Sometimes making healthy choices requires more than just knowledge of the health benefits or consequences of a behavior. Rescue Agency’s Youth Engagement and Policy Change programs empower young people to advocate for policy reform to:
We unify stakeholders and changemakers around a clear, focused goal that
will create broad support for a policy change to promote healthy behaviors.
We're excited to celebrate our 2023 statewide policy change in New Mexico! Rule 6.12.4 NMAC passed, prohibiting commercial tobacco and nicotine use in schools.
We're so proud of all the work of our youth engagement team in passing this statewide policy. If you'd like to learn more about working with Rescue Agency on your next youth engagement program, please don't hesitate to contact us.