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The Tobacco Prevention and Education Program or “TPEP” is a local Lead Agency coordinating tobacco control efforts in Solano County since 1990. TPEP is a program of the Health Promotion and Education Bureau within Solano Public Health. TPEP focuses on these major areas:
• Countering the influence of the tobacco industry
• Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke
• Reducing the availability of tobacco
• Promoting tobacco cessation services
• Building local assets to support local tobacco control efforts.
Every three years, TPEP conducts a community-based assessment to identify the local priorities for tobacco prevention with a focus on policy and community norm change. TPEP maintains a community coalition to advise TPEP. Priorities for 2010-13 include:
• Reducing secondhand smoke exposure in muti-unit housing
• Building community assets through providing training and resources to the Solano County Tobacco Education Coalition and other tobacco prevention advocates
• Educating the public and key opinion leaders about the harmful health effects of menthol cigarettes and how tobacco companies use menthol and flavored tobacco to target youth and minorities, and thus motivate and mobilize youth groups and community organizations to support the Food and Drug Administration regulation of menthol cigarettes and the use of artificial flavorings in other tobacco products.
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Please view our website for information about the dangers of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, promoting smoke-free housing, quitting smoking and other related topics.
Check out smoke-free housing information for Property Managers and landlords to learn and understand the importance of offering smoke-free housing. For renters, learn about your rights as it pertains to smoke-free housing.
Learn about the Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC), which is an advisory group to the Solano County Health and Social Services, Tobacco Prevention and Education Program to help reduce tobacco use in Solano County.
Want to quit? Follow this link to information
about Quit Smoking resources and
other sites to help kick the habit. |
Masthead photos by Brian Moore
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Tobacco is the number one preventable cause of death, killing 780 Solano residents each year.
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This site is made possible by funds received from the California Department of Public Health, under agreement #07-48. |
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