San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC) Youth Advisory Group


The San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC) Youth Advisory Group will ensure that youth voice is at the forefront of tobacco use prevention education relating to youth and young adults. The Youth Advisory Group (YAG) will be the voice for young peoples’ needs and opinions and help develop and implement an innovative and integrated response to youth vaping and tobacco use.  

Application and Selection Process:
Interested youth/young adults should fill out and submit the TEC Youth Advisory Group application, due October 8, 2021. Qualified candidates will be invited to a 1-on-1 interview with members of the planning team.

Members will be selected based on the following criteria:
• Youth in grades 9-12 or young adults ages 18-22 with an ability to commit 2-4 hours per month (November 2021 to May 2022) including monthly YAG meetings, Committee meetings and community projects.
• Live in San Mateo County.
• Interested in becoming an active community advocate for anti-tobacco use among youths.
• Committed to raising tobacco use prevention awareness, encouraging help seeking behaviors, and educating the broader community about youth tobacco use with a social equity lens.
• Diverse representation of youth across socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, lived experience of tobacco use, etc.

Responsibilities of Youth Advisory Group (YAG) Members
• Commitment to 2-4 hours per month (November 2021 - May 2022), including monthly Youth Advisory Group • • • • Meetings and community education activities (tabling, presentations, etc.).
• Orientation will take place on November 15, 2021 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
• Advise on the development of county-wide anti-tobacco youth events.
• Brainstorm ideas on how TEC and associated partners can best serve youth and young adults.

Membership Benefits
• Expand your network and work with others who are passionate about anti-tobacco use.
• Help shape the development of new and innovative anti tobacco use education and services for youth and young people.

Deadline to submit an application is October 8, 2021.

For any questions, please email Mayra Amador - tobaccoprevention@smcgov.org 

Thank you for your interest in the TEC Youth Advisory Group!
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Email *
Name *
City and Zip Code of where you live *
Phone Number *
What is your date of birth and age? *
Race/Ethnicity *
Gender and Gender Pronouns *
Are you in school? If so, what school or program do you attend? *
Academic Level (e.g. freshman in high school, sophomore in college) *
What interests you about joining the TEC Youth Advisory Group (YAG)? What are you hoping to gain from the experience of serving on the YAG? *
What do you feel are important current youth issues that need to be addressed? *
What are areas around young people and tobacco use do you feel need to be further addressed? *
We are looking for a diverse group of individuals, both with and without, lived experience of tobacco use. Would you like to self-identify as someone with lived experience? Lived experience is defined as having first-hand experience of vaping, smoking, or using tobacco. *
If yes, please share more about your answer.
We are looking for a 9-month commitment of 2-4 hours per month, including one 1.5-hour meeting per month (typically evenings or on a weekday). Are you available for this amount of time? (The majority of meetings will be virtual. There may be one or two in-person meetings.) *
Do you drive and/or have reliable transportation? (Answer does not determine eligibility.) *
What are some of your passions or hobbies? Are you involved in other extracurricular activities? If yes, please share. *
How did you hear about this opportunity?
Is there anything else we should know about you?
This program is a partnership between the San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition and San Mateo County Office of Education Tobacco Use Prevention Education.
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