Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Opportunities for Action/Cannabis and Vaping

The session titled, "CDC Dual Session: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Opportunities for Action/Cannabis and Vaping: A Public Health Perspective" occurred during the 2020 Virtual Mid-Year. Topics covered include:

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Opportunities for Action

Preventing early adversity before it begins by promoting safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments is crucial in order to achieve multiple health, well-being and productivity goals across generations. To assure the conditions that prevent many early adversities from occurring in the first place, comprehensive approaches that minimize risk factors and promote protective factors at all levels of the social ecology are critically important. Participants in this session will receive an introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) science, including the impact ACEs can have on substance use and other health and social outcomes. In addition, the session will focus on evidence-based prevention strategies for ACEs and how coalitions can incorporate ACEs prevention in to their ongoing efforts.

Cannabis and Vaping: A Public Health Perspective

As states continue to increase legalization of non-medical adult use cannabis, opportunities for youth to come into contact with cannabis increase. Research has found that cannabis use in youth population can be detrimental to long-term development. Furthermore, with the recent e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) epidemic, it is increasingly important for youth to avoid vaping products. This training will focus on the public health approach to cannabis and vaping use, geared specifically toward younger populations. In addition, the session will focus on evidence-based prevention strategies for cannabis and vaping initiation and how Coalitions can incorporate cannabis and vaping prevention in to their ongoing efforts.