's future, but

they can create change, right now, today."

- Amanda Kennedy   Health Educator, Wichita Falls - Wichita County Public Health District

- Audra, 16 years old Member, YTPCC

Teen Ambassader, SAY WHAT!

YOUTH PREVENTIONACTIVITIES

When I was in the 7th grade, my mom had a stroke.  I had no idea what was happening.                                    I called my Dad and he instructed me to get my next door neighbor, Bobbie, and he would be home soon.

When Bobbie walked in the house he took one look and said my mom was having a stroke. I walked down the street to meet my brother. I had to keep him far away from the house, so my dad and Bobbie could put my mom in the truck without my brother seeing. When my dad drove away, I didn’t know if I would

A few hours later, my aunt came and picked me and my brother up so we could go see my mom. We got to the hospital and the nurses were getting ready to take her to the ICU. My brother didn’t have a lot of time to see her.  We still didn’t know  

Stress and smoking caused the stroke. Stress and smoking                                 my mom. 

I don’t want other kids and families to have to go through what we did. It’s something that affects us everyday. This is why the youth coalition is so important to me.  I can               my story and                                                      in my community.

HOW HAS TOBACCO IMPACTED YOU?

I WAS SO SCARED.

EVER SEE MY MOM AGAIN.

IF THIS WASGOOD-BYE.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

ALMOST KILLED

- Holly, 16 years old Member, YTPCC