SISKIYOU COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TOBACCO EDUCATION PROJECT Daniele

SISKIYOU COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TOBACCO EDUCATION PROJECT Daniele Minock, Project Director Cindy Fulcher, Project Coordinator Rylee Holcomb, Community Engagement Coordinator Responsible for submitting a comprehensive plan to the California Tobacco Control Program

Proposition 99 Funding On November 8, 1988, Californians approved the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act (Proposition 99). Five cents of the 25 -cent tax is dedicated to tobacco control efforts: • Fund and coordinate local programs • Develop media campaigns • Provide tobacco-related evaluation and surveillance On November 8, 2016, California voters approved the Tobacco Tax Increase Initiative (Proposition 56), which increases the cigarette tax by $2. 00 per pack, and an equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, bringing the total tobacco tax up to $2. 87 per pack of cigarettes.

MAJOR GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE: to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, third hand smoke, tobacco waste, and other tobacco products; to reduce the availability of tobacco and limit tobacco promoting influences directed toward youth; to collaborate with diverse partners to promote a “community norm change” and to provide educational resources on cessation as well as promoting the California Smokers’ Helpline. 1 -800 -NO-BUTTS (1 -800 -662 -8887)

OVERVIEW OF PLAN OBJECTIVES FOR 2017 -21 Smoke-free Outdoor Areas To reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, tobacco waste, and other tobacco products in areas such as downtown walkways, streets, and plazas. Multi-unit Housing To reduce exposure to secondhand third hand smoke

Plan Objectives continued Retail To limit tobacco promoting influences Reducing youth access to tobacco products Adult and Youth Engagement in Tobacco Control To recruit and engage youth and adult coalition members to participate in tobacco prevention activities

ACTIVITIES Youth Coalition Youth Quest (Day at the Capitol) Kick Butts Day (March 21) Tobacco Education Council (Adult Coalition) Community events, health and resource fairs Educational presentations to multi-unit housing managers Educational visits to tobacco retailers throughout Siskiyou County DON’T DRAIN YOUR POWER. Cindy Fulcher, Tobacco Education Project Coordinator (530) 841 -2128 cfulcher@co. siskiyou. ca. us Rylee Holcomb, Community Engagement Coordinator (530) 841 -2133 rholcomb@co. siskiyou. ca. us