Hopland Tribe (Reducing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities in the Hopland Tribal Community)
About This Partner/Organization
The Reducing Tobacco Related Health Disparities in the Hopland Tribal Community
Project will have three objectives. The first is to engage the Hopland Band Tribal
members in education to voluntarily adopt a no smoking policy in their homes, by doing so
the hope is to reduce the amount of tobacco use and provide a healthier indoor
environment for tribal families. The creation and facilitation of a tribal youth coalition will
promote the importance of ceremonial/traditional tobacco use versus commercial tobacco
use. The youth coalition will provide an opportunity for learning and building leadership
skills for the youth to effectively educate their peers and advocate for tobacco control
issues on their tribal lands and beyond. The adoption and implementation of an excise tax
on the sale of commercial tobacco products will result in reduced tobacco use and will
provide long term funding for tobacco control efforts.