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THE MISSION

The mission of the Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC), following our funding renewal in June 2024 from the Tobacco Related Disease Research, has been refined to reflect the data gathered in our first 5 years. When first created, the NCPC aimed to gather, understand and promote the thoughts and feelings of rural California residents on tobacco and cannabis policy via large scale surveys across 11 counties of the San Joaquin Valley and adjoining mountains. 

The center has been at the forefront of examining the impacts of tobacco and cannabis use and engaging the community through surveys and workshops to gather data that can inform existing and new policies. This involves collaborations with county health departments and community-based organizations

As we look to the next 5 years, we aim to embolden community partners and share policy-influencing data in the long battle against the pervasive use of tobacco and other inhalants, helping work towards reducing tobacco-related diseases and deaths in this overlooked and underserved region of rural California. The Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) is part of the Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI)

 

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

The NCPC is partnering with several key community organizations in the San Joaquin Valley. Click the logos below.

The NCPC will work closely with CDPH members and local Public Health Departments to identify crucial policy issues within the 11 counties and help with research recruitment and diseminating our findings.

The California Health Collaborative  is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization based in Fresno, committed to enhancing the quality of life and health of people in California, particularly the underserved and under represented. 

The Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Capacity Building Project aims to build the capacity of school-based TUPE programs across the state by using a collaborative approach to highlight model programs and best practices, share resources, and support data-driven continuous improvement efforts. 

 

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COVID-19 News

VOICES OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

  What concerns me the most about smoking and vaping now, is the vaping - the E-cigarettes. Those are flavored and they makes kids think that its OK, because it's flavored. A lot of people don't see danger in things that look and tastes good. They don't know how deadly or addictive it could be.
- Necola Adams, Merced Resident.

 

TOBACCO AND NICOTINE EFFECTS ON COVID-19

Please review the attachments below for information in both English and Spanish, summarizing the emerging literature on COVID-19 and the effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. The literature is evolving as research on COVID-19 is rapidly emerging and disseminating; these reports and fact sheets will be updated regularly. Click the Images for the full PDF and Watch the Retro Report documentary featuring Dr. Anna Song:

COVID-19 REPORT NCPC Uc Merced AprilCOVID-19 and smoking NCPC UC Merced

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