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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 5, 1994 (70)+..s or CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA TITLE: California Smoke -Free Cities 1994 Leadership Award MEETING DATE: October 5, 1994 PREPARED BY: Kirk J. Evans, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: None required. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi has played a significant leadership role in eliminating smoking in public places. California Smoke Free Cities describes Lodi as the first city in California to require restaurants to be 100% smoke-free. Lodi's Smoking Pollution Control ordinance set a precedent as well as a standard for cities across California and the United States to follow. It is interesting to note the City of Lodi and Los Angeles were considered for this award at the same time; Los Angeles is also receiving this award. When Los Angeles staff were informed of this honor, they had to be assured that Lodi would also receive an award. The California Smoke -Free Cities 1994 Leadership Awards Program honors 21 California cities that have been at the forefront of the shift from health damaging to health promoting environments. Representatives from California Smoke -Free Cities will be available to present this award, and a video will also be shown. FUNDING: None required. Respectfully Submitted, I / Kirk J. Evans Administrative Assistant to the City Manager CCCOM002/TXTA.TLP APPROVED THOMAS A PETERSON City Manager J cc i Up��JN7�, • tit ns 194V) Aptwvq W 4 xyd 'HNOHd NULLY LINT V Unk) SYN a'! N NI(N h t.�.�• ��D�1 � ��� a�3t�wo� ON SHA U PQA==l 14 ITd URM Ili old . n rVCl1 ^ ` r £9LL-yZ£ (9 16) XY3 LIOL-LL£ (916) OZ£L-t£Zt6 VIu3gIM 'Mv2waS 9t.9-snauZt6 "H Qd �7 r- Now3S Nouowoxd 8L'I n Wou ftOl � v,� xXvd Xvd Xvd MIG xvd xv-4 Kfosw . @,-�, % 2 g: IOd NOILMOIJ FLIVE-SHO xoIj KILI:90 t6-Zij-B.9 03-I1-94 C9: 39)9 FHA DHSARITH 0 ',"'`i..i IMNI�! M.AL t Aoat-k'txand fax tranunittal memo 7+871 =.'= r.oe. r 9aG Z2-/S�8 �'•• 9 333- a �' ` PRCMdiIBH 9 July a, 1994 Jack Sieglock City of Lodi 22: W. Pine Street Lodi. CA 95240 Dear Mayor Sieglock: POI AUG 03'94 ' Iplt h■�Ne SItIN : I.S. lu NM : Samoa4limrl1 Gila saxt:rml lit via W1 On behalf of the California Smoke -Free Cities Advisory Committee t am pleased to notify you that the City of Lodi has been choaen to receive a California Smoke -Free Cities 1994 Leadership Award. California Smoke -Free % ities is sponsored by the California Healthy Cities Project in partnership with the League of California Cities and Americans for wrnsmokers' Rights, managed by the Western Consortium. for Publ a HRalth, supported by the Department of Health Services using furda generated by Proposition 99. The City of Lodi was placed in nomination for this award by the San Joaquin County Public Health Services and the Gold Country Tobacco Prevention Coalition based on the leadership demonstrated by the Council through the passage of a smoke-free ordinance and the strength displayed in the face of opposition to such an ordinance. Twenty-two cities from a field of sixty nominations were selected by our Advisory Committee to: this award. To honor your city for its leadership in tobacco control, a representative from the California Smoke -Free cities partnership will present your council with a commemorative award at a city council treating, acheduled at your convenience, during the months of September or October. In an effort to draw an much media attention as possible to this event, we nave arranged for the production of a vidro news release that will feature mesuagea from former Surgeon General C. Everett Kemp and Frviron:nental Protection Agency Adminismtrator, Carol Browner. in thi© video your city will be cited for it -.n lradershio in protecting the pub'_ic'o health from environmental tobacco smoke. The videc will be transmitted to all television atationa in the United States and will be pitched to all the local stations acrvinq your c-ty. Your city will ileo receive a :ropy of this video to uue un local cable television and to use for publicity purpometi. Ideally the tape will be aired in conjunction with local :redia coverage of the recognition event in your city. Your city will also be featured in a opecially denigne-d brochure .hat will be dist.rihuted etatewidr_. In the rear Future we will contact you to arrange a date and time for the presentation creremmany. We will be working closely with your county health department and other uupportero of the city's AUG -03-1994 08: 91t., P. Ell 68-03-94 09:39AV FROM DHGAIAITH PROMOIION P02 0 - ordinance to insure a handsome attendance at the presentation event. I would like to extend congratulations to you on behalf of all the California Smoke -Free Cities partners, the Department of Health Servicao and the Wentern Connortium for Public Health. We applaud your city's effort to address the public health issue of tobacco use, and we look forward to working with your city administration and community supporters to. create a celebration of your accomplishment. Sincerely, i!