Advocating for a
Healthier California
The California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) advocates with and for youth and young adults to create equitable, sustainable change to advance overall community health.
What’s New
Commercial Tobacco Use Fact Sheets
CYAN is pleased to announce the release of a six new youth and young adult population-specific factsheets. Each factsheet features inclusive language and imagery, and provides information on the unique challenges, prevalence data, industry targeting, and best practices to offer support and cessation to young people within that community.
Myths + Realities Campaign
Two new materials for youth and young adult audiences were created on vaping devices and nicotine pouches. The materials provide corrective information in a myth/reality format and provide links to youth-specific cessation resources. The materials are available in factsheet, poster, and fact card formats.
Educational Materials
College Tobacco Treatment Trainings
CYAN is hosting regional tobacco treatment trainings for college student health and mental health professionals. The trainings will provide an overview of young adult tobacco and nicotine use, strategies for behavior change, and tobacco cessation best practices. The trainings are no cost and free CEUs are available to RNs. The first training is scheduled for Friday, August 14th from 9:00am – 4:00pm at Sacramento City College. For those outside the Sacramento area, CYAN is seeking feedback on future training locations.
Smoke and Tobacco-Free College and University Report Card
Annually, the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) releases a College and University Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policy Report Card, which reviews and assesses current tobacco use policies at 233 public and private colleges and universities in the state. The purpose of this Report is to reveal tobacco use policy trends on campuses in California. Additionally, the aim of the Report Card is to educate and encourage college decision makers to adopt comprehensive smoke and tobacco-free policies that promote health and wellness for all members of their campus community.
New Resources on Youth Cannabis Use in California
Youth Cannabis Use:
Rates and Trends
This new fact sheet highlights California youth cannabis use rates and trends. Findings are from the 2024 California Youth Tobacco Survey.
Audience: Adults, including public health professionals, parents, educators, and decision makers.
Youth Cannabis Use: Products and Trends
This fact sheet highlights cannabis products most commonly used by young people as well as language used to discuss cannabis.
Audience: Adults, including public health professionals, parents, educators, and decision makers.
Supporting engagement and advocacy.
youth and young adult
Supporting youth and young adult engagement in public health advocacy initiatives. CYAN’s Youth and Young Adult Program supports the development of youth-adult partnerships and building the capacity of young people to to effectively advocate for positive social norm change in local communities.
college
Through training, education, and support, CYAN is partnering with student and public health advocates to eliminate tobacco and tobacco industry presence on California college and university campuses.
emerging tobacco and cannabis
Youth and young adults are more likely to use new and emerging tobacco, nicotine, and cannabis products than any other age group population. In order to combat this reality, CYAN provides support and resources to organizations striving to prevent young people from substance use.
Resources
CYAN supports tobacco-free prevention and advocacy throughout the California. We provide resources such as program-specific educational materials, tools, and fact sheets as well as web-based trainings to increase knowledge and capacity of tobacco control advocates.
Educational Materials
CYAN’s educational materials are designed for youth and young adults. The goal of these materials is to increase awareness of the realities of new and emerging tobacco products, prevent tobacco use, and encourage quit attempt among young people.
Fact Sheets & tools
A variety of fact sheets, tools, and materials are available for youth, young adult, and tobacco control advocates working to limit tobacco in local communities. The resources range from informational fact sheets to tools to support community engagement and advocacy activities.
online Trainings
CYAN utilizes web-based technology to provide a range of training opportunities for individuals advocating for smoke/tobacco-free policies as well as those promoting quit attempts. Trainings are available for youth advocates, college students and staff, and military health professionals.