Warnings on Cigarette Packages in Turkey

These are two pictures that a former Teen Ambassador, Ainsley Stromberg, took while in an airport in Turkey recently.

Teen Ambassador Training Photos

Click on the link below to view past training photos.

Event Photo Albums

Who are the Teen Ambassadors?

The goal of the Teen Ambassador Initiative is to build a statewide network of well trained, educated, and committed youth advocates in an effort to ensure a prominent youth voice in systems and policies that effect them; especially regarding tobacco and secondhand smoke.

The Texas Teen Ambassadors are a group of high school-aged (and some college-aged) teens that provide guidance, input and direction to state tobacco control leaders regarding the state’s tobacco prevention efforts including the Texas Department of State Health Services Prevention Initiative (Pilot Program) and the Alliance for a Tobacco-Free Texas statewide coalition. While representation is sought statewide, it is intended that the Ambassador initiative place a priority on providing input as it relates to the media campaigns and efforts developed as a result of the Texas Tobacco Settlement. Ambassadors serve under the direction and guidance of CSCS. Funding is made available for this initiative DSHS. All activities carried out are in accordance with the state’s tobacco prevention and control strategic plan.
Texas Teen Ambassadors represent the diversity of the state of Texas, and serve as the youth voice for tobacco prevention in Texas. They provide guidance on various aspects of the state’s initiative, including tobacco prevention media campaigns aimed at young pre-teens and teens, such as DUCK and Worth It? They also serve as representatives and spokespersons for the state’s tobacco prevention efforts at the state and local levels. They appear on television and radio talk shows, newscasts, and present at public events on behalf of the state. Many of them have experienced the devastating effects of tobacco first hand, through illnesses and deaths of family members. These teens have a true passion for and in-depth understanding of tobacco-related issues. They employ a belief that they can make a difference in their world and change their world.

CSCS will continue to foster strong youth-adult partnerships that support young people in serving as leaders in their communities across the state of Texas through continuation and expansion of the Texas Teen Ambassador Initiative. Teen Ambassadors continue to take an active role in the planning and implementation of Teen Tobacco Leadership Summits and the annual Teen Tobacco Summit and Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference.