4-U-N-I Inspires Teens to Quit Smoking

A Beverly Hills High School - BREATHE LA partnership, 4-U-N-I Teens helping Teens Quit Smoking was founded by students and provides peer-to-peer suport and tools to quit smoking. The first Beverly Hills High School Chapter of 4-U-N-I ( text = For You And I ) Teens Helping Teens Quit Smoking is designed to inspire, support, and assist youth in Los Angeles high schools and is supported by BREATHE LA.

4-U-N-I founders Chetana Singh (Left) and Wendy Weng (Right) meet BREATHE LA Board Chair Michael Arlen at December 2007 Board Meeting.

4-U-N-I projects have included the production of hand-drawn animated PSAs highlighting the dangers of smoking which were unveiled at the Musuem of Science and Industry at Exposition Park on World No Tobacco Day 2008. The stduents have partnered with UCLA researchers on a teen-to-teen quit tobacco mentoring project and are preparing for a 2009 Text-to-Quit event at Santa Monica Promenade on World No Tobacco Day May 30, 2009.

4-U-N-I student members read about and research tobacco's influence on youth culture and tobacco's health effects to create and share youth-friendly information with their peers. Contact us if you would like to help.

4-U-N-I founders and leaders

• Wendy Weng
• Chetana Singh
• Weihang Zhao
• Chetana Singh
• Karen Cano
• Ainelle Mercado

4UNI Teens Helping Teens Quit Smoking is funded by BREATHE LA.
Your donation ensures the program can continue to serve high school students in Los Angeles County. Help these highly motivated student leaders spread the word about the dangers of smoking and the value of smoke-free environments.

BREATHE LA Program Director and 4-U-N-I founders Chetana Singh (Left) and Wendy Weng (Right) meet BREATHE LA Board at December 2007 Meeting.