Empowering Communities: The Impact of Tobacco Retail Licensing
Discover how Tobacco Retail Licensing serves as a crucial tool for communities, ensuring adherence to tobacco laws and reducing tobacco usage. This bilingual factsheet highlights its role in regulating retailer locations, particularly near youth-centric areas, and its effectiveness in controlling tobacco advertising, offering a healthier environment for all, especially in minority and low-income neighborhoods.
Cessation Resources
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Kick it CA
Kick it CA is a free program that helps Californians kick smoking, vaping, and smokeless tobacco usage with the help of proven, science-based strategies.
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Truth Initiative
Truth Initiative is America's largest nonprofit public health organization committed to making tobacco use and nicotine addiction a thing of the past.
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CDC
The Centers for Disease Control has multiple phone numbers/text numbers in different languages that will help people quit smoking.
Other Resources
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The Tulare County Tobacco Prevention Program
Works to reduce tobacco use and protect from secondhand and thirdhand smoke in Tulare County.
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CTHAT
Maps tobacco retailers near youth-sensitive areas like schools and parks in California.
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The Fresno County Tobacco-Free Coalition
A network dedicated to reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke.
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Valley Action
Empowers rural communities in Central Valley for healthy individuals and families.
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Fight Cancer
A non-profit fighting the tobacco industry and creating resources nationwide.
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Latino Coordinating Center for a Tobacco-Free California
Aims to improve Latino health in California by reducing tobacco-related disparities.
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The Source LGBT+ Center
Offers 20+ programs supporting the LGBTQ+ community, including Mental Health and HIV Services.