In the nineteenth episode of The Schoolyard Podcast, host Nancy Chung interviews Marcella Bianco from CATCH Global Foundation and CATCH My Breath, a number one youth nicotine vaping prevention program within the nation.
Marcella Bianco has over 20 years of expertise in tobacco prevention and management. Her insights embrace recognition of the advertising techniques of e-cigarette firms, the covert nature of vaping gadgets, and the behavioral indicators that oldsters and educators ought to be careful for in youngsters.
Nancy and Marcella talk about the alarming rise of the vaping epidemic amongst youngsters. They spotlight the significance of understanding the attract of vaping and its penalties on youth well being and well-being.
CATCH My Breath
The CATCH My Breath program is a free curriculum offered by the CATCH Global Foundation for center and excessive colleges to coach college students in regards to the risks of vaping. Success tales from the CATCH My Breath program showcase the constructive influence of training and empowerment on college students, resulting in a lower within the probability of attempting e-cigarettes.
Marcella encourages listeners to go to catch.org for assets and help in addressing the complexities of the vaping epidemic amongst teenagers and youngsters. She emphasizes the significance of prevention over cessation and empowers dad and mom and lecturers to foster open, nonjudgmental dialogues with youngsters about vaping.
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How You Can Take Action
- Visit CATCH My Breath’s web site for extra data and assets.
- Reach out to Marcella Bianco at marcella@catch.org for particular questions or help.
- Stay knowledgeable, educate college students early, and create a supportive surroundings
Together, we will mitigate the affect of vaping and empower dad and mom and educators to create more healthy environments for youngsters.
Marcella Bianco, CATCH Global Foundation
Marcella Bianco is the Director of Government Partnerships for CATCH Global Foundation. She beforehand served because the Program Director for the CATCH My Breath youth e-cigarette prevention program.
Marcella has 20 years of expertise working in tobacco prevention and management. Her profession in tobacco prevention started in 2005 when she labored for Floridians for Youth Tobacco Education (FYTE) because the South Florida Field Director. Marcella oversaw 13 South Florida counties to make sure necessities have been met to go FYTE (Amendment 4) and restore funding for youth tobacco prevention, together with Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), a motion mobilizing youth to face up and struggle in opposition to the tobacco trade. Amendment 4 handed within the 2006 election by an nearly 70% majority vote and altered Florida’s Constitution. Marcella then labored for the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County because the Tobacco Prevention Program Manager, mobilizing the group for change in tobacco coverage. In 2015, Marcella and her household relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, for a possibility to work on the Tennessee Department of Health because the state’s Tobacco Prevention Program Director. Through her work expertise, Marcella has constructed relationships with native, state, and nationwide companions to vary coverage and social norms round tobacco.
Marcella resides in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, and enjoys dwelling a wholesome, lively life-style together with her household.