Smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the United States. More people in the U.S. die from tobacco related illness than from AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides COMBINED.
Our current projects that protect our community from tobacco
- Encouraging and assisting property owners and managers to make their multi-unit housing complexes smoke-free.
- Education to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in homes and cars.
- Increasing the number of restaurants with smoke-free outdoor dining areas and sidewalk cafes.
- Increasing the number of businesses and organizations with outdoor smoke-free policies.
- Reducing tobacco industry sponsorships in the community.
- Increasing the number of cities in Sacramento County with Tobacco Retail Licensing Ordinances.
- Licensing retailers to sell tobacco products.
- Increasing and maintaining compliance with smoke-free workplace laws.
- Assisting smokers and chewers in quitting tobacco use.
Upcoming additional projects in tobacco (Fiscal Years 2010-2013)
- Encouraging the County of Sacramento and local cities to adopt resolutions to support the FDA ban of flavored tobacco products.
- Assisting local college campuses in adopting 100% tobacco-free campus policies.
Who is eligible for this program?
This program serves the entire community of Sacramento with specific resources for smokers, non-smokers, parents, youth, business owners, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), and various races/ethnicities.
The Chronic Disease Prevention Program is staffed by a Program Coordinator, Health Educators, and/or Health Education Assistants.
Program Contact Information
For more information, technical assistance, or to receive a list of cessation services or a tobacco Quit Kit, call:
Sacramento County Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Department of Health & Human Services
9719 Lincoln Village Drive, Suite 300A
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone (916) 875-5869
Fax (916) 875-6001
Links
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