Resources
The Tobacco Endgame Center provides a wide variety of tools to bolster any community organizing or engagement campaign. From Midwest Academy Strategy Charts to fact sheets and training webinars, you will find what you are looking for to engage your community in policy and organizing campaigns.
by category (default) | alphabetical order | reverse chronological order
Community Engagement and Organizing
Community Organizing & Engagement Training Series: Fundamentals of Organizing Presentation
Community Organizing & Engagement Training Series: Fundamentals of Organizing Presentation
How to Find and Contact Your Legislator
Finding and contacting your legislator can be difficult and if you are expecting to find a direct email address – you probably won’t. Here is how to find your legislator and their contact information quickly – as well sample text to edit for a personal impactful message.
Midwest Academy Strategy Chart
After choosing your issue, fill in this chart as a guide to developing strategy. Be specific. List all the possibilities.
General Resources
Community Organizing and Engagement Training Series: Building and Maintaining Effective Coalitions Presentation
AHA Policy Brief – New and Emerging Tobacco Products & the Nicotine Endgame
The Role Of Robust Regulation And Comprehensive Tobacco Control And Prevention The advent of new tobacco products, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and the dramatic rise of their use especially in adolescents and young adults is of significant concern. E-cigarettes have now become the most popular tobacco product for youth and adolescents in the United
Media Advocacy
Sample Message to Your Legislator – Tobacco Kills Too Many
Subject: Tobacco Kills Too Many Californians To edit the text below copy and paste the text into your email. Dear Assembly member (Name)/Senator (Name), Please help lead California to a healthier place by addressing the tragic harm done by tobacco and the tobacco industry in this state. While it is true that California has come
Letter to Editor Sample Teen Epidemic in COVID Pandemic
Subject: Topic The sample call to action is designed for coalition partners and community members. Tobacco tax funded projects cannot ask decisionmakers to pass tobacco control policies. Remember, when adding your personal connection, local ask and recent news stories, the letter should stay under 250 words, or the publisher’s requirements, which may be less. To
Letter to Editor Sample Disproportionate Impact
Subject: Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color and Impacts to Rural and Low-Income Californians The sample call to action is designed for coalition partners and community members. Tobacco tax funded projects cannot ask decisionmakers to pass tobacco control policies. Remember, when adding your personal connection, local ask and recent news stories, the letter should stay
Letter to Editor Sample COVID19 and Tobacco
Subject: Topic The sample call to action is designed for coalition partners and community members. Tobacco tax funded projects cannot ask decisionmakers to pass tobacco control policies. Remember, when adding your personal connection, local ask and recent news stories, the letter should stay under 250 words, or the publisher’s requirements, which may be less. To
Social Media
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Capitol Information & Education Virtual Day of Action Raising Our Voices Against Tobacco All Social Media Materials and Posts Download Microsoft Word document version.
Policymaker Twitter Handles
Spreadsheet of assembly members twitter handles. Download Microsoft Excel document version.
Success Stories
Teen Win Against Flavored Tobacco Sales in the City of Adelanto, CA
Teen Win Against Flavored Tobacco Sales in the City of Adelanto, CA
Partnership with African American Community Helps Keep Flavored Tobacco Out of Youth Hands in Oroville, CA
Partnership with African American Community Helps Keep Flavored Tobacco Out of Youth Hands in Oroville