WESTCHESTER COUNTY RELEASES THIRD PSA FOR VAPING PREVENTION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY RELEASES THIRD PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR VAPING PREVENTION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

Westchester County Department of Health Focuses on Prevention.

(White Plains, NY) – Upholding Westchester County’s commitment to public health, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the Department of Health and several community partners have launched a Vaping Prevention and Awareness Campaign. The campaign includes a series of three public service announcements (PSAs), which were created to help inform Westchester County residents about vaping.

Released in advance of The Great American Smoke-Out on Thursday, November 21, the final PSA focuses on How to Talk to Kids about Vaping. It features advice from Sherlita Amler, MD, Commissioner of Health, and Daniel A. Cohen, MD, a pediatrician at WestMed in Purchase.

Dr. Amler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College School of Medicine; and a Distinguished Lecturer at the College’s School of Public Health, as well as a Senior Fellow at its Center for Disaster Medicine. Dr. Cohen is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Watch the Public Service Announcements HERE.