RESOLUTION NO. _____________

 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE TOBACCO EDUCATION COALITION’S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY FOR OCTOBER 2004-JUNE 2007

 

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California:

 

WHEREAS, in the spring of 2003, the San Mateo County Tobacco Prevention Program (TPP) and the San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC) formed a workgroup of representatives from agencies and organizations located in San Mateo County to address the issue of tobacco use and develop a strategic plan ; and

 

WHEREAS, following one year of extensive work, the workgroup developed the strategic plan (the “TEC Strategic Plan”) which will be used to guide tobacco control activities in the years 2004 through 2007; and

 

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Strategic Plan is to collaborate with individuals and organizations to reach Healthy People 2010 goals of reducing tobacco use and reducing exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in the county; and

 

WHEREAS, the TEC Strategic Plan for San Mateo County, October 2004-June 2007, has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its acceptance and adoption, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, and having examined same, the Board of Supervisors desires to approve it;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors approves the TEC Strategic Plan for San Mateo County for October 2004-June 2007 for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo.

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