That day FACT youth and their adult advisors fanned out across the city, visiting seven churches to help spread the word about how tobacco companies successfully, to the detriment of our community’s health, targeted the African-American community with deadly menthol products.
“I was so happy to be a part of it. My FACT group and I spoke to the congregation and got the chance to work with a group of kids on an activity called “We are not a replacement,” said WAATPN FACT member Kayla McPike.
FACT teens also reminded church goers that it is everyone’s responsibility to take a grassroots stance to protect their health and help our next generation become tobacco-free. To join the youth-led tobacco prevention movement or to learn more about or join FACT, visit Factmovement.org.
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