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C. 43

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 6, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Application #28-382 with the State of California Department of Justice

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/06/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 6, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit Application #28-382 to the State of California Department of Justice, to pay County in an amount not to exceed $1,186,646 for the Tobacco Prevention Program in Contra Costa County, for the period from November 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this application could result in an amount not to exceed $1,186,646 of funding from the State of California Department of Justice for the County's Tobacco Prevention Program. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

While close to 90% of Contra Costans are non-smokers, smoking is still the number one preventable cause of death in California. Smoking causes ischemic heart disease and stroke, and also causes many different types of cancers. The University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program reports that the healthcare costs associated with smoking in Contra Costa California were estimated to be over $334.5 million in 2009. Specific populations continue to be targeted by the Tobacco Industry, and these populations are disproportionately affected by tobacco-related health disparities. In July 2017, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors adopted new tobacco control laws to protect youth from tobacco influences in the retail environment. Current funding streams do not pay for direct enforcement of these newly adopted policies.

The Tobacco Prevention Program goals are to: (1) reduce secondhand smoke exposure; (2) reduce pro-tobacco influences; (3) reduce access to tobacco products; and (4) build community capacity to address tobacco-related health disparities through community level tobacco prevention policies.

Approval of Application #28-382 will allow the Health Services Department's Tobacco Prevention Program to provide additional outreach services in the community; tobacco retail inspections to assess tobacco product availability and compliance with local tobacco retail laws; focus groups or key informant interviews with youth and young adult task force members; data analysis of key social media engagement measures; and surveys to assessment knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of youth and young adult tobacco use, through June 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this application is not approved, the County will not be able to provide additional tobacco prevention services to residents of Contra Costa County.