�" Anne Klink Project Coordinator California Smoke -Free Citiao CC: City Manager 5 Y d 'ham _ -.' r C iL moi. :i C C �•�' '^ •L �> C � � •7 i 7 J •Y. y C C >. O L n %' C V! •� � .� �� � u .J. n to = � J •J .. .J � � r J f , �" i 1 CAUEORNIA HEALTHY CITIES PROJECT 3 t �'- A 1., e° ,• q y Hid} 'J �" 1 " r, '� 1 j HALiAeF rwIT1h10Jacf , LODI In 1990, Lodi enacted a remark- able tobacco control ordinance, and may have since experienced every procedure possible in municipal regulation of tobacco: ordinance adoption, referendum petition drive, active referendum campaign, cunvic- cion of a local business for failure to post signs and an appellate court decision upholding the law. Led by the initially unsuspecting mayor, the community faced a storm of protests stirred up by the tobacco industry, labeled all such efforts meddling by outsiders, and resoundingly supported the ordinance. When the dust finally settled, Lodi had ostensibly become the first city in California to require restaurants to be 1001% smoke-free. LONG BEACH 42l, Perseverance. that's Long leach. In four years the council enacted two ordinances. The First was challenged. then adopted in revised form. 'fhe second, a more comprehensive ordinance banning smoking in most public: places including restaurants and workplaces, was approved by 68146 percent of Lung Beach voters in 1994. The city restricts access to tobacco products by minors as well as advertising and prunwting tobacco products. In persevering, the council acted in accord with the recon unen- dations of the city's Quality of life Committee. Lost ANuri.I:s The whole world was watching When Los Angeles prohibited smoking in its 11.000 restaurants. Celebrity chefs waged a flamboyant media campaign to discredit the ordinance. But tobacco control in this, one of the world's largest cities. had a tenacious sponsor who had 1wen fighting Against the tobacco industr %"tactics of n►anipulation and propaganda to divert attention away from the health issue" since 11)75. Although .t wbacco industry sponsored court challenge has been filed. this impor- tant safeguard a► the health of nearby 4.000.000 «%idents rcmaim in place. PARADISE Who would have guessed that this small town in rural. independence. minded Butte County would be an early leader in tobacco control? Facing the threat of recall elections. the town council adopted a strong ordinance in June 1991. When the measure was put to the ballot. health concerns proved stronger than anti -regulation arguments. The voters approved the ordinance despite anti -ordinance forces having a G to I campaign funding advantage. 'Ilse bitter, personal harassment of health profissionals that occurred during the controversy foreshadowed struggles in other cities. REDDING Redding is the largest city in Californias northern Sacramento Valley but it looms even larger in the annals of Californias tobacco control history. Redding'% implementation of Shasta County's comprehensive tobacco ordinance, even before an advisory vote, was an example of city - count• ceopcrat ion at its bast. Following holdings ]cad. the county's other two cities also implemented the county ordinance making Shasta County the fiat California county to protect all of its citrons—even the imhihing, hoswling. and bingo -playing arcs—front saeundh.tnd snu►ka in :dl public places and workplaces. RoSI-Vil I E �. Roseville, the largest population center in Placer Count►•. was one of the first California cities to a•ffeatively protect the public front environmental tobacco smoke. Engaging residents and Moine%% leaders in the policy making process, the city council built support for loll°tp smoke-free enclosed public places. restaurants. and workplaces. An acknowledged leader in promoting healthy lifestyles fior its residents. the CM., of Rowville promotes contmunirw efforts conccrn- ing tobacco use prevention and cessation education. MV, SAC.RAMEN-fO In the states capital, the city and county tackled smoking regulation jointly through the existing city - county Environmental Commission. The city's smoke-free ordinance became ctYcctivr first because the referendum petition drive funded by the tobacco industry was carelessly implemented and tailed to qualify in the city though not the county. Sacramentos mayor called it "llte sloppiest petition drive 1 have ewer seen". The early campaign in Sacramento --it was 1990—high- lighted the importance of the details of referendum pruccdures and gained wide publicity for the potentially disarming technique of providing a phase-in period for restaurants. SALINAS