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Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes Campaign LIZ HENDRIX, MPP ALLISON HARGREAVES, MPH MAY 24, 2018

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Page 1: Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes Campaign€¦ · Despite opposition, municipalities continue to pass local ordinances regulating the sale of flavored tobacco products Planned

Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes CampaignLIZ HENDRIX, MPPALLISON HARGREAVES, MPH MAY 24, 2018

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AgendaCampaign background and intervention activities

Current policies

Data sources

Evaluation activities Ongoing Surveillance Planned Campaign Evaluation

Challenges

Other CTCP activities relating to the Flavors Campaign

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Background GoalsDecrease the availability of flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes

Prevent initiation of tobacco product use among vulnerable populations

Strategies1) Educate and inform stakeholders and decision makers about evidence-based policies and programs to prevent initiation of tobacco use (Years 1-2)

2) Support, track, and evaluate flavored tobacco product bans and other product sales restrictions (Years 3-4)

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Interventions and Activities Education Policy Evaluation Factsheets Regional Trainings Policy Strength Evaluation

Rubric

Infographics Monthly Workgroup Statewide Surveillance Surveys

Media Campaigns Best Practices Guide to Policy Adoption

Multi-Component Impact Evaluation Study

Spokesperson Campaigns Model Ordinance and Resolution

Menthol Summit Policy Tracking System

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New Proposed Policies

• The City of Beverly Hills• The City of Richmond• The City of Alameda• The City of Santa Cruz• The City of Sacramento• The City of Pasadena• The City of San Pablo• The City of Hollister

California Flavored Tobacco Policies

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Ongoing Surveillance

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CA Statewide Surveillance and In-Store Survey Data Sources

Short-term Outcomes• Indicators

• ↑ public knowledge about flavored tobacco products

• ↑ public awareness about tobacco industry’s marketing tactics

• Data Sources• California Behavioral Risk

Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)

• Online California Adult Tobacco Survey (CATS)

Intermediate Outcomes• Indicators

• ↑ local policies that regulate and restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products

• ↑ jurisdictions with policies restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products

• ↓ sale of flavored and menthol tobacco products

• Data Sources• Policy Evaluation Tracking

System (PETS)• Healthy Stores for Healthy

Community (HSHC)

Long-term Outcomes• Indicators

• ↓ prevalence and consumption of flavored tobacco products

• Data Sources• California Behavioral Risk

Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)

• Online California Adult Tobacco Survey (CATS)

• California Student Tobacco Survey (CSTS)

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30 Day Menthol Cigarette Use amongCA Cigarette Smokers

*Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study

29.1% 28.6%39.1%

44.6% 48.3%43.4%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2012-14BRFSS*

2013-15BRFSS*

2016 OnlineCATS

2017 OnlineCATS

2011-12 CSTS 2015-16 CSTS

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Flavored Tobacco Use among CA Tobacco Users, 2013-15 BRFSS*

*Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study**Other Tobacco Product category includes: electronic smoking devices, cigars, little cigars, cigarillos, snus, and hookah)

70.3%77.6%

45.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

Overall Other Tobacco Product** Electronic Smoking Device Cigar, Little Cigar, or Cigarillo

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56.3% 54.8% 58.1%

77.2%65.6%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

2013 BRFSS* 2014 BRFSS* 2015 BRFSS* 2015-16 CSTS E-Cigarettes

2015-16 CSTSLittle Cigars/

Cigarillos

Agre

e“Flavored tobacco products appeal to youth”

“People my age use [tobacco product] because they come in lots of flavors”

Flavored Tobacco Opinions

*Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study

“Flavored tobacco products appeal to youth”

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“The sale of menthol cigarettes should not be allowed”

*Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study

57.1% 58.9% 57.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

2015 BRFSS* 2016 Online CATS 2017 Online CATS

Agre

e

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“Flavored tobacco products should not be allowed"

*Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study

56.3% 54.8% 58.1%66.2% 65.6%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

2013 BRFSS* 2014 BRFSS* 2015 BRFSS* 2016 Online CATS 2017 Online CATS

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Retail Availability of Menthol Cigarettes - HSHC

Statewide: 94.5% Statewide: 92.2%

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Retail Availability of Flavored Tobacco - HSHC

Statewide: 79.4% Statewide: 81.8%

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Surveillance Summary Between 30-40% of CA adult and youth cigarette smokers are using menthol cigarettes

70% of CA tobacco users of non-cigarette tobacco products are using flavored products

Over half of CA adults and 2/3 of CA high school students agree that flavored tobacco products are appealing to youth

Over half of CA adults agree that menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products should not be sold

Retail availability has remained high for both menthol cigarettes (> 90% of retailers) and flavored tobacco products (> 80% of retailers) in CA

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Planned Campaign Evaluation

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Flavors Campaign Evaluation StudyObjective: Assess the effectiveness and impacts of policies on restriction of menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products

A multi-component quasi-experimental design

Intervention Group6-8 cities or counties which have adopted

local legislated policies related to restricting the sale and marketing of

menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products

Control Group6-8 comparable cities or counties without adoption of menthol and

flavors related policies

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Evaluation Study – Component 1Online Youth and Young Adult Survey (age 15-29)

N=3000

Interventionn=1500

15-17 n=500 18-29 n=1000

Controln=1500

15-17 n=500 18-29 n=1000

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Evaluation Study – Component 1Data collection:

◦ Online survey instrument will measure:

Data analysis: ◦ Compare outcomes between intervention group and control group◦ Assess impacts of flavored restriction policies and the quality of policies on outcomes

Current Use

• Cigarettes• Other tobacco products• Menthol cigarettes• Flavored tobacco products

Attitudes

• Towards products• Towards policies

Availability

• Products in stores• Promotion of products in

stores

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Evaluation Study – Component 2Retail Store Observational Survey

300 tobacco retailers

Intervention150 retailers

Control150 retailers

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ChallengesRetail sampling decisions

Rating different policy types

San Francisco Referendum

Geographic distribution of policy locations

Lack of flavors use data for youth

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Other CTCP Flavors Work

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Summary Estimated use, opinions, and availability of menthol/flavored products remains similar to previous years in surveillance data, but may change as additional policies are adopted

Over half of Californian adults support the regulation of flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes

Despite opposition, municipalities continue to pass local ordinances regulating the sale of flavored tobacco products

Planned evaluation study will target key locations and better assess the impact of menthol and flavor policies

CTCP’s evaluation of the Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarette campaign is strengthened by ongoing surveillance, media, and education activities

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Acknowledgments We would like to thank the members of our team here at CTCP who have supported the work of the Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes Campaign, especially members of the Surveillance and Evaluation Section, Community and Statewide Intervention Section, and Media and Communications Section. Additionally, we would like thank our partners across the state working on this initiative, including the staff of the Stanford Prevention Research Center, RTI, and all the local tobacco control projects in California working on the problem of flavored tobacco. Finally, we would like to thank our funders at CDC.

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Questions?L IZ HENDRIX , MPPPROGRAM CONSULTANTCALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMLIZ [email protected] .GOV

ALL ISON HARGREAVES, MPHCAL-E IS FELLOWCALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMALL [email protected] .GOV