Kittatinny group details work
NEWTON. Incorruptible.Us, a youth tobacco action group, gives presentation to Sussex County Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities.
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| 28 Dec 2023 | 04:08
From left are Tania Bansemer, Mara Mahon, Amanda Lo, Abigail Bloxham, Emily Wallace, Paige De Caro, Ellia Domaracki, David Perez-Rueda, Evan Rodriguez and Doug Carnegie. At center is Jayden Civil. (Photo provided)
Incorruptible.Us, a youth tobacco action group at Kittatinny Regional High School, attended the Sussex County Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities meeting Dec. 8 at the Hampton Diner.
The group presented a slideshow that highlighted the work that students are doing at the high school, from sharing peer-to-peer resources in the lunchroom to attending the Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute (LTMI) Leadership Camp during the summer.
Incorruptible.Us received a certificate of recognition from the coalition for its contributions to the community.
Among the coalition members there were Sussex County Acting Prosecutor Carolyn Murray, Richard Grosfelt of the Drug Enforcement Administration, health educator and community health-care coordinator Beatrice Thibodeau of Newton Medical Center, coalition chairman Nick Loizzi of Sussex County Community Youth Services, coalition vice chairwoman Heather VanSyckel of the Center for Family Services, Heather Scott of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Intervention Services, Michele Wolf of the Center for Prevention & Counseling, John Lamon of the Sparta Police Department, Municipal Alliance coordinator Lisa Lombardo of Sussex County Community Youth Services, and founding coalition member Ralph D’Aries.
Tobacco-Free Champion
On Dec. 12, Doug Carnegie was recognized as a Tobacco-Free Champion for Incorruptible.Us by Tobacco Free for a Healthy New Jersey.
Incorruptible.Us is an initiative of Tobacco Free for a Healthy New Jersey, a program of the state Department of Health, New Jersey Prevention Network and the Center for Prevention & Counseling.
Carnegie has been an adviser for Kittatinny LMTI since 2011 and received LMTI Adviser of the Year in 2019. Kittatinny LMTI merged with Incorruptible.Us in 2022 to create awareness about the dangers of vaping.
The Sussex County Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities was founded by concerned citizens in 1998 to support healthy youth development and protect against problem behaviors in adolescence. It has become a well-recognized resource for schools, parents, students, community members and the media looking for information and programs about alcohol and other drugs, including signs, symptoms, effects, and current local and national trends; youth violence; and prevention tools.