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How can youth involvement in public health conferences promote a tobacco-free generation? Lessons from the ECToH 2023’s Youth Committee
  1. Christos Tsagkaris1,
  2. Beatriz Arranz1,2,
  3. Wendy Yared1,
  4. Rui Medeiros1,3,
  5. José María Martín-Moreno4
  1. 1Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium
  2. 2AECC Spanish Association Against Cancer, Madrid, Spain
  3. 3Research Center of IPO Porto, Porto, Portugal
  4. 4Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia, Valencia, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Dr Christos Tsagkaris, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Chaussée de Louvain 479, 1030, Brussels, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium; tsagkarisc{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Young health advocates have the legitimate aspiration to be masters of their future and are increasingly contributing to public health research and practice worldwide, yet their potential to contribute to the documentation and communication of outputs from public health conferences has not been fully realised. This short communication highlights the Youth Committee of the 2023 European Conference on Tobacco or Health as an example of youth involvement in a major public health conference focused on tobacco control. The authors explore the benefits, practicalities and challenges of incorporating young professionals into conference workflow, including creativity, networking and engagement with broader public health challenges within their communities. This article emphasises the active participation of Youth Committees in public health fora as a model for future conferences and underscores a commitment to achieving a tobacco-free generation.

  • Advocacy
  • Tobacco industry
  • Global health
  • Smoking Caused Disease

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Data are available upon request.

https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058439

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    • Collaborators ECToH 2023 Scientific Committee and Rapporteurs Group: Aleksandra Ana, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Alexandru-Andrei Caragea, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Ariadna Feliu, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Carlos Espana, Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Carmen Martinez, Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Carolina Cobos, Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Darius Lotrean, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; David Biton, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; David Planas, Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Ionela-Roxana Alexandrescu, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Jasmina Cekric, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Jorgjia Bucaj, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Leyla Mehmetbeyli, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Marina Perales, Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Mashkur Abdulhamid Isa, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Miljana Stojanovska, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Mojca Čeh, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Brussels, Belgium; Patrícia Pinto, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Pawel Koczkodaj, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Vanesa Šoošová, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Yakup Gozderesi, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium; Yeva Margaryan, Association of European Cancer Leagues, Brussels, Belgium.

    • Contributors CT, BA, WY, RM and JMM-M contributed to the implementation and design of this study. CT drafted the manuscript. All authors have reviewed and refined the manuscript. JMM-M is the guarantor of this work.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.