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Nevada County

Pala Tobacco Program

Sonoma County

St Mary Medical Center

No Vaping Flyer

Tobacco Free Workplace

TRL Facts Sheet

MUH Fact Sheet

Benefits of a Tobacco* Free Workplace

Protect Our Youth

YOUR COMMUNITY DESERVES TO HAVE Healthy and Smokefree Homes

Did you know? • Most Sonoma County 11th graders (86%) report e-cigarettes are easy to get . 1 • 20 Sonoma County middle and high schools made up of predominately Latinx (90%) students were found to have high vaping rates . 2

Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Secondhand smoke and vape aerosol contain harmful chemicals known to cause cancer and other health problems. Help protect the health of your employees and visitors by making your workplace tobacco free. TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACES: Make it less convenient to use tobacco and can even encourage people to quit ! Reduce healthcare costs to the company Have less tobacco litter and fewer cleaning costs TOBACCO FREE POLICIES: Clearly state where people are allowed and not allowed to use tobacco Should include all electronic smoking devices (vapes) and smokeless tobacco Can share resources to help people quit

Gardena can join more than 140 local jurisdictions in California to make apartments (and other multi-unit housing) smokefree. As Gardena residents, you can play an important role to help protect the health of your community.

Tobacco Industry Tactics Stores that sell tobacco are more highly concentrated in communities of color. In fact, tobacco companies target their products and advertising in order to appeal to the Latinx population. This includes: • Cigarette brands such as “Rio” and “Dorado” • Flavored tobacco including e-liquids in horchata, churro, and tres leches flavors What can we do to protect our youth? Requiring a tobacco retail license (TRL) to sell tobacco is a simple yet powerful tool to keep youth from using tobacco. When stores are required to have a license, they are monitored more closely, and there are fewer illegal sales to minors. A TRL can also shield against tobacco industry tactics that have resulted in Latinx populations and other communities of color experiencing greater health inequities such as higher rates of tobacco-related diseases.

There are many ways to strengthen TRL policies to protect youth, including: Restricting the sale of flavored tobacco

Did you know?

Well, of course you spend more time and money because let’s say if they have carpet you want to deep clean the carpet. Sometimes, if they’ve had shades and they have blinds and they’ve lived there for a while you can’t really reuse the blinds because they’re yellow, so there is an additional cost. GARDENA PROPERTY OWNER

WANT FREE HELP TO QUIT VAPING? Text ‘Quit Vaping’ to 66819 Call 1-844-8-NOVAPE www.novapes.org TAKING BACKOUR BATHROOMS

People living in apartments are more likely to breathe secondhand smoke . It can enter homes through vents, electrical outlets, windows, and even tiny cracks in walls. 38% of Gardena residents have experienced secondhand smoke drifting into their home. About 1 in 4 of Gardena residents live with someone who’s health has been impacted because of secondhand smoke.

(including menthol) and nicotine e-cigarettes/vaping products.

Establishing package sizes along with price minimum so that tobacco products are less affordable to youth.

• For example: Selling little cigars in package size no smaller than 5 per pack at a minimum price of $5 per pack. TRLs also promote health for all. Because tobacco retailers tend to be concentrated in low-income and communities of color, policies that reduce tobacco access will have a greater impact to ensure everyone has a fair opportunity to live a healthy, tobacco-free life.

DID YOU KNOW?

Property owners ALSO benefit from smokefree housing! » Smokefree housing reduces fire risk and lowers insurance premiums . » Save Money! Cleaning a smoker’s unit: Average Cost $5000 . Currently, Gardena residents are only protected from secondhand smoke if their housing complex chooses to implement smokefree policies. A City-wide smokefree policy helps protect all Gardena residents.

Tobacco use results in loss of productivity and more sick days for employees.

Gardena residents WANT and BENEFIT from smokefree housing! » 95% already do not allow smoking in their house. » 88% say they prefer living in a smokefree complex. » Smokefree environments make it easier for smokers to quit or attempt to quit. Join Advocates Invested in Restoring the Environment (AIRE) Coalition to become an advocate for our community and make a change on smokefree housing for everyone!

For free help quitting tobacco: California Smokers’ Helpline

Join us in making a healthier tomorrow!

Pala Tobacco PROGRAM

For SMOKERS call 1-800-NO-BUTTS Or text “NoSmokes” to 66819 www.nobutts.org

For VAPE USERS call 1-844-8-NO-VAPE Or text “NoVapes” to 66819 www.novapes.org

Example City of Healdsburg License Fee: $445/year Enforcement Authority: City Police Department

As local lawmakers, you can play an important role to having strong TRL policies in our community that will protect our youth and have a lasting impact on our health. Our Tobacco Control Program can help!

12196 Pala Mission Rd Pala, CA 92059 (760)-891-3533

To join AIRE Coalition, contact us at: airecoalition@gmail.com (562) 233-0816

In partnership with the:

preventioninfo@sonoma-county.org www.sonoma-county.org/health/

* ”Tobacco” is referring to commercial tobacco and not tobacco that is used for sacred or ceremonial purposes.

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