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.@US_FDA has received questions from retailers about which tobacco products are legal to sell; FDA is mailing materials to more than 300,000 retailers nationwide to help them comply. Read @DrMakaryFDA’s full statement to learn more: fda.gov/news-events/pr…

Healthcare providers: Your conversations save lives. 💬 Talk with adolescent & young adult patients about the harms of vaping & tobacco. Together, we can protect the next generation. bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #PublicHealth #YouthVaping

Educators: your voice matters. 📝 Talk with students about vaping risks. 📝 Share resources. 📝 Support healthy choices. Find tools in the Surgeon General’s Youth Vaping Resource Guide: bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #StopYouthVaping

Parents & caregivers: you are the first line of defense. ✅ Learn the basics. ✅ Know the risks. ✅ Talk to your kids. ✅ Share the facts. Together, we can protect our youth. 🔗 bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #TobaccoFreeYouth

⚠️ Over 86% of e-cigarettes on the U.S. market are illegal products from overseas, despite annual seizure of millions of illegal units by the FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol ❌ Marketed to youth. ❌ Flavored to addict. ❌ Shipped deceptively. Federal agencies are taking…

Did you know? Secondhand vape exposure can worsen asthma in kids. Learn how to protect your family in the new Youth Vaping Resource Guide: bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #StopYouthVaping

❌ Many youth believe vaping is harmless. ✅ Reality: Nicotine harms developing brains, and toxic chemicals in vapes can damage lungs & increase cancer risks. Get the facts. Protect our youth. 🔗 bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #YouthVaping
Vaping ≠ harmless. ☣️ Chemicals like formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, chromium, and nickel are found in vape aerosol. 🫁 They damage lungs. 🧠 They harm developing brains. 📈 They raise cancer risks. Protect our youth. Share the facts. #YouthVaping

🚫 87.6% of teens e-cigarette users in 2024 used flavored e-cigarettes. Flavors are hooking kids and putting their health at risk. Get the facts. Protect our youth. 🔗 bit.ly/3K7Q5Il #StopYouthVaping

➞𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦. Over 1.6 million U.S. middle & high school students used e-cigarettes in 2024. Most chose flavored products. It’s time to protect our kids’ health. Learn more in the Surgeon General’s…

24 years ago, September 11 changed America forever. We honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the courage of those who ran toward danger, and the unity that carried us through. @POTUS and I will ensure the HHS World Trade Center Health Program continues to serve our 9/11…
September 11, 2001: a day that forever changed our nation. Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost and honor the courage of those who rushed toward danger. We will never forget their sacrifice or the unity that carried us through. God bless America.

Today, we released the Make our Children Healthy Again strategy—the most significant reform of food and healthcare policy in modern history.
ICYMI: Celebrating 227 years on July 16! Happy Birthday U.S. Public Health Service. #USPHS
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