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
Save the Date - Youth Quest 2025
Youth Quest 2025 will be held at the Sacramento Sheraton Grant Hotel and State Capitol on Monday, March 10th. Registration for this event will open on January 6, 2025.
Youth Quest is an annual event hosted by CYAN to celebrate and promote youth advocacy in tobacco control. Youth Quest provides an opportunity for youth advocates to demonstrate their commitment to a tobacco-free California, learn about current tobacco control efforts, and build their advocacy skills by sharing their local work with legislators.
New Fact Sheets - Youth Tobacco Use and Oral Nicotine Products
available for adult audiences, These materials are designed to increase awareness of youth tobacco use and new and emerging products young people may be using.
The Youth Tobacco Use fact sheet highlights prevalence data from the 2023 California Youth Tobacco Use Survey.
The Oral Nicotine Products fact sheet offers an overview of the different types of products currently or previously available in the US marketplace that may attract new youth and young adult users.
The Zyn fact sheets provides information on the trending oral nicotine pouch. All materials are available in English and Spanish-language versions will be released in early August.
2024 California Smoke and Tobacco-Free College and University Report Card
In June 2024, CYAN released the annual College and University Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policy Report Card, which reviews and assesses current tobacco use policies at 232 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.
SUMMARY REPORTS
Public and Private College and University Report Findings
Public College and University Report Findings
Private College and University Report Findings
Hispanic-Serving College and University Report Findings
Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Findings
Rural (Public) College and University Report Findings
Supporting engagement and advocacy.
youth
Empowering California’s youth to create tobacco-free environments. CYAN’s Youth Program supports the development of youth-adult partnerships in order to effectively advocate for 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
Youth and young adults are more likely to use new and emerging tobacco and nicotine 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 tobacco 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.