Adolescent Health
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NACCHO has a long history of helping LHDs address adolescent mortality and morbidity. The goals of the program are to build NACCHO's capacity to address adolescent health needs and to enhance LHDs' ability to identify and meet the health needs of adolescents in their communities.
According to CDC, tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death for adults in the United States. Tobacco use poses a large threat to adolescent health as well, as each day nearly 1,200 teens become daily cigarette smokers. Local health departments can play a key role in preventing adolescents from initiating tobacco use through activities and initiatives which educate youth about the risks of tobacco use, facilitate peer and other interventions, promote policies to limit tobacco use, and engage community partners to limit adolescent access to tobacco. More » The Tobacco Control Compliance Check Program targets approximately 200 retail outlet stores selling tobacco products in the 1,700 square mile Southwest Utah health district. The program was started to produce a “zero sale” result in relation to minors for all compliance checks. Program staff work towards meeting this goal by providing consistent and effective retailer education classes, conducting quarterly compliance checks, and negotiating class participation from stores that have sold to minors. In 2001, the tobacco buy rate to minors was over 20 percent. Since program implementation in 2002, the tobacco buy rate to minors has dropped to four percent. More »
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