Members of the Asian American Youth Council of Dayton participated in a visit organized by the American Lung Association in Ohio to the state capitol to educate legislators about the importance of tobacco prevention funding and high rates of youth smoking. Youth dressed as zombies and urged other youth not to “be a zombie to tobacco” — by not thinking for themselves, mindlessly following the tobacco industry, and becoming addicted to tobacco.

See the news article here.

Find more information about AAYCD, including the anti-tobacco workbook created for upper elementary school students, click here and here.

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The Asian American Youth Council of Dayton is a descendant of ASIA, Inc.’s Asian American Youth Against Tobacco’s (AAYAT) Dayton chapter, and continues its work despite the loss of statewide funding.