Montgomery County Health Department promotes No Vape November campaign

The Montgomery County Health Department is promoting No Vape November, a campaign aimed at youth nicotine use, the department said. The department cites state figures that nearly 1 in 5 Tennessee high school students reported vaping in the past 30 days.

State health department supplies the toolkits used locally

The Tennessee Department of Health distributes No Vape November toolkits to the state’s local health departments through its TNSTRONG program. Montgomery County’s effort is therefore part of a state-run framework rather than a county-only initiative.

Health department director Joey Smith said tobacco use remains one of the leading causes of death in Tennessee and framed the campaign around youth engagement. The department highlights young people in the community acting as peer influencers and advocates against tobacco and nicotine addiction.

The national figure cited is 2.5 million students

The department points to a 2022 FDA and CDC study estimating that more than 2.5 million U.S. middle and high school students reported current e-cigarette use. It also cites a US Surgeon General declaration that youth e-cigarette use is an epidemic.

The two figures measure different populations and periods and should not be combined. The national number comes from a 2022 study; the state share is given as a rounded proportion without a stated survey year or sample size in the material available.

Youth advocates carry a share of the campaign

Smith described the community’s youth participants as peer influencers and advocates for prevention. The department presents the campaign as a way to raise awareness of the state’s youth vaping problem and to point residents to prevention and cessation resources.

Residents who want to take part can reach health educator Renee Bruens at the county department by phone or email. The department also directs people to TNSTRONG.org and to the state health department’s Tobacco Use and Prevention Control Program page.

What the campaign changes for retailers and distributors

The campaign itself sets no new sales rule, licence or product restriction, so it does not alter what retailers in Montgomery County may stock or sell under the material available. Its practical effect sits in enforcement attention and local scrutiny of youth access, which shops selling to adults in the county face during the campaign period.

For supply-chain analysis: brands and distributors serving Tennessee can expect county-level messaging to focus on youth uptake and prevention resources rather than on product standards. Monitoring whether the state pairs the campaign with compliance checks would be the next signal to watch, but the material available does not say that any such checks are planned.

The campaign is awareness work, not a new rule

No Vape November as described here is an awareness and resource campaign run by public health agencies. The material available gives no ordinance, effective date or penalty attached to it, and no state or county sales restriction is stated.

The department lists the campaign under its youth prevention work and invites participation through its health educator. Further detail on the campaign’s schedule and activities is available through the department’s contact and the TNSTRONG channels.

Questions readers ask

Does No Vape November change any vape sales rules in Montgomery County?

The material available describes No Vape November as an awareness and resource campaign. It states no ordinance, licence condition or sales restriction tied to the campaign.

Where do the No Vape November toolkits come from?

The Tennessee Department of Health distributes the toolkits to local health departments through its TNSTRONG program, according to the Montgomery County Health Department.