Tobacco Control

The Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee (TEROC) makes program and budget recommendations to the California Legislature pertaining to California tobacco control efforts, and advises the California Department of Public Health, the University of California, and the California Department of Education regarding the administration of Proposition-99-funded programs.

TEROC publishes a Master Plan for tobacco control efforts, tobacco-use prevention education, and tobacco-related disease research in California every three years.

TEROC’s 2009–2011 Master Plan
The plans goals for Prop 99-funded tobacco-related research are to:

Strengthen the state’s tobacco control program
Eliminate disparities in all aspects of tobacco control
Decrease second-hand smoke exposure
Increase utilization of cessation services
Limit tobacco industry products, activities and influence

California Adult Smoking Rate Reaches Historic Low (July 13, 2011)
CDPH News Release, PH11-031