ALL SECONDHAND SMOKE IS HARMFUL
Don’t be fooled by how they look or smell Take action HERE

NICOTINE: TASTES LIKE CANDY, WORKS LIKE POISON
Take action, visit flavorshookkids.org and click on the Do Something link on the top of the page.

Who We Are

The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program (SBCTCP) serves in the capacity of the Local Lead Agency for tobacco prevention and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan designed to mitigate the impacts of tobacco in the county.

What We Do

Through community collaborations, youth engagement and the implementation of policy campaigns, SBCTCP aims to:

1. Advance efforts by incorporated cities in San Bernardino County to adopt a policy that requires retailers to obtain a tobacco retail license (TRL) that regulates the sale and distribution of tobacco products, including flavored and electronic smoking devices (ESD);
2. Establish a Youth Advisory Board that facilitates the engagement of youth in the program’s tobacco control efforts;
3. Mobilize community members and youth advocates to promote the adoption of tobacco-free policies in outdoor non-recreational areas of incorporated communities in the county; and
4. Maintain a diverse community coalition that supports and guides the tobacco control efforts in the county.

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ALL SECONDHAND SMOKE IS HARMFUL
Don’t be fooled by how they look or smell Take action HERE

NICOTINE: TASTES LIKE CANDY, WORKS LIKE POISON
Take action, visit flavorshookkids.org and click on the Do Something link on the top of the page.

Who We Are

The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program (SBCTCP) serves in the capacity of the Local Lead Agency for tobacco prevention and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan designed to mitigate the impacts of tobacco in the county.

What We Do

Through community collaborations, youth engagement and the implementation of policy campaigns, SBCTCP aims to:

1. Advance efforts by incorporated cities in San Bernardino County to adopt a policy that requires retailers to obtain a tobacco retail license (TRL) that regulates the sale and distribution of tobacco products, including flavored and electronic smoking devices (ESD);
2. Establish a Youth Advisory Board that facilitates the engagement of youth in the program’s tobacco control efforts;
3. Mobilize community members and youth advocates to promote the adoption of tobacco-free policies in outdoor non-recreational areas of incorporated communities in the county; and
4. Maintain a diverse community coalition that supports and guides the tobacco control efforts in the county.

Coalition Form

Youth Advisory Coalition

The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program (SBCTCP) Youth Advisory Coalition was established to ensure students have an opportunity to take the lead and create meaningful change in their communities in tobacco control efforts. Youth Advisory Coalition members will be provided with fun, innovative training on tobacco prevention, leadership skills, public speaking, data collection, policy/advocacy work, working with elected officials and social norm change. Using these skills, advisory board members will be assisted in planning and organizing their own tobacco control efforts in their respective communities on the issues of tobacco-free outdoor recreation areas and healthcare facilities and/or zoning and density of tobacco retailers.

ALL SECONDHAND SMOKE IS HARMFUL
Don’t be fooled by how they look or smell Take action HERE

NICOTINE: TASTES LIKE CANDY, WORKS LIKE POISON
Take action, visit flavorshookkids.org and click on the Do Something link on the top of the page.

Who We Are

The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program (SBCTCP) serves in the capacity of the Local Lead Agency for tobacco prevention and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan designed to mitigate the impacts of tobacco in the county.

What We Do

Through community collaborations, youth engagement and the implementation of policy campaigns, SBCTCP aims to:

1. Advance efforts by incorporated cities in San Bernardino County to adopt a policy that requires retailers to obtain a tobacco retail license (TRL) that regulates the sale and distribution of tobacco products, including flavored and electronic smoking devices (ESD);
2. Establish a Youth Advisory Board that facilitates the engagement of youth in the program’s tobacco control efforts;
3. Mobilize community members and youth advocates to promote the adoption of tobacco-free policies in outdoor non-recreational areas of incorporated communities in the county; and
4. Maintain a diverse community coalition that supports and guides the tobacco control efforts in the county.

