Lu: We’re very focused on creating legislative impact at the international level.
At the tender age of 14, when most teenagers are busy trying to find their footing in the world, Lisa Lu founded the International Youth Tobacco Control (IYTC) – an initiative focused on innovative youth-led tobacco prevention strategies and data-driven advocacy.
Recalling how, when she was in ninth grade, her cardiologist mother told her that teenage tobacco use was a big issue, she said she was not convinced because “none of my friends smoke”.
