Tag Archives: Youth

More than 2.5 Million Youth Reported E-Cigarette Use in 2022 October 10th, 2022Alberta Pittman

More than 2.5 Million Youth Reported E-Cigarette Use in 2022

October 10, 2022News & Updates2022, ecigarette, Million, More, reported, Than, YouthAlberta Pittman

A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 2.55 million U.S. middle and high school students reported current (past 30-day) e-cigarette use in 2022, which includes 14.1% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school students.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products May 29th, 2022Sara Kummer

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products

May 29, 2022News & UpdatesMillion, Products, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, Tobacco, U.S., Vital, YouthSara Kummer

About 4.9 million middle school and high school students in the U.S. use tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.

Progress Erased: Youth Tobacco Use Increased During 2017-2018 May 29th, 2022Arturo Bravo

Progress Erased: Youth Tobacco Use Increased During 2017-2018

May 29, 2022News & Updates20172018, During, Erased, increased, Progress, Tobacco, YouthArturo Bravo

About 4.9 million middle and high school students were current users (used in the past 30 days) of some type of tobacco product in 2018, up from 3.6 million in 2017.

Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products May 23rd, 2022Billie Epling

Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products

May 23, 2022News & UpdatesMillion, Products, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, Tobacco, Transcript, U.S., Vital, YouthBillie Epling

Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products

CDC Media Telebriefing: New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats During the COVID-19 pandemic March 31st, 2022Theresa Strayhorn

CDC Media Telebriefing: New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats During the COVID-19 pandemic

March 31, 2022News & UpdatesCOVID19, Data, During, Health, illuminate, Media, Mental, Pandemic, Telebriefing, Threats, YouthTheresa Strayhorn

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the MMWR Supplement on high schoolers’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic March 31st, 2022Robert Cooper

New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic

March 31, 2022News & UpdatesCOVID19, Data, During, Health, illuminate, Mental, Pandemic, Threats, YouthRobert Cooper

New CDC analyses, published today, shine additional light on the mental health of U.S. high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a disproportionate level of threats that some students experienced.

Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains Serious Public Health Concern Amid COVID-19 Pandemic January 29th, 2022Walter Kennedy

Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains Serious Public Health Concern Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

January 29, 2022News & UpdatesAmid, concern, COVID19, ecigarette, Health, Pandemic, Public, Remains, Serious, YouthWalter Kennedy

A study released today (attached) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported currently using e-cigarettes in 2021, with more than 8 in 10 of those youth using flavored e-cigarettes.

Seventy-One Percent of Youth Ineligible for the Military, Pentagon Says November 18th, 2021Robert Cooper

Seventy-One Percent of Youth Ineligible for the Military, Pentagon Says

November 18, 2021News & UpdatesIneligible, Military, Pentagon, Percent, Says, SeventyOne, YouthRobert Cooper

Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) June 19, 2019 – According to data from the Pentagon, 71 percent of young people are ineligible for military service thanks to several complex social and physical issues, including obesity, criminal records or not graduating … Continue reading Seventy-One Percent of Youth Ineligible for the Military, Pentagon Says →

New Research Uncovers Concerning Increases in Youth Living with Diabetes in the U.S. September 7th, 2021Debra Holland

New Research Uncovers Concerning Increases in Youth Living with Diabetes in the U.S.

September 7, 2021News & UpdatesConcerning, Diabetes, Increases, Living, research, U.S., Uncovers, YouthDebra Holland

Diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are surging among youth in the United States. From 2001 to 2017, the number of people under age 20 living with type 1 diabetes increased by 45%, and the number living with type 2 diabetes grew by 95%.

Youth e-cigarette use is down, but 3.6 million still use e-cigarettes September 11th, 2020Isabel Kennedy

Youth e-cigarette use is down, but 3.6 million still use e-cigarettes

September 11, 2020News & UpdatesDown, ecigarette, ecigarettes, Million, Still, YouthIsabel Kennedy

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with various partners, released two papers today in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting recent changes in U.S. e-cigarette use and sales.