{"id":208293,"date":"2020-02-05T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/?p=208293"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:52:36","slug":"hackensack-meridian-health-system-to-partner-with-scm-public-relations-students-to-create-campus-event-on-the-dangers-of-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2020\/02\/05\/hackensack-meridian-health-system-to-partner-with-scm-public-relations-students-to-create-campus-event-on-the-dangers-of-vaping\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackensack\/Meridian Health System to Partner with SCM Public Relations Students to Create Campus Event on The Dangers Of Vaping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to an October 2019 story in the Los Angeles times, \u201cThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked vaping to 1,479 cases of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/basic_information\/e-cigarettes\/severe-lung-disease.html\">mysterious lung disease<\/a> over the last six months. At least 33 people have died since the outbreak began.\u201d\u00a0 The number of adolescents vaping has grown exponentially and now 1 in 4 students report using e-cigarettes, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Hackensack\/Meridian Health is one of the area\u2019s leading voices behind the anti-vaping movement, and the network is investing more than $1 million to combat the growing epidemic.\u00a0 Yet, it was a visit to campus last fall by the network\u2019s Director of Executive Communications and Media Relations, MaryJo Layton, that made her rethink the health system\u2019s communication strategy.\u00a0 She spoke to a group of SCM students and their feedback gave her a new perspective.\u00a0 \u201cI saw that while we were getting our message out through some really prestigious media outlets, we weren\u2019t doing a good job at all reaching the very demographic \u2013 college students \u2013 that is most directly impacted by vaping,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cAnd, the students really opened my eyes about how we were missing our mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This past week, Layton, now joined by the health system\u2019s VP of Digital Engagement, Pam Landis, visited again.\u00a0 This time, it was to begin planning a campus-wide anti-vaping event with a team of PR Management students.\u00a0 The five student team, seniors Brianna Cortez, Alexia Darby, Berrie Owes, Rayson Bernard, and Tiffany Moran, will be responsible for planning the on campus activities, which is tentatively scheduled for the last week in April.\u00a0 Hackensack\/Meridian will coordinate participation by doctors, nurses, advocates, and former patients, and help support interest with publicity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an October 2019 story in the Los Angeles times, \u201cThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked vaping to 1,479 cases of a mysterious lung disease over the last six months. 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