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The FDA's "Fresh Empire" Campaign aims to persuade youths who identify with hip-hop culture to stay away from tobacco use.

Can hip-hop help get minority youth to avoid smoking? The FDA is hoping so. Its “Fresh Empire” campaign is the FDA’s first public education campaign designed to reduce and prevent tobacco use among at-risk multicultural teens who “identify with the hip-hop culture.”

Related: Is Cigarette Smoking on the Decline?

According to the Office of Minority Health (OMH), more than 4 million minority youth smoke or experiment with smoking, and research suggests that those in the hip-hop crowd are more likely to smoke than are other young people. With the tagline “Keep It Fresh,” the campaign aims to associate living “tobacco free” with desirable hip-hop lifestyles. The goal is to keep the campaign “authentic through a peer-to-peer approach,” but the FDA is also encouraging public health organizations and interested adults to share the information about the campaign through the FDA’s social media channels, such as @FDATobacco (https://twitter.com/FDATobacco).

Related: E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Smoking

The campaign will complement the FDA’s general youth education campaign, “The Real Cost.”

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The FDA's "Fresh Empire" Campaign aims to persuade youths who identify with hip-hop culture to stay away from tobacco use.
The FDA's "Fresh Empire" Campaign aims to persuade youths who identify with hip-hop culture to stay away from tobacco use.

Can hip-hop help get minority youth to avoid smoking? The FDA is hoping so. Its “Fresh Empire” campaign is the FDA’s first public education campaign designed to reduce and prevent tobacco use among at-risk multicultural teens who “identify with the hip-hop culture.”

Related: Is Cigarette Smoking on the Decline?

According to the Office of Minority Health (OMH), more than 4 million minority youth smoke or experiment with smoking, and research suggests that those in the hip-hop crowd are more likely to smoke than are other young people. With the tagline “Keep It Fresh,” the campaign aims to associate living “tobacco free” with desirable hip-hop lifestyles. The goal is to keep the campaign “authentic through a peer-to-peer approach,” but the FDA is also encouraging public health organizations and interested adults to share the information about the campaign through the FDA’s social media channels, such as @FDATobacco (https://twitter.com/FDATobacco).

Related: E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Smoking

The campaign will complement the FDA’s general youth education campaign, “The Real Cost.”

Can hip-hop help get minority youth to avoid smoking? The FDA is hoping so. Its “Fresh Empire” campaign is the FDA’s first public education campaign designed to reduce and prevent tobacco use among at-risk multicultural teens who “identify with the hip-hop culture.”

Related: Is Cigarette Smoking on the Decline?

According to the Office of Minority Health (OMH), more than 4 million minority youth smoke or experiment with smoking, and research suggests that those in the hip-hop crowd are more likely to smoke than are other young people. With the tagline “Keep It Fresh,” the campaign aims to associate living “tobacco free” with desirable hip-hop lifestyles. The goal is to keep the campaign “authentic through a peer-to-peer approach,” but the FDA is also encouraging public health organizations and interested adults to share the information about the campaign through the FDA’s social media channels, such as @FDATobacco (https://twitter.com/FDATobacco).

Related: E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Smoking

The campaign will complement the FDA’s general youth education campaign, “The Real Cost.”

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