Tupe/Tobacco Education

Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) is a comprehensive evidence-based program​ for students in grades 6th through 12th. The purpose of the TUPE program is to reduce youth tobacco, cannabis, and vape use by helping students make healthy decisions through classroom-based curriculum, youth engagement activities, one-on-one intervention support, and cessation support through referrals and group support.

Grantees use the funds for the enforcement of Tobacco-Free School Policies, administration of the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), and support for other activities that prevent the use of all tobacco products by youth.

TUPE funding originates from tobacco tax revenue CA Prop 99 & 56.

Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) County Technical Assistance (CTA)

County Technical Assistance Funds grant is provided to county offices of education for leadership, administrative oversight, training, and technical assistance (TA) to all local educational agencies in the county. TA focuses on: tobacco-free school policies, support to LEAs on tobacco-use prevention education and instruction, staff professional development, family and community engagement, interagency partnerships, cessation support and referrals, and program assessment. A portion of TA funds are to be directed to identifying and reducing disparities among disparate youth populations.

TUPE CTA funding originates from tobacco tax revenue CA Prop 99 & 56.

Student Services

Prevention

• You and Me, Together Vape-Free
• Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
• CATCH My Breath
• Project ALERT

Intervention

• Brief Intervention
• Healthy Futures/MY Healthy Future
• YVAPE

Cessation

• Kick It California
• Drug Free Kern
• Kern Family Health Care Cessation Classes

Youth Development

• Students Working Against Tobacco
• California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)
• California Friday Night Live (FNL)

Family and Community Engagement

Resources

• Know the Risks
• CATCH My Breath
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Vaping

Professional Development and Events

• TUPE Save the Date
• KCSOS Professional Learning

Program Administration

• California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
• California Youth Tobacco Survey (CYTS)
• Tobacco-Free Policy
• TUPE Gems
• TUPE Canvas

Technical Assistance and Requests

• TUPE Drive
• Request TUPE Services
  Examples – Tobacco Free Policy Signs, Presentation (Students or Parents), Tabling Events, Resources, Youth Engagement Supplies etc.

California Tobacco Control Program

Summary Introduction:
The California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is a program of the California Department of Public Health. For nearly 30 years, CTCP has led the fight to keep tobacco out of the hands of youth, help tobacco users quit, and ensure that all Californians can live, work, play, and learn in tobacco-free environments. It is the longest running, most comprehensive tobacco control program in the nation.

Kern County’s Focus:
The Kern County Tobacco Prevention Program serves a mostly rural area in the Central Valley with a significant Hispanic/Latino population.

Resources
Kern County Public Health – Tobacco Prevention Program
Students Working Against Tobacco
Tobacco Free Coalition of Kern County