The Putnam County youth are taking actions steps to make our community healthier. Check out the Youth Projects section below you to view the project that are already completed.

For more information and to learn how you can get involved, please contact Sarah at the Putnam County Health Dept at 419-523-5603 ext 103 or at her email at [email protected]

For help quitting tobacco including vaping, check here to see tobacco cessation resources.

Click on the “PYTA Youth Action Plan” below to view the steps we are taking to prevent tobacco use and help those using tobacco.

Putnam Youth Tobacco Awareness

Youth Projects

PYTA Youth Action Plan

The goal of the Putnam Youth Tobacco Awareness(PYTA) is to increase the community’s awareness of health concerns around cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to prevent new nicotine users and to help support existing nicotine users.

Click here view the full Youth Action Plan.

Glandorf Elementary Students

During Red Ribbon Week, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Ansley and the Glandorf 7th grade Ecolizers performed an experiment from the ASSET Program to test the effects of vaping on model organisms. They created a video of their findings so click the link below to check out their results.

The video is on the Glandorf Elementary School Facebook page on Nov. 12th, 2024.

Glandorf Elementary Science Experiment Video – Nov. 2024

News Segment at Hometown Stations

Sarah Nsiah had a chance to go on the Noon Edition with Hometown Stations to promote the Youth Action Plan that the Putnam Youth Tobacco Awareness Coalition has been working on the past year. Click below to watch the video.

http://A local coalition puts together plan to discourage children from smoking and vaping | Noon Edition | hometownstations.com