[HealthyTribes] Just Published: Oregon's Tobacco 21 Impact Evaluation Report

[Gerdes Megan E]

Today, the Oregon Health Authority announced promising short-term outcomes of Senate Bill 754 (2017), which raised the age of purchase for tobacco and vaping products in Oregon from 18 to 21 years.



OHA found a significant decrease in youth (aged 13-17) and young adults (aged 18-20) who have started using tobacco since the law took effect Jan. 1, 2018. The evaluation also shows a decrease in young adults' perceived ease of access to tobacco and vaping products.



Increasing the tobacco sales age to 21 is an important part of a comprehensive, coordinated tobacco prevention approach that will help keep kids from ever starting to use tobacco. The law works best when paired with other protections such as increasing the price of tobacco, creating smoke-free environments and schools, and providing lots of help to quit in the doctor's office and elsewhere.



The report is attached for your convenience and available online as a pdf here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/Oregon-Tobacco-21-Impact-Evaluation-Report.pdf.



The Oregon Health Authority sent a press release announcing the findings this morning, which is available online here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Pages/Early-Results-Fewer-Youth-Smoking-Since-Tobacco-21.aspx.



Please feel free to share the impact evaluation report with your colleagues and social media followers. A few proposed social media posts for Facebook and Twitter are attached for your use.



For more information please contact Karen Girard, karen.e.girard at state.or.us<mailto:karen.e.girard at state.or.us>, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section Manager at the Oregon Public Health Authority.



Thanks,

Megan

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Megan E. Gerdes, MPH
Health Promotion Strategist
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Public Health Division
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
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