The proportion of tweets and Twitter users mentioning quitting vaping were compared between before and after the announcement and implementation of the flavor policy. The demographics (age and gender) of Twitter users who mentioned quitting vaping were further inferred using a deep learning algorithm (deepFace). Based on the geolocation and keywords related to quitting vaping, tweets mentioning quitting vaping from the US were filtered.

Twitter posts (tweets) related to e-cigarettes were collected between June 2019 and October 2020 through a Twitter streaming API. This study aimed to understand the potential influence of this policy on one vaping behavior change-quitting vaping-using Twitter data. “We have to hold people accountable for what they say they need to do.In January 2020, the FDA announced an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) flavor enforcement policy to restrict the sale of all unauthorized cartridge-based flavored e-cigarettes except tobacco and menthol flavors, which was implemented on 6 February 2020. “Kids need play, but it's not being enforced. She said the research has been done and the policies have already been drafted, what’s left is for officials to implement what she calls “no brainers. “Even if it's, ‘turn the page over,’ or ‘we're on page four,’ that is a small amount of support, but it's necessary,” she said.įeinman, who also volunteers with the Healthi Kids Coalition, said the goal of the report is both to advocate for students and families, and to hold the district responsible. Feinman said the daily support students provide each other while in a classroom was undervalued. Heather Feinman, a city school district parent, said one of her daughters suffered tremendously during remote learning, failing four classes that year. “The lack of movement, the lack of interactive instruction, but then the lack of opportunity to make those really important social connections with your peers, which models so much,” she said. Peck said the report also dives into the isolation children experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effect it had on their mental health and emotional well-being. “When that play is being withheld, we're holding them back from academic growth, social growth and emotional growth,” Peck said, And ultimately, that hurts their self-esteem, she added. Sharon Peck, one of the lead researchers of the report, said many Black and Hispanic kids aren’t getting the time to play they need in schools. The 40-page document outlines a community vision for playful learning, mostly focused on the Rochester City School District.

A new report released by the Healthi Kids Coalition and their PlayROC committee shows the importance of play for a child’s health and wellbeing.

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