These teens will be inspired to make changes happen – to help their friends, family and neighbors live healthier lives.”Īll Bismarck public high schools and middle schools, along with St. They can help reduce the use of tobacco, save lives and save money. “This summit will empower them to be the voice of their generation – speaking to their peers and to other North Dakota residents. “Young people can have a huge impact on society as a whole when it comes to tobacco prevention,” said Huschka. She has been active in the Bismarck community, educating about the need for tobacco prevention. The opening speaker, Jazmine Huschka, is a senior from Bismarck High School and has been involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) for five years along with being part of the Northern Light Advisory Board. If North Dakota raised the tax rate by $2 per pack, approximately 7,900 kids could be kept from becoming addicted adult smokers, 5,300 current adult smokers may quit and 3,900 people could be saved from dying from tobacco-related illnesses. It’s also a great way to save the lives of adult smokers and save money that is spent on health-care costs.” “Increasing the tobacco tax can be a very effective way to prevent young people from getting addicted to tobacco and suffering a lifetime of harmful health effects because of it. “It has been shown that when tobacco prices are higher youth are less likely to smoke because they can’t afford it,” said Mortensen. She has been involved in youth empowerment through various organizations for the past 12 years. Mortensen is the Project Coordinator for No Limits, Nebraska’s first youth-led tobacco prevention movement. Youth Summit keynote speaker Amanda Mortensen will lead the activities for the day.
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Activities will focus on teaching the teens how to educate their peers about tobacco, how to influence decision makers and, ultimately, how to reduce tobacco use. Summit attendees will learn about the harmful health effects of secondhand smoke, the need for smoke-free environments, the need for higher priced tobacco products (adding more tobacco tax) and implementation of tobacco-free school policies. Lauren sets the standard for the change that all North Dakota students have the opportunity to make in this great state and beyond.The Seventh Annual Bismarck Tobacco Prevention Youth Summit will be held Wednesday, October 10, from 9:30 a.m. “With myriad issues such as addiction facing our state, youth engagement is critical to providing inspired leadership and innovative solutions.
“Lauren has demonstrated remarkable leadership through her service to SADD, and we are grateful to have such a bright young mind representing North Dakota well,” Helgaas Burgum said. Tuesday, May 15, in Memorial Hall of the Capitol. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum will host a celebratory event from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
In recognition of Roscoe’s accomplishment, Gov. SADD promotes resiliency, leadership and advocacy skills to young people around the areas of youth leadership development, traffic safety, personal health and safety, and substance abuse.Ĭhosen from a nationwide pool of highly qualified applicants, Roscoe joins five other students who make up the 2018-19 Student Leadership Council and will represent more than 500,000 active SADD students from across the country. Roscoe, of New Rockford, will receive the a scholarship for $1,000 and is eligible for a leadership experience at the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Washington in the summer of 2019. Lauren Roscoe, a member of SADD for six years and currently serves on the SADD Advisory Board for New Rockford-Sheyenne Public Schools. BISMARCK – A New Rockford-Sheyenne student was named the Students Against Destructive Decisions student of the year on Wednesday, May 9, the North Dakota governor’s office said in a news release.
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