Escape the Vape Video Challenge (Minnesota)
Minnesota Department of Health (US-MN) annual contest in which middle and high school students make 30-second anti-vaping videos; the public votes on winners, who get cash prizes for themselves and their schools. In 2026, more than 260 students from 29 schools took part.
- Years
- 2024–now
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- TobaccoVaping
- Asks people to
- Never start
- Strategy
- Contest incentiveUser generated content
- Channel
- SchoolSocial (organic)
- Audience
- Youth
Evidence
NoneUnknown
Sponsor (who paid)
- Minnesota Department of Health State local government, funder and creator
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed (summary and cardSummary included). US-MN. startYear 2024 is the earliest date on a release opened (the 2025-challenge release carries a May 22, 2024 date line, which may be a typo for 2025); the challenge is described as annual and may be older. MDH credits falling 11th-grade vaping (25% in 2019 to 8% in 2025) to prevention in general, not to this contest. Check the numbers: 260 students, 29 schools (2026); 650 students, 47 schools (2025).
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