about VC ASH

The Ventura County Action on Smoking and Health (VC-ASH) is a local coalition of individuals and organizations whose purpose is to protect the lives and health of Ventura County residents.  We focus on the harmful effects of tobacco products, secondhand smoke, emissions from electronic smoking devices and the tobacco industry’s product marketing towards youth and youth vaping.  

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(VC-ASH) has spearheaded many public policies addressing the three priority areas and the global tobacco epidemic.  The VC-ASH has successfully informed the adoption of several local tobacco ordinances that provide protection from exposure to second-hand smoke; regulate the sale of tobacco by requiring tobacco retailers to obtain a tobacco permit as engaging community members to address tobacco control issues in their communities.
The Ventura County Action on Smoking and Health (VC-ASH) is an advisory body (consisting of agencies, organizations and individuals) whose mission is to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Ventura County by mobilizing a broad-based network of community organizations and committed individuals. In order to accomplish this, VC-ASH will provide leadership and facilitate community mobilization to educate, advocate, and develop policy.
The Ventura County Action on Smoking and Health Partnership is committed to the de-normalization of tobacco use in Ventura County through policy change and community participation.