Published 6. May 2013 at 4:55 pm -
On May 10, YES! launched a 15-sec. ad at theaters in the Wake County, N.C. area. The ad highlights Justin Andrews, whose powerful story aired across North Carolina as part of the Tobacco.Reality.Unfilitered. (TRU) movement media campaign. A list of theaters can be found below. The ad will run until...
Published 2. May 2013 at 8:44 pm -
YES! youth staff member Tyler Long has been named a 2013 Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The award was created to honor top young leaders from across the country working to promote tobacco prevention legislation, expose tobacco marketing to youth, and prevent their...
Published 25. April 2013 at 4:01 pm -
YES!’s Pitt County tobacco prevention staff and youth from Ayden-Grifton High School’s Peer Health Advocates club are working to bring a tobacco-free parks policy to Ayden, N.C. After a successful presentation to the Ayden, N.C. Arts and Recreation Commission on March 28, the team was approved to...
Published 25. April 2013 at 10:10 am -
In 2012, YES! launched its first organization-wide wellness challenge, a month focused on health and wellness. The challenge encouraged YES! staff to do things to improve their health such as eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking more water, exercising daily and getting at least seven hours of...
Published 25. April 2013 at 10:00 am -
By Jahquese Fair
YES! Youth Staff
Healthy Kids Day was held on April 13 at Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville, N.C. Healthy Kids Day is a national YMCA initiative focused on improving the health and well-being of youth. Every year communities across the country put on free Healthy Kids Day events...
Published 28. March 2013 at 5:20 am -
On March 28, 2013, YES!’s Pitt County tobacco prevention staff and youth from Ayden-Grifton High School’s Peer Health Advocates club partnered to present to the the Ayden, N.C. Arts and Recreation Commission. The goal: creating a tobacco-free parks policy for the town. YES! youth...
Published 28. March 2013 at 3:12 am -
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a month focused on raising awareness about alcohol abuse and taking action to create positive community change. One way YES! is creating change is by working to get alcopops properly classified as liquor in North Carolina law. Alcopops are alcoholic beverages that...
