1. Put the Power in TRU Youth Empowerment!

2. Empowerment Continuum

3. TRU Empowerment The opportunity for youth to participate in meaningful roles—with the ability to bond with adults in the environment and receive positive reinforcement and recognition. (Chinman & Linney, 1998)

4. TRU Empowerment • TRU Skill Development • TRU Critical Awareness • TRU Opportunities Skill Development Critical Awareness Opportunities

5. Definitions • TRU Skill Development (Learning) • For example: Learning facts, practicing public speaking • TRU Critical Awareness (Analyzing & Strategizing) • For example: Action planning, asking “why” and “how” questions, data analysis • TRU Opportunities (Taking Action) • For example: Collecting petition signatures, speaking to policymakers

6. What am I?Skill Development, Critical Awareness, Opportunity •  Researching the FDA regulations in order to understand how they will affect tobacco sales and marketing •  Analyzing current movies for product placement and use of tobacco paraphernalia •  Learning the steps of how to create a video slideshow •  Getting trained on the importance of supporting tobacco-free parks •  Creating a video slide show that documents TRU group efforts to enact tobacco-free parks •  Going to the FDA website to post public comments about concerns regarding e-cigarettes •  Strategizing how to raise awareness about tobacco-related disparities in your community •  Going to the park in order collect cigarette butts and perform an environmental scan •  Practicing how to survey people about their awareness of the harms of emerging tobacco products •  Initiating a letter writing campaign to protest/raise awareness about Snus advertising

7. Answer Key • CA • CA • SD • SD • OP • OP • CA • OP • SD • OP