Decision nt.tkcr% in Salinas, an agricultural community and the• largest city in the \lontcrey Bay region. recognized the potential impact of a strung tobacco control ordinance on nearby communities. Careful exploration of options led m a strong ordinance with surprisingly minor compromise•. Restaurants and wurksites were required to lie smoke- free. rc%taurant bars would become smoke -tree after a phase-in period: smoking in bowling centers—popular places with youth—was restricted: and tobacco vending nuichntes were b.tnncal. SAN FRANCISCO .1. Community involvement was key u► the November 1993 passage ol' a tough no -smoking Loy in one of the world's favorite tourist destination%. The San Francisco ordinance is the fruit of an ethnically diverse aualition. coumnitte•d public officials, and .0 willingness to compromise in order to maintain an uphill clinch to.1 snu►ke- frcc city. Despite a lawsuit filed by Philip Morris. %ignitving how seriously the tobacco industry regards the implications of San Francisco's ordinance, a public infonnation campaign is underway in four I:utguagcs to inform the public ah0Ut Ilia provisions of the law. 1 '� •y Y 1 1.� � � J .. r r = V ^ 7 Z .i SIC � � •: � y � r• 's ' ': � � ' j •� � r'Jt •,•ms's„ . N 7 3 v L. ; � � w •:, J • •s t 'J' :f. 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Ultimately, we can look back in ten years and see not only if we have become a healthy city, but also, perhaps. a model American city ...The Healthy Cities process is a vehicle for getting there:' -Philip Hawkey, City Manager, City of Pasadena "Healthy Cities provides us with a forum to participate in joint problem -solving for the common good. It is an excellent vehicle for citizen involvement and community participation." -George Caravalho, City Manager, City of Santa Clarita "When I first heard about the Healthy Cities Project. I realized that we as a city did many things that were already "healthy." The question was — how could we tie these activities together to become a Healthy City? By going through the process, we've learned how to open new doors throughout the community, allowing us to bring focus to issues important in San Ramon." -Patricia Boom, Councilwoman. City of Sart Ramon CALIFORNIA HEALTHY CITIES PROJECT The California Healthy Cities Project is part of a growing intemational public health movement which focuses on the city and its total environment --including the physical surroundings, economic conditions, and social climate --as an arena for health promotion activities. The Project advocates that the public, private, and voluntary sectors work in concert with community residents to identify and address health priorities and related issues of livability. The development of responsive public policies, which preserve and promote individual and community health, is key to the Healthy Cities approach. California Healthy Cities: • utilize a collaborative, participatory approach to community improvement; • join a circle of individuals and municipal leaders who are actively involved in creating healthy cities; • receive staff support and programmatic resources to develop and implement programs and policies which address locally -identified priorities; and • gain access to consultants with expertise and municipal experience in problem -solving, community-based health promotion, and coalition building. 0 ,, Healthy City activities have included: • the advancement of community -wide strategies to create a "tobacco free city", • the provision of adult literacy and English -as -a -Second Language programs to assist with living skills; • the development of a Quality of Life index that will gauge community livability against a number of quantifiable variables; and • the preservation of community open space along with the development of parklands and recreational amenities. I. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT To encourage municipal leaders to adopt abroad definition of health, recognizing the contribution of education, living conditions, employment opportunities, and support services to individual and community well-being; To promote a style of municipal governance that involves all sectors and which embraces ethnic and cultural diversity as part of a commitment to full community participation; and To foster collaborative community partnerships to identify and respond to health concerns and related issues of livability. II. BECOMING A CALIFORNIA HEALTIIY CITY ♦ Orientation Session Periodically, the Project sponsors orientation sessions which cities interested in being considered for formal participation, are required to attend. This interactive session includes: • orientation to the Healthy Cities concept and the California model; • guidelines for the development and implementation of a local project; • suggestions for