Success Stories

Find out more about exciting activities happening around the state! Read grantee Success Stories on the following topics:

Strategies for Policy and Environmental Change (SPArC) case summaries
Communications
Evaluation
Timelines & Fact Sheets
Partnerships & Collaboration
Policy
Wellness

Strategies for Policy and Environmental Change (SPArC) case summaries

Summaries

• Overall SPArC evaluation summary
• Douglas-Coos SPArC evaluation summary
• Klamath SPArC evaluation summary
• Lane SPArC evaluation summary
• Linn-Benton-Lincoln SPArC evaluation summary
• Multnomah SPArC evaluation summary
• Yamhill SPArC evaluation summary

Communications

Earned Media

• Grant County: Blue Mountain Eagle Article - Smokefree Cars
• Hood River County: Hood River News Article - Tobacco and Smoke-free Facilities, Parks and Forests
• Klamath County: Herald and News Article - Healthy Klamath Initiative
• Multnomah County: KUNP News Piece - Multnomah County's Sweet Deceit Campaign (Spanish)
  
• North Central: The Dalles Chronicle Article - The Economics of Addiction
• Siletz Tribe: Zeb Payne promotes the health of the community.
• Umatilla County: Oregon Public Broadcasting Article - Umatilla Tobacco-Free County Properties
• Union County: The Observer & Baker City Herald Article - Smoking Prevalence in N.E. Oregon
• Warm Springs Tribe: Spilyay Tymoo Article - Healthy Agenda for Prevention Coordinator

Social Media / Web Presence

• Deschutes County: Store owners are impacting their community.
• Jefferson County: Madras Truck Stop owner has resisted industry pressure to allow ads in her store.
• Polk County: Facebook Post on Smokefree Cars Generating Large Response

Evaluation

• Columbia County: Tobacco Retail Assessment - What's for sale in our Community?
• Marion County: Tobacco Retail Assessment Presentation to Health Department Leadership
  
• Statewide: Smokefree Oregon 2020 Campaign Evaluation Summary Final Report (pdf)
  
• Statewide: Tobacco and Alcohol Retail Assessment Evaluation Final Report (pdf)
  

Timelines & Fact Sheets

• Crook County: Tobacco-Free Timeline
• Douglas County: LiveWell Factsheet
• Klamath County: Tobacco-Free Timeline

Partnerships & Collaboration

• Klamath County: TPEP Collaboration with Local Fire Department
• Malheur County: Establishing Groundwork by Building Relationships
• Tillamook County: A Series of Collaborative Opportunities & Relationship Building

Policy

Housing

• Clatsop County: NW Housing Authority Tobacco-Free Efforts
• Washington County: Cornell Estates Implements a 100% Tobacco-Free and Smokefree Campus

Outdoor Venues

• Baker County: Baker City Passes Ordinance for Smokefree City Parks
• Clackamas County: Estacada Tobacco-Free Parks: A Community Effort
• Coos County: Tobacco-Free National Night Out Event Policy
• Harney County: Smokefree County Fair Properties
• Jackson County: Medford Citizens Enjoy Tobacco Free Parks
• Josephine County: Smokefree Transit
• Lake County: Tobacco-Free Silver Lake Park and Fire District Properties
• Morrow County: Smokefree Rodeo

Private Business

• Yamhill County: McMenamins Hotel Oregon Goes Completely Tobacco-Free

Retail

• Benton County: Corvallis Gazette-Times Article - Electronic Cigarette Ordinance

Schools & Universities

• Linn County: Community Group Coming Together to Encourage School Districts in Linn County to Adopt Policy Restricting Electronic Smoking Devices in Schools
• Multnomah County: PSU Smoking/Tobacco Policy Timeline
  
• Wallowa County: Wallowa School Board policy to prohibit the use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs on school grounds or while participating in school sponsored programs and activities.

Wellness

Cessation

• Coquille Indian Tribe: Nasomah Wellness Program Cessation Success
• Curry County: Curry Community Health Offering Smoking Cessation Program

Worksite

• Cow Creek Tribe of Umpqua Band of Indians: Cow Creek Health and Wellness hired a Wellness Programs Coordinator to design and implement a corporate wellness program.
• Multnomah County: Healthier Vending Initiative: Partnering for Better Options