Tobacco Labels

In this lesson, students debate the effectiveness of health warning labels on tobacco products.

Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 - Lesson

In this lesson, students learn how the tobacco industry targets the needs, wishes and desires of young people in order to sell cigarettes.

Selling Tobacco - Lesson

In this lesson, students explore how tobacco advertising has evolved over the past sixty years.

Gender and Tobacco - Lesson

In this lesson, students explore gender-related influences on smoking.

Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media - Lesson

Students will discuss the concept of human rights and then learn how these ideas led to the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Image Gap - Lesson

This lesson helps students understand how self-image can influence lifestyle choices.

Mirror Image - Lesson

In this lesson, students analyze their own body image and consider what they wish they could change.

Talking to kids about vaping

Even though you're competing against peer pressure and million-dollar marketing campaigns, research has shown that kids are less likely to get involved in smoking or vaping if they've discussed them with their parents. Talking to our kids about tobacco and cannabis advertising will help them to recognize when they're being advertised to and identify the tricks companies use to normalize teen smoking and vaping, and make their products seem safer and less addictive than they really are.

Here are some tips on talking to kids about vaping, tobacco and cannabis advertising.