Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Over 400 participants from communities across Tennessee gathered at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga June 4 – 6, 2023 for the Tennessee Department of Health’s annual TNSTRONG Youth Summit, a statewide tobacco prevention conference.

TNSTRONG stands for “Tennessee Stop Tobacco and Revolutionize our New Generation” and is Tennessee’s youth-led movement to promote tobacco-free lifestyles. TNSTRONG Youth Summit participants trained with national experts to be peer influencers and advocates in their communities to prevent tobacco and nicotine addiction.

Attendees heard f...