Coalition

Coalition For A Tobacco-Free
San Bernardino County

MISSION

The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free San Bernardino County is a group of community representatives who want to make a difference, and are dedicated to preventing and reducing tobacco use through empowerment, mobilization, education, advocacy, and coordination at the local and state levels. The Coalition consists of a variety of organizations, governmental agencies, and volunteers from San Bernardino County that gather to improve the health and well-being of the community, in particular, the needs of underserved and underrepresented groups that are disproportionately affected by tobacco products. The Coalition works to achieve health equity through the use of a social and racial justice lens in our policy efforts to not create further inequities.

Goal

To eliminate the death, disease and health care costs caused by tobacco products in San Bernardino County through advocacy, education, and policy. The Coalition will act as a champion for tobacco-control related issues within San Bernardino County, and will cultivate partnerships that promote the mission of the Coalition. Through these efforts, the Coalition will strive to empower local communities so they can become the leaders in tobacco control within their own neighborhood.

MEETINGS

The Coalition meets the second Thursday of every other month from 1-3 p.m. Meetings alternate from being held in person to being conducted via Zoom. To register for a meeting please contact the Coalition via email.

Meeting Dates for 2024:

• February 8, 2024
• April 11, 2024
• June 13, 2024
• August 8, 2024
• October 10, 2024
• December 12, 2024

Learn more about the Coalition and get involved here. For more information, please contact:

Magdalena Solorzano, Media Specialist
Nichole Williams-Artry, Community Engagement Coordinator

San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program

ALL SECONDHAND SMOKE IS HARMFUL
Don’t be fooled by how they look or smell Take action HERE

NICOTINE: TASTES LIKE CANDY, WORKS LIKE POISON
Take action, visit flavorshookkids.org and click on the Do Something link on the top of the page.

Who We Are

The San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program (SBCTCP) serves in the capacity of the Local Lead Agency for tobacco prevention and control efforts in San Bernardino County. With funding support from the California Department of Public Health – Tobacco Control Program, SBCTCP is administered by the California Health Collaborative to implement a comprehensive tobacco control plan designed to mitigate the impacts of tobacco in the county.

What We Do

Through community collaborations, youth engagement and the implementation of policy campaigns, SBCTCP aims to:

1. Advance efforts by incorporated cities in San Bernardino County to adopt a policy that requires retailers to obtain a tobacco retail license (TRL) that regulates the sale and distribution of tobacco products, including flavored and electronic smoking devices (ESD);
2. Establish a Youth Advisory Board that facilitates the engagement of youth in the program’s tobacco control efforts;
3. Mobilize community members and youth advocates to promote the adoption of tobacco-free policies in outdoor non-recreational areas of incorporated communities in the county; and
4. Maintain a diverse community coalition that supports and guides the tobacco control efforts in the county.

STAAND – Gold Country Rural Regional Project

About Us

STAAND (Small Town Allies Against Nicotine Dependency) is a tobacco prevention project working in the rural Gold Country region of central-eastern California.  Particularly focused on the counties of: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Nevada, Stanislaus, Sutter, and Tuolumne; and the cities within these counties.

While California as a whole has lower rates of smoking and tobacco use than the rest of the United States, rural Californian communities have much higher rates with young people typically becoming addicted to tobacco at younger ages, people of all ages using tobacco products more often, and much higher use rates of smokeless tobacco products like chew and nicotine pouches.  All of this leads to higher rates of chronic disease in communities where access to quality health care and quit services can also be challenge.

Resources

• Planning to Be Tobacco-Free: Addressing Tobacco in General Plan
• Yosemite Community College District Funding Packag

STAAND – Gold Country Rural Regional Project

About Us

STAAND (Small Town Allies Against Nicotine Dependency) is a tobacco prevention project working in the rural Gold Country region of central-eastern California.  Particularly focused on the counties of: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Nevada, Stanislaus, Sutter, and Tuolumne; and the cities within these counties.

While California as a whole has lower rates of smoking and tobacco use than the rest of the United States, rural Californian communities have much higher rates with young people typically becoming addicted to tobacco at younger ages, people of all ages using tobacco products more often, and much higher use rates of smokeless tobacco products like chew and nicotine pouches.  All of this leads to higher rates of chronic disease in communities where access to quality health care and quit services can also be challenge.

Events

Coalition

 Check out our YAFT website here! yaft.org