104350. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) Smoking is the single most important source of preventable disease and premature death in California. (2) More than 30 percent of coronary heart disease cases are attributable to cigarette smoking. (3) More than 30 percent of all annual cancer deaths are attributable to smoking, with […]
104355. The following definitions shall apply to this article: (a) “Grantee” means any public or private nonprofit entity approved by the department or the State Department of Education to receive funds pursuant to this article. Grantees may include, but are not limited to, hospitals, community clinics, local health departments, voluntary health organizations, Indian tribes, colleges […]
104360. The following target populations, at a minimum, shall be the focus of the campaign implemented pursuant to this article: (a) School-age youth and their families in the schools and in the community. (b) Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian-Pacific American populations, pregnant women, and current smokers. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. […]
104365. (a) There is hereby created the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee in state government that shall advise the department and the State Department of Education with respect to policy development, integration, and evaluation of tobacco education programs funded under this article, and for development of a master plan for the future implementation of […]
104370. The committee shall be advisory to the department, the University of California, and State Department of Education for the following purposes: (a) Evaluation of research, school- and community-based programs funded under this article as necessary in order to assess the overall effectiveness of efforts made by the programs to reduce the use of tobacco […]
104375. (a) To prevent tobacco-related diseases and diminish tobacco use, the department shall establish within the department a program on tobacco use and health to reduce tobacco use in California by conducting health education interventions and behavior change programs at the state level, in the community, and other nonschool settings. (b) The department shall conduct […]
104380. (a) Funds appropriated to the department for local lead agencies for purposes of this article shall be allocated prospectively, on a quarterly basis in accordance with this section. (b) No local lead agency shall be allocated less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). (c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties not […]
104385. (a) The department shall award and administer grants for projects directed at the prevention of tobacco-related diseases. The purpose of the grant program is to conduct health education and promotion activities targeted to high-risk persons and groups in order to reduce the number of persons beginning to use tobacco, continuing to use tobacco, or […]
104390. (a) The department may provide program support services to local tobacco use prevention programs, that shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Data collection. (2) Educational materials. (3) Evaluation. (4) Technical assistance. (5) Training. (6) Transfer of information among programs. (b) Services funded under this section may be […]
104395. The department shall expand the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program contained in Article 6 (commencing with Section 124025) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 as follows: (a) Any child between birth and 90 days after entrance into first grade, all persons under 21 years of age who are eligible for […]
104400. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each county health department or city health department as provided in Section 16800 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be the lead local agency for its county. The local lead agency shall have the overall responsibility for the success of the programs funded pursuant to […]
104405. Local lead agencies shall obtain the involvement and participation of local community organizations with special experience and expertise in community health education against tobacco usage, including representatives of high-risk populations. Local lead agencies shall include in their plan submitted pursuant to Section 104400 a description of how they shall fulfill this requirement. Representatives of […]
104410. The following goals and priorities shall govern funding services provided under this article pursuant to local plans: (a) The provisions of preventive health education against tobacco use aimed at targeted populations, including pregnant women, mothers of young children, and minorities, school dropouts, and other school-aged youth who would otherwise be unserved. (b) The provisions […]
104415. (a) Local lead agencies shall attempt to ensure that preventive education against tobacco use for targeted populations is provided in a way that reaches all geographic areas of the county. (b) In choosing among eligible service providers available to serve the targeted populations described in subdivision (a), the local lead agency shall give priority […]
104420. The State Department of Education shall provide the leadership for the successful implementation of this article in programs administered by local public and private schools, school districts, and county offices of education. The State Department of Education shall do all of the following: (a) Provide a planning and technical assistance program to carry out its […]
104430. (a) The State Department of Education shall make available funds appropriated to it from the Health Education Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund for the implementation of Section 104420 according to the following schedule: (1) (A) Not less than two-thirds of that amount shall be awarded to local educational agencies. Funds […]
104435. County offices of education that receive funds pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 104420 shall do all of the following: (a) Provide technical assistance and training to school districts and consortia of school districts regarding planning and preparation of antitobacco programs plans pursuant to State Department of Education guidelines. (b) Provide for appropriate coordination between school […]
104440. Local lead agencies shall be ineligible for awards under the competitive grants program, unless the local lead agency is participant within a consortium of community-based organizations or nonprofit organizations. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
104445. In awarding grants under the competitive grants program, the department shall give preference to all of the following: (a) Nonprofit or community-based organizations. (b) Current contractors that meet both of the following requirements: (1) Have demonstrated effectiveness and capacity in providing tobacco education services. (2) Serve populations and areas with substantial unmet service needs. […]
104450. (a) The State Department of Education shall develop a common reporting format for districts receiving tobacco-use-prevention funds under this article. (b) The format required by subdivision (a) shall be designed to provide annual data on all of the following: (1) Tobacco-use-prevention education program expenditures. (2) Tobacco-use-prevention education program instructional and other services to targeted […]
