California Youth Advocacy Network

Description

The California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) is statewide technical assistance and training organization dedicated to supporting youth and young adults by advocating for a tobacco-free California. CYAN provides tobacco control professionals and young people with tools and resources to advocate for tobacco-free communities. CYAN’s Youth Program is working to eliminate tobacco use in youth-rated films while also supporting communities in adopting and enforcing local tobacco retail licensing ordinances. The College Program works locally, statewide, and nationally to eliminate tobacco use and industry presence on colleges and universities by advocating for tobacco-free campus policies. Project UNIFORM, CYAN’s Military Program, seeks to create a collaborative bridge between military tobacco cessation programs and services offered by the state of California and at the national level as a means to decrease the number of service members who use tobacco. The College and Military Programs work collaboratively to provide culturally appropriate cessation services to active duty and former service members who have returned to college.

Project Directory

CA Youth Advocacy Network

This project is for the Statewide Youth and Young Adult Training, Technical Assistance and Advocacy Program from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013. The project entails the delivery of anti-tobacco training and advocacy campaigns targeted at the 18 - 29 age group. CYAN trains their participants to enact anti-tobacco policies in their cities, housing, campuses, and neighborhoods. The Project Director has been with PHFE and in this role for the last ten years.