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Assessing Vaping Exposure Risk for Teens (AVERT): A Resource Linkage Tool

Connecting professionals to risk based assessment and resources for vaping prevention and cessation for teens.

About the tool

With this resource, medical and education professionals, along with parents, will be able to assess teens' levels of risk for vaping use and addiction. The assessment will connect them with evidence-based resources for teen vaping prevention and intervention based on level of risk.

This tool was developed with input from local experts and community members from in and around the Eastern Virginia region.

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Our history

Our team of researchers in the Pediatrics' Division of Community Health and Research (CHR) conducts research addressing the harms associated with teen vaping and nicotine use.

Our team has been providing teens, parents, and health professionals with the most current information and resources about vaping since 2015.