Contra Costa County Office of Education

Resource: Let's Talk About Tobacco—One Conversation at a Time!

Please view the Conversation Starter deck created by the TUPE department. It is designed to help parents and caring adults start conversations with their teens about tobacco. The deck is available in English and Spanish.

Download Conversation Starter Deck

Family & Community Engagement Webinar Series

2022-2023 Webinar Series

• Supporting Young People Struggling with Tobacco and Other Substance Use (March 16, 2023)
• Tobacco Impacts Youth Mental Health (January 24, 2023)
• Vaping and Teens 101 (Fall 2022)

2021-2022 Webinar Series

• Youth-Adult Partnership in Action (May, 2022)
• Putting the Target on Big Tobacco (January 27, 2022)
•  Tobacco, Vaping, and Cannabis & Teens: Everything Adults Need to Know (September 23, 2021)

2020-2021 Webinar Series

• CourAGE Youth Health Coalition Student Showcase (May 28, 2021)
•  Alcohol, Cannabis and Prescription Drug Expert Panel (March 30, 2021)
•  Tobacco-Free 2021: New Year, New Laws, New Quitters (January 21, 2021)
•  Attending to the Needs of Oneself & Others (November 19, 2020)
•  Vape Pens & Teens: What Our Community Needs to Know (September 29, 2020)

If you would like to request a Conversation Card Deck be mailed to you, then please fill out our online request form.

Si desea solicitar que se le envíe por correo cartas de conversación, completa nuestro formulario de solicitud.

For Parents/Families

• Parents and other adults looking to help young people quit should text "QUIT" to (202) 899-7550. Learn more at BecomeAnEx.org.

• Evolution of E-Cigarettes/Vape Pens (with photos)

• E-Cigarettes, What's the Bottom Line? English | Spanish

• Tobacco-Free California

• Flavors Hook Kids

• Stories of Inequity

• Request a parent/family presentation