Community Connections Hawai'i: The Dangerous Combination of Menthol and Vaping

New research by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts shows that menthol in e-cigarettes can be harmful to respiratory health. The findings come as e-cigarette use is on the rise among Hawaiʻi’s youth, with about one third of all high schoolers being regular users. This session will explore the increasing research evidence, especially long-term toxicological data that emerged only in recent years, has suggested that e-cigarettes are an immediate threat to lung health. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify biological risks associated with e-cigarette use and menthol. 2. Define key data used to determine risk associated with e-cigarette use. 3. Identify key public health program and policy solutions to reduce e-cigarette usage. Keynote speaker is Dr. Yi Zuo, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Adjunct Prof. of Pediatrics, JABSOM University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa This video was sponsored by Ola HAWAII, a program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine is supported by grant number U54MD007601 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Panelists are Valerie Saiki, Kaua'i Coalition for Tobacco Free Youth Coordinator Sun Choi, Health Promotions Manager at American Lung Association - Hawai'i Joshua Ching, Advocate, Coalition for Tobacco Free Youth Hawai'i