Yuba County Tobacco Education Coalition wants
YOU!
Let's work together to promote a HEALTHIER
COMMUNITY! We have the power to make a difference for a healthier
future. The Tobacco Education Coalition
is comprised of members of our community who represent various sectors,
including education, health care, substance abuse treatment, and more. A
meeting schedule is available
here.
For additional information, please call Tobacco Education Program Staff at (530) 749-6336.
No-Cost Smoking Cessation Classes are Available
Access the current schedules in
English,
Spanish, or
Hmong and call Eric Michelman at (530)749-6489 to register.
Self-help
materials are available
HERE from 1-800-NO-BUTTS.
Yuba County Tobacco Statistics and Cessation Fact Sheet
A Yuba County Tobacco Cessation Fact Sheet which contains information on
smoking prevalence, smoking-associated disease, and smoking cessation
information and strategies is available
HERE.
1-800-NO-BUTTS
The California Smokers' Helpline is a telephone program that can help
you quit smoking. Helpline services are free, funded by the California
Department of Public Health and by First 5 California. The Helpline has
been in operation since 1992. Every month, thousands of Californians
call and receive help.
Fact Sheet - Medi-Cal Checklist: How to Get Quitting
Aids (View
in English) (View
in Spanish)
Yuba County Smoking and Smoking Associated Adverse Health Outcomes
Smoking is a primary risk factor
for heart disease, hypertension, stroke, lung cancer, several other
cancers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Yuba County smoking prevalence and smoking-associated adverse health
outcome data is available
here.
Surgeon General's Report on Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and
Young Adults
Each day in the United States, over 3,800 young people under 18 years
of age smoke their first cigarette, and over 1,000 youth under age 18
become daily cigarette smokers. The vast majority of Americans who begin
daily smoking during adolescence are addicted to nicotine by young
adulthood. View the Surgeon General's Report on Preventing Tobacco Use
Among Youth and Adults below:
Medical and Health Care Providers
Spend 60 Seconds and Save a Life
Asking
and advising patients to quit is not just good patient care, but can
actually double the chance a smoker will make a quit attempt. Helpline
services have been proven in clinical trials to DOUBLE a smokers' chance
of successfully quitting.
all your patients about smoking.
"Do you smoke?"
your patients who smoke to quit.
"Make it a priority to quit, it's important for your health"
smokers to the California Smokers’ Helpline for a FREE
personalized plan to quit smoking.
"Call 1-800-NO-BUTTS and your chances of successfully quitting
will at least double."
Order Free Materials
To order FREE Helpline brochures, cards, posters and other materials,
please click here.
Public Health Service-sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline Treating
Tobacco Use and Dependence (2008)
This clinical practice guideline was designed to assist clinicians;
smoking cessation specialists; and healthcare administrators, insurers,
and purchasers in identifying and assessing tobacco users and in
delivering effective tobacco dependence interventions. A quick
reference for the guideline is available
here.
Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community
The Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community Campaign is a statewide
collaboration between tobacco use prevention, nutrition and alcohol
prevention partners. The goal is to improve the health of Californians
through changes in community stores and to educate people how in-store
product marketing influences consumption of unhealthy products.
Data was collected from more than 7,000 tobacco retailers across
58 counties. The survey looked at the marketing and availability of
healthy and unhealthy products, including tobacco, junk foods, sugary
beverages, alcohol, fresh fruit and vegetables, and milk, as well as
condoms. Here in Yuba County, 61 tobacco retailers were surveyed in the
spring of 2016.
Please visit the links below to view survey
results and media releases regarding the data.
Yuba County - Retail data
In Yuba County, tobacco products still more available than milk and
fresh fruit
Officials: Survey shows rise in e-cigarettes; called trap for youths
Local corner stores through the eyes of a Yuba County Teen