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Tobacco Education Program

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.

 

Remember...Keep Quitting Until You Quit For Good!

For free, confidential support on your quit journey, contact Kick It California.  

Call 1-800-300-8086  
Text “Quit Smoking” or “Quit Vaping” to 66819 
Visit www.kickitca.org  [1]
Download the No Vape or No Butts app on your device from Apple or Google Play. 

Para obtener ayuda gratuita y confidencial para dejar de fumar o vapear,

Llama 1-800-600-8191   
Textea "Dejar de Fumar" o "No Vapear" al 66819  
Visita www.kickitca.org/es  [2]

The mission of the Mono County Tobacco Education Program is to:

  • Support people in their attempts to quit smoking, vaping, and chewing.
  • Prevent initiation of new tobacco users. 
  • Minimize secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco product litter in the community. 
  • Strengthen capacity to reduce health disparities. 

Resources for Parents 

  • Smoke-Free Teen [3]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics [4]
  • The Truth Initiative [5]
  • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids [6]

Community Engagement Opportunity:

If you would like help eliminate tobacco-related health disparities in Mono County, you are invited to participate in the Mono County Prevention Coalition. On the Mono County Prevention Coalition Webpage  [7]you will find meeting agendas and notes, resources, and trainings. 

To report indoor smoking at a worksite in California, call the Mono County Health Department in Mammoth Lakes at (760) 924-1830.

Recent Articles

Smoking Cessation – The Role of Healthcare Professionals and Health Systems:   [8]

A SUMMARY OF SMOKING CESSATION: A REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL – 2020 [9]

 

Supporting Documents

PDF icon Information on marijuana secondhand smoke available here [10] (423 KB)
PDF icon To learn more about the effects of secondhand smoke and children click here [11] (242 KB)

Web Links

Tobacco Free California [12]
Flavors Hook Kids [13]
Americans for Non-Smokers Rights [14]
American Lung Association [15]
American Heart Association [16]
National Cancer Institute [17]
Tobacco Intervention Network [18]

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Source URL: https://monosheriff.org/hhs/page/tobacco-education-program

Links
[1] http://www.kickitca.org 
[2] http://www.kickitca.org/es 
[3] https://teen.smokefree.gov/
[4] https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/tobacco-control-and-prevention/youth-tobacco-cessation/behavioral-cessation-supports-for-youth/
[5] https://truthinitiative.org/
[6] https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
[7] https://monosheriff.org/public-health/page/mono-county-prevention-coalition
[8] https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/2020-smoking-cessation/fact-sheets/pdfs/healthcare-professionals-health-systems-h.pdf
[9] https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/tobacco/2020-cessation-sgr-factsheet-key-findings/index.html
[10] https://monosheriff.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/health_and_human_services/page/34484/secondhand-marijuana-smoke.pdf
[11] https://monosheriff.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/health_and_human_services/page/34484/shs_children.pdf
[12] https://tobaccofreeca.com/
[13] https://www.flavorshookkids.org/
[14] http://www.no-smoke.org/
[15] http://www.lung.org/
[16] http://www.americanheart.org/
[17] http://www.cancer.gov/
[18] http://www.quittobacco.com/