San Mateo Coalition Prevails Over Stiff Opposition
Learn how this coalition strengthened San Mateo County’s Tobacco Retail License.
Case Studies and Success Stories
Change is never without its challenges, even when it will lead to improvements in the health and well-being of communities. Fighting to end tobacco use is one such challenge. So, it’s important to stay encouraged and inspired. Here you will find case studies and success stories to help keep you motivated.
Bilingual Campaign Engages Latino Community to Pass Smokefree MUH Policy in City of Riverside
Community organizers engaged residents of Riverside, a Latino-majority city of 330,000, to create a bilingual multi-unit housing (MUH) campaign that resulted in the passage of a 2022 policy requiring all apartment complexes in Riverside to be smokefree.
Glenn County Alliance for Prevention Orland Success Story
A coalition based in Glenn County used public outrage about a community event, hosted by a local tobacco retailer, to reinvigorate its coalition, engage the community and build momentum for a new city policy to protect kids from tobacco.
Day One’s Sierra Madre Success Story
A campaign led by Day One, an organization working to
improve community health and economic justice,
successfully engaged residents of Sierra Madre to build
support for the passage of a policy prohibiting smoking
in Multi-Unit Housing (MUH)- in the City of Sierra
Madre.
Tulare Success Story
Unidos Por Salud, a program of the California Health Collaborative, engaged Spanish-speaking residents of Woodlake, California, a small, rural community in Tulare County, in attempt to create support for smokefree Multi-Unit Housing.
Case Study: LGBTQ Minus Tobacco Leads Effort to Strengthen Concord TRL
LGBTQ Minus Tobacco is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit project that works with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) and allied community members to prevent tobacco addiction and reduce secondhand smoke exposure.
Case Study: Willits and Ukiah Make Progress on Tobacco Retail Licensing
The Mendocino County Tobacco Control and Prevention Coalition includes more than 30 traditional and nontraditional stakeholders working to make Mendocino County a healthier community.
Case Study: San Diegans VS. Big Tobacco
San Diegans VS. Big Tobacco was launched in spring 2021 after the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids conducted a community assessment that showed strong support for the state law that was passed in 2020 and eliminates the sale of nearly all flavored tobacco.
