Youth from Port Hueneme and South Oxnard are continuing to promote awareness about the health impacts of the vaping epidemic that is affecting people across the country but especially youth of color. They are also working on an advocacy and awareness campaign in aim to create smoke-free multi-unit housing communities which means smoke-free outdoor spaces in apartment complexes with smoke-free outdoor spaces.

At the beginning of this year, Port Hueneme City Council voted to move forward with enacting a Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL) Program, which added itself to the list of cities in the county to regulate the sale of tobacco products. The Port Hueneme City Council has demonstrated a step in the right direction with the TRL policy, but the students continue to work in their local community to bring change and continue pushing for a complete flavor ban in the City of Port Hueneme. They are also working on collecting petitions and educating the city council and the community on the health impacts of second-hand smoke.