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Health officials and students urge limits on flavored tobacco and more school support during joint session
Summary
Hennepin County Public Health and Tobacco Free Alliance presented local data showing widespread flavored-product availability and youth use; student testimony and Osseo Schools staff urged prevention, anonymous supports and alternatives to suspension.
Hennepin County Public Health and the Tobacco Free Alliance told a joint Brooklyn Park–Osseo work session that flavored tobacco and e‑cigarette products remain a major driver of youth nicotine use and that local policy tools could reduce access.
Jackie Stewart of Hennepin County Public Health said the presentation would show local data and possible policy responses. “We are going to be talking about the problem of commercial tobacco,” she said, and summarized a 2024 retailer assessment that surveyed retailers countywide and identified 44 retailers in Brooklyn Park carrying flavored products.
Alicia Dean Les of Tobacco Free Alliance said the tobacco industry’s marketing keeps flavored products widely available and attractive to…
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