One in four Pennsylvania high school students report using an e-cigarette, or vaping, in the past month.
Many kids and their parents falsely believe vaping is safe. Vaping among students is a health crisis. In Pennsylvania, students are reporting 30-day e-cigarette use at higher rates than the national average. Use by both 10th and 12th graders has gone up since 2015.
In Lebanon county:
These statistics and more can be found in the 2019 PAYS report for Lebanon County.
- 31% of grade 12 students reported vaping within 30 days of survey
- 20% of Lebanon County students surveyed who admitted to vaping within 30 days didn’t know what substance they were inhaling
- There is a significant increase in 30 day usage between Lebanon County 8th and 10th graders: roughly twice the percentage of grade 10 students, as compared to 8th graders, reported 30 day usage (23.4% versus 11.5%)
Resources
The Community Health Council Tobacco Coalition in collaboration with the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association are working locally to combat the e-cigarette epidemic.
DDAP’s State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) has been working to develop two infographics related to vaping. Each includes data on vaping-related Instagram posts with a tie in to the importance of building media literacy skills.
The infographics are attached in two formats. The png versions have a separate file for each page.
For Schools
Link to PDF: https://www.ddap.pa.gov/Documents/SEOW/2019%20Media%20Literacy%20Education%20Vaping%20in%20Pennsylvania.pdf
We partnered with the American Heart Association to address teen vaping. Watch our informational webinar.
For Parents/Caregivers
Link to PDF: Link to PDF: https://www.ddap.pa.gov/Documents/SEOW/2019%20Vaping%20and%20Pennsylvania%20Youth.pdf