California Tobacco Control Program’s Policy Platform: An Intersectional Approach

We Breathe is the Statewide Coordinating Center to reduce LGBTQ tobacco-related disparities. We Breathe provides expertise on working with LGBTQ communities, preventing and reducing tobacco use among LGBTQ Californians, and addressing tobacco-related health disparities within LGBTQ communities, to help funded projects reach their goal to eliminate tobacco use by 2035 in California.

The purpose of the California Tobacco Control Program’s Policy Platform (CTCP) is designed for jurisdictions to guide what policies work for each priority population such as LGBTQ+, African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, etc. The recommendations within the Policy Platform have been informed by community voices from Key Informant Interviews, Public Intercept Surveys, Gallery Walks, and more.