To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Public Health Supplemental Budget in Public Health Tobacco Education Program Budget Unit (1175412) in the Amount of $41,608 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached supplemental budget for Public Health Tobacco Education Program budget unit (1175412) in the amount of $41,608 for FY 2025-26. (4/5 Vote Required)
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1001 -Support and sustain partnerships between public safety and partner agencies to enhance public safety in our communities
DISCUSSION:
Using tobacco products has a substantial negative impact on health. In Humboldt County, tobacco smoking causes or contributes to 34% of all deaths. Since 1989, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP), formerly known as the California Tobacco Control Program, has served the people of California with a comprehensive tobacco control program.
CTPP is committed to reducing tobacco disparities among populations disproportionately impacted by tobacco industry predation. In November 1988, California voters approved the California Tobacco Health Protection Act of 1988, also known as Prop 99. This initiative increased the state cigarette tax by 25 cents per pack and added an equivalent amount of tax on other tobacco products. California voters created a strong mandate for CTPP to reduce tobacco-related disparities when they overwhelmingly approved the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 ("Proposition 56"). Proposition 56 added a $2.00 tax per cigarette pack and a proportional increase to other tobacco products beginning in April 2017. Proposition 56...
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