Be Epic: Escape the Vape

Extension e-Cigarette Prevention in Rural Communities

USU Extension received grant funding from the Southeastern Utah Health Department from 2020-2026 to implement an evidence-based e-cigarette and vape prevention program targeting youth in Southeastern Utah communities. The Be Epic, Escape the Vape Program is a multi-component prevention program offering e-cigarette and vape prevention programming in Carbon, Emery and Grand counties for teachers and school staff, education events for parents/guardians, and afterschool programs for youth in 5th-12th grades.

Program Information

Virtual Education & Webinars
  

Impacts & Outreach Reports

Counties Served
  • Carbon
  • Emery
  • Grand

 

 

 

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2024

1st Place National Winner: Florence Hall Award & Annual Session Award (Cash Award)
Be Epic, Escape the Vape: A Multi-Component Approach to Rural Vape Prevention
from National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (NEAFCS), National

Distinguished Team Award  
Be Epic, Escape the Vape: Extension of E-Cigarette Prevention in Rural Communities
from Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) Western Region, Regional

1st Place Western Region Winner: Florence Hall Award
   Be Epic, Escape the Vape: A Multi-Component Approach to Rural Vape Prevention
from National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (NEAFCS), Regional

Rural Education Partner of the Year Award
   Utah State University Extension
from Rural Health Association of Utah (RHAU)

  Best of State Award
for Community Education

Florence Hall Award 
  from Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (UEAFCS), State

1st Place: Marketing/Public Relations Award
   from Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (UEAFCS), State

  Specialist Partner Award
from Utah State University Extension Specialist Association, State

     Distinguished Team Award
from Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) IOTA Chapter (Utah), State

2023

Best of State Award: Community Education

Cooperator Award
from Utah State University Extension Specialists Association

1st Place: Innovative Program Team Award
  from Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (UEAFCS), State

2022

2nd Place Western Region Winner: Excellence in Teamwork Award 
from National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (NEAFCS), Regional

Excellence in Teamwork Award
   from National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (NEAFCS), State

1st Place: Diversity Team Award
from Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (UEAFCS), State

     2nd Place: Marketing/Public Relations Team Award
from Utah Extension Association of Family & Consumer Science (UEAFCS), State

 


 

If you have updates to this page, please contact Jocelin Gibson at jocelin.gibson@usu.edu.