TECC Technical Assistance Portfolio 2023-2024

Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project

Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

SUPPORT SMOKEFREE OUTDOOR AREAS IN YREKA

SUPPORT SMOKEFREE OUTDOOR AREAS IN WEED

The Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project asked residents of Weed, CA, what they think about secondhand smoke in outdoor public areas .1 Most believe the health of the community would improve if parks and outdoor spaces were smokefree. Here’s what we found:

The Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project asked residents of Yreka, CA, what they think about secondhand smoke in outdoor public areas .1 Most responded they believe drifting secondhand smoke and tobacco litter are problems in their community. Here’s what we found:

92% of respondents believe tobacco products are harmful to people’s health.

77% of respondents support a local policy or law that makes outdoor recreation and work areas smokefree.

59% of respondents believe their city council should take action on tobacco.

92% of respondents believe tobacco products are harmful to people’s health.

69% of respondents believe people are entitled to smokefree workplaces, even if these sites are outside.

59% of respondents support a local policy or law that makes outdoor recreation and work areas smokefree.

• There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is toxic and can cause cancer. 2 • Breathing secondhand smoke can increase your risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. 2 Why is it important to have smokefee outdoor public areas?

• There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is toxic and can cause cancer. 2 • Breathing secondhand smoke can increase your risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. 2 Why is it important to have smokefree outdoor public areas?

• Even outdoors, you can be exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke if someone is smoking nearby. 3 • Breathing secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes or vapes is also harmful to your health. 4

• Even outdoors, you can be exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke if someone is smoking nearby. 3 • Breathing secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes or vapes is also harmful to your health. 4

Smokefree outdoor public areas are good for everybody! They: Help keep our community beautiful and reduce toxic tobacco litter.

Smokefree outdoor public areas are good for everybody! They: Help keep our community beautiful and reduce toxic tobacco litter.

Demonstrate positive behaviors for youth. Encourage people to quit using tobacco.

Demonstrate positive behaviors for youth. Encourage people to quit using tobacco.

As local community leaders, you can play an important role to protect the health of ALL Weed residents. For more information, contact Siskiyou County Public Health at phinfo@co.siskiyou.ca.us

As local community leaders, you can play an important role to protect the health of ALL Yreka residents. For more information, contact Siskiyou County Public Health at phinfo@co.siskiyou.ca.us

SOURCES 1. Public Opinion Poll for Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project 2022.

SOURCES 1. Public Opinion Poll for Siskiyou County Tobacco Education Project 2022.

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Let’s Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free: Your Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2014. 3. Cameron, M., et al. Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Outdoor Dining Areas and Its Correlates, Tobacco Control Journal. 2010. 4. California Tobacco Control Program. What you need to know about all secondhand smoke and vape. 2019.

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Let’s Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free: Your Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2014. 3. Cameron, M., et al. Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Outdoor Dining Areas and Its Correlates, Tobacco Control Journal. 2010. 4. California Tobacco Control Program. What you need to know about all secondhand smoke and vape. 2019.

©2023. California Department of Public Health. Funded under contract #21-47.

©2023. California Department of Public Health. Funded under contract #21-47.

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