It's Time to Finish the Fight Against Tobacco

California has been a leader in the fight against tobacco - but we havent't finished the fight. Did you know that four million Californians

still smoke and tobacco remains the #1 cause of preventable death and disease?

More work must be done to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. Here are some of the areas where we feel still face challenges:

Areas of challenge:

Tobacco Price Manipulation

Increasing the cost of tobacco is the single most powerful way to decrease smoking rates and prevent young people from starting, yet California has one of the lowest tobacco tax rates in the country. Learn more about how the tobacco industry manipulates cigarette prices to get smokers hooked

Protecting Californians from Secondhand Smoke at Work

One in seven California workers is still exposed to secondhand smoke on the job due to loopholes and exemptions in the state Labor Code. Learn more about how California has fallen behind in protecting workers from secondhand smoke.

Resources:

Secondhand Smoke and Tobacco Pricing Fact Sheets

The information on these downloadable factsheets will help you motivate others to take action against tobacco.

Presentations from State and National Experts

Powerpoint presentations from tobacco control national and statewide experts.

Partnerships

Connect to organizations and foundations that are committed to the prevention and control of tobacco use.

View our Highlights of the Tobacco Control Regional Forum

Tobacco control experts share information about how California can do better to ensure that all communities are equally protected from secondhand smoke and the predatory marketing of tobacco companies.

Tobacco Control Call to Action YouTube Video