Deadline: 6 May 2024
The district’s Safe Schools department and Fraser Health are hosting a poster contest for Youth against Vaping (YAV), a student advocacy initiative to increase awareness about the harms of vaping and enact political change around vaping laws.
The initiative provides youth a platform to highlight the risks of vaping and call for action when it comes to vaping legislation. For instance, restricting the variety of flavoured vaping products to reduce the appeal for youth to start or continue vaping.
Despite laws restricting the sale of vaping products to anyone under 19, vaping remains a serious concern in schools. These concerns include the highly addictive nature of nicotine in vaping products, as well as social effects on peers who are uncomfortable around vaping.
They created this partnership to raise awareness about the negative health impacts of vaping and to empower youth to have a voice in policy changes at both the municipal and provincial level.
Three winning designs will be selected to be displayed across the district, with prizes for first, second and third place. Additionally, schools can use posters created by their students who participate, regardless of whether they are selected as contest winners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The contest is open to elementary and secondary students, and students can submit their designs individually, as a group or even as a class.
- The design criteria asks students to make posters that:
- Speak to changes they want to see in vaping policies in their communities, and;
- Raise awareness about Youth against Vaping.
For more information, visit Surrey Schools.