Welcome to Smoke-Free San Diego

Smoke-Free San Diego is a project of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of San Diego County, a group of local agencies and community members who fight for smoke-free air and mobilize communities to bring out policy change.

Over the past 20 years much progress has been made to protect San Diego residents and our region’s environment from the dangers associated with secondhand smoke, tobacco litter, and illegal tobacco sales.

This website charts the course of San Diego’s smoke-free movement and offers resources that promote understanding of state and local policies that keep our community healthy.

Join us in the fight for smoke-free air!

Events and Trainings

Vape Takeback

Register here.

The Power of Identity

Join the SPARC team and CYAN on April 23rd from 11am-12pm (PT) via zoom for a community forum with great discussions, games and prizes!

They will be discussing the power and importance of identity and the tobacco industry’s narrative on youth. This space will provide meaningful conversations and tactics to further youth engagement.

Register here.

Let’s Grind and Leave Tobacco Behind!

Join AMPLIFY alongside facilitator Jasmine Hooper of the American Heart Association and current AATCLC Councilmember on April 23rd from 12-1pm (PT) for a training on hosting a tobacco-free community takeover and how to target young professionals, Millennials, and Gen Z.

Learning Objectives:

  • How to utilize the California Let’s Grind and Leave Tobacco Behind Toolkit.
  • Explore the impact of the community takeover event and its community engagement strategies.
  • How to Plan a Successful Fitness-Based Tobacco Control Event.
  • Best practices for execution and logistics.

Register here.

A World First: Lessons from Santa Cruz County’s Filter Ban

Join Action on Smoking & Health on April 24th from 12-1pm (PT). Santa Cruz County is the first jurisdiction in the world to pass a cigarette filter ban. We’ll hear from one of the advocates who made it happen, as well as an expert on the tobacco product waste issue.

Speakers include: 

  • Tara Leonard, Project Director, Tobacco Education and Prevention, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
  • Dr. Thomas Novotny, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, San Diego State University (SDSU) School of Public Health, Founder, Cigarette Butts Pollution Project

Register here.

Get Involved

SDSU’s New Project; Help Keep Toxic Tobacco Waste Out of Mission Bay

The Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment are conducting a new research project to examine how tobacco product waste littered on streets and sidewalks pollutes Mission Bay with toxic tobacco chemicals and microplastics. 

They are on the lookout for passionate volunteers across San Diego County who will:

  • Commit to collecting tobacco product waste at least once within an area of your choice.
  • Record the waste you find using a smartphone app.
  • Dispose of the waste in a trash receptacle.

Sign up

Learn more.

Find The Right Resource For You

Quit Smoking Resources

Quit Nicotine Pouches with Kick It California

Free Nicotine Patches from the Asian Smokers’ Quitline

Quit Vaping with Truth Initiative’s EX Program

Ask, Advice, Refer – Resources for Health Professionals

Cannabis and Tobacco Control Resources folder

  • Women’s Experiences with Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Trends in Cannabis and Tobacco Use by Racial and Ethnic Groups Among U.S. Youth: 1991-2021
  • The Effects of Recreational Cannabis Laws on Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among U.S. Adults, 2021-2022
  • Smoke-Free Protections in the Workplace and Electronic Smoking Devices
  • California Clean Indoor Air Law FAQs
  • California Tobacco Retailers FAQs About June 2016 State Tobacco Laws
  • More

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