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(May 27, 2021) – Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and EVERFI, have been named the winners of a 2021 Silver Halo Award in the Best Health Initiative Category for their work on Vaping: Know the truth, the national vaping prevention curriculum and quitting resource for students. [...] Kaiser Permanente funded the development of the free Vaping: Know the truth curriculum making it widely available to schools including teachers, students, administrators, parents and the public at large, as part of its Thriving Schools initiative. [...] For its part, the American Heart Association promoted the availability of the course as part of its Tobacco-Free Toolkit which includes a model school policy and recommendations for school-based prevention curriculum and youth cessation programs. [...] The truth about tobacco and the tobacco industry are at the heart of our proven-effective and nationally recognized truth® public education campaign. [...] Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.