Tobacco Prevention Coalition

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Press Release: Pinole Becomes Fifth Contra Costa Jurisdiction to Adopt Secondhand Smoke Protection Law - April 10

How the Tobacco Industry has Targeted Inner Cities and the African-American Community With Valerie Yerger, N.D., L.M. (PDF)

Information on Tobacco License Suspensions

- Press Release: Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors Continue, Retailers' Licenses Suspended

- List of Tobacco License Suspensions (PDF)

Handouts from March 25, 2010 Tobacco Prevention Coalition Meeting

- handout one

- handout two

Handouts and Slides from talk "Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: Who is at Risk and Why" with Phillip Gardiner, Dr. P.H., given January 28, 2010

- Dr. Phillip Gardner's Talk (PDF)

- Handouts from Disparities Training (PDF)

Youth Power Curriculum

Resolution of Support for Policies Limiting Secondhand Smoke Exposure (PDF)

Recommended Provisions for a Model Secondhand Smoke Policy (PDF)

A Tool for Reducing Youth Access To Tobacco: The Tobacco Retailer License (PDF)

What is the Tobacco Prevention Coalition?

TPC is a group of Contra Costa organizations and residents working to reduce the impact of tobacco on communities and residents. It was established in 1989 as part of Proposition 99.

What does the Coalition do? 

• Works to reduce youth access to tobacco;
• Looks for ways to reduce pro-tobacco advertising;
• Encourages policymakers to pass laws protecting residents from the effects of tobacco; and
• Follows the cutting-edge research on tobacco prevention to help design effective programs.

Why do we need the Coalition?

• Smoking kills 440,000 Americans and 6,569 Contra Costans each year, more than alcohol, crack cocaine, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires, and AIDS combined.
• More children under the age of five die each year from second-hand smoke exposure than from poisoning, falls, choking, fire, drowning, car accidents, and other injuries combined.
• Tobacco costs Contra Costa County an estimated $228.1 million a year in healthcare expenses.
• The tobacco industry spends $1.2 billion a year in California to market and promote its products -- mostly to youth.
• Over 35% of stores in Contra Costa's unincorporated areas sold tobacco illegally to minors in 2002.

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