Tobacco Use Prevention Programs

Public Health uses Proposition 99 tobacco tax funds to conduct tobacco control activities including the Tobacco Education Program, Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Sonoma County, and the Sonoma County Peer Leaders Advocating for Teens (SPLAT).

Tobacco Education Program
Focuses on monitoring compliance of tobacco sales laws and eliminating self-service displays of all tobacco products, implementing smoke-free outdoor dining areas, offering smoking cessation programs, and increasing the capacity of middle and high schools to obtain state tobacco education funding.

Coalition for a Tobacco-free Sonoma County
Comprised of various community-based organizations involved in community health education against tobacco use. Members assist in the development and implementation of community tobacco control efforts and provide a united voice to respond to the tobacco industry.

Smoke-free Sonoma County Information
The goal of the Smoking and Secondhand Smoke ordinance is to improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Sonoma County by promoting a healthy, smoke-free environment, eliminating the hazards of secondhand smoke in public places and multi-unit housing, decreasing healthcare costs, and reinforcing healthy lifestyles.