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Teens put the "run" on big tobacco companies at reACT! Mini Summit

A total of 15 teens attended a Malta High School reACT! Mini Summit, on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, at the Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices Building in Malta.

The event began with with a travelling taco supper and "Big Tobacco Advertising Tactics – Past to Present" presentation by Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Sonia Young. Young educated participants on the history of how Big Tobacco Companies used and still use deceptive marketing tools, logos, point-of-sale advertising, and association-style advertising to connect tobacco with positive images and how they target...

 

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