Helpful Links

State Agencies and Organizations – Smoke-Free Policies
California Air Resources Board
The California Air Resources Board is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the Governor's Office in the Executive Branch of California State Government. The Mission of the California Air Resources Board is to promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state.
www.arb.ca.gov

California Clean-Air Project
CCAP provides secondhand smoke (SHS) specific technical assistance, training, and educational materials statewide.
www.ccap.etr.org
California Tobacco Control Resource Program
The Mission of California's Tobacco Control Section (TCS) is to improve the health of all Californians by reducing illness and premature death attributable to the use of tobacco products. Through leadership, experience and research, the Tobacco Control Section empowers statewide and local health agencies to promote health and quality of life by advocating social norms that create a tobacco-free environment.
www.dhs.ca.gov/tobacco/
The Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing
The Mission of the Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing is to help all Proposition 99 funded organizations wage effective tobacco control policy campaigns.  The center provides technical assistance in the development of work plans focused on community-norm change strategies, community mobilization, and capacity building of local communities and agencies to address tobacco control activities and wage effective tobacco control policy campaigns.
http://www.californialung.org/thecenter/
The Technical Assistance Legal Center
TALC is a clearinghouse on tobacco policy issues in California, a place for "one-stop shopping" for solid legal advice. TALC attorneys provide high-quality legal technical assistance free of charge for the tobacco policy needs of advocates, health professionals, government attorneys, and elected officials in California.
http://talc.phi.org/index.html

TobaccoSmoke.Org
TobaccoSmoke.Org is dedicated to providing the public with information on exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. The focus is on scientific assessments of air pollution levels and exposures caused by the consumption of tobacco products. The website is managed by a group of research scientists who study human exposure to environmental pollutants with many years of experience studying exposure to secondhand smoke. The aim of the site is to provide the general public with accurate and complete scientific information on:

  1. The nature of secondhand tobacco smoke
  2. The degree of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure that can occur in different situations.
  3. Environmental or behavioral factors that influence exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke.

http://www.tobaccosmoke.org/

 

San Diego County Agencies and Organizations – Smoke-Free Policies
San Diego County Tobacco Control Resource Program
TCRP is a program of Chronic Disease and Health Disparities that works to increase awareness of the health risks of tobacco use and to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke. TCRP also works to counter pro-tobacco influences, reduce tobacco sales to youth under 18 and encourage tobacco users to quit.
http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/ServiceCategoryDetails.asp?ServiceAreaID=279
San Diego Tobacco Control Coalition
The Mission of the Tobacco Control Coalition (TCC) of San Diego County is to improve and protect the health of San Diegans by promoting tobacco-free lifestyles and environments. TCC is committed to assisting tobacco users in quitting, encouraging individuals to refrain from using tobacco products, and supporting the establishment of tobacco-free policies.
http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/ServiceDetails.asp?ServiceID=628
San Diego Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition
The Mission of the San Diego Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition is to advocate for tobacco-free lifestyles and environments. Comprised of 30-plus member agencies, representing culturally and ethnically diverse groups of San Diego County, the coalition meets regularly to exchange their policy expertise, and to prioritize and participate in organized tobacco prevention, cessation and litter campaigns. Contact: American Lung Association of California, San Diego Office, 619-297-3901.
I Love a Clean San Diego
Through outreach, community involvement and example, I Love A Clean San Diego leads and educates our community to actively conserve and enhance the environment.
http://www.ilacsd.org/
Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter
The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. The organization’s San Diego Chapter is a leader in the tobacco litter abatement movement, having created the successful grassroots campaign, “Hold on to Your Butts.”
http://www.surfridersd.org/index.php