Policy
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Tobacco Cessation
A
Statewide Strategy For Smoking Cessation in California / California
(March 2002)
Produced by the California Tobacco Control Alliance.
A
Report to the 2005-2006 California State Legislature Analysis
of Senate Bill 576:
Health Care Coverage: Tobacco Cessation Services / California
(2005)
This report provides an analysis of the medical, financial,
and public health impacts of SB 576, a bill to mandate coverage
of tobacco cessation services, as introduced on February 18,
2005 and subsequently amended and transmitted to the California
Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) in draft form on July
21, 2005. The bill went to Governor Schwarzenegger and was
vetoed.
Tobacco Control
Compendium
of Tobacco Control Policy Examples (October 2002)
This compendium is designed to assist states in preparing
to implement annual action plans with a stronger policy focus.
It contains both state and local policy initiatives that produce
results toward one or more of the CDC program goals: 1) Prevent
the initiation of tobacco use among young people; 2) Promote
quitting among young people and adults; 3) Eliminate nonsmokers’
exposure to secondhand smoke; 4) Identify and eliminate the
disparities related to tobacco use and its effects among different
population groups. Compiled by the Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials.
Higher
Cigarette Taxes: Reduce Smoking, Save Lives, Save Money (Updated
September 2005)
A virtual packet of information and data sources (including
background material, fact sheets, press releases) related
to cigarette excise taxes. Available through the Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids.
Raising
Cigarette Taxes Reduces Smoking, Especially Among Kids (January
2005)
The cigarette companies have opposed tobacco tax increases
by arguing that raising cigarette prices would not reduce
adult or youth smoking. But the companies' internal documents,
disclosed in the tobacco lawsuits, show that they know very
well that raising cigarette prices is one of the most effective
ways to prevent and reduce smoking, especially among kids.
Available through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
State
Cigarette Tax Increases Benefit Lower-Income Residents (June
2004)
Because smoking levels are highest among people with low incomes,
the cigarette companies try to argue that cigarette tax increases
are regressive taxes that fall disproportionately hard on
lower-income persons. But this argument turns reality upside
down. Higher smoking rates among lower-income groups means
that lower-income families and communities are now suffering
the most from smoking and will, consequently, benefit the
most from any effective new measures to reduce smoking, including
increased state cigarette taxes. Available through the Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids.
Strategic
Thinking on State Tobacco Tax Increases (2003)
Developed by SmokeLess States, this document is designed to
assist public health advocates in recognizing and weighing
strategic decisions that must be made before beginning a campaign
to increase tobacco taxes at the state level.
Toward
a Tobacco-Free California: Strategies for the 21st Century
2000-2003 (January 2000) / California
This publication highlights lessons learned by California’s
Tobacco Control Program over the past 10 years and sets forth
policy and budgetary recommendations for the future.
Published 2005–2008 · Reviewed 10 August 2026