Alameda County Tobacco Control Program Records, 1988-1997

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Summary

Title:
The Alameda County Tobacco Control Program Records,
Dates:
1988-1997
Creators:
Alameda County Tobacco Control Program
Abstract:
This collection documents the activities of the Alameda County Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) from 1988-1997.
Extent:
3 cartons 3.75 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

The Alameda County Tobacco Control Program Records, MSS 97-02, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the activities of the Alameda County Tobacco Control Program (CTCP). Materials in the collection include administrative documents, correspondence, handouts, training materials, informational files, and newsletters. This collection contains a large number of documents relating to anti-smoking programs created by CTCP and other local lead agencies. Besides examples of program materials, there are also administrative materials, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Applications (RFAs) documenting the grant distribution and evaluation process. Informational materials include information on other agencies, legislation, and newsletters. The materials are divided into two series: Administrative and Program Files and Informational Files. Both are organized alphabetically by subject title and chronologically within each folder.

Biographical / historical:

The Alameda County Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is one of the local lead agencies (LLAs) designated by the California State Legislature through the California Department of Health, Tobacco Control Section to create tobacco education programs and receive Proposition 99 educational moneys. Proposition 99 was a California statewide referendum passed in 1988 that raised the excise tax on tobacco sales. Proposition 99 added an additional 25 cent tax on each package of cigarettes and a proportional tax increase on other tobacco products. This tax raised California's tobacco tax to be among the highest in the United States and designated that a portion of the tax moneys would go for anti-tobacco health education projects.

CTCP has been active in disseminating information on the California Assembly Bill (AB 13) that banned smoking in enclosed places of employment (1994). CTCP is overseen by the Tobacco Control Coalition appointed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as an advisory to the County Board of Supervisors, the Alameda County Public Health Department, and the County Office of Education. CTCP's mission includes both the Tobacco Control Coalition's mission to "make tobacco use unacceptable in the community" and the Alameda County Public Health Department's mission to "ensure the optimal health and well-being of all people." CTCP has focused on reducing workers' exposure to tobacco (AB 13), and reducing youth access to tobacco products. CTCP's actions have included surveying liquor and convenience stores' willingness to sell to minors and the placement of tobacco advertisements in liquor and convenience stores, and reducing the appeal of tobacco products to minors. They have also served as a resource for tobacco information and provided referral information for tobacco cessation programs.

Acquisition information:
The Alameda County Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) Records were given to the Tobacco Control Archives in increments by Sylvia Jimenez, CTCP Project Director, over the period of 1997-98.
Physical location:
Archives

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by UCSC OAC Unit.Date of source: July 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

The Alameda County Tobacco Control Program Records, MSS 97-02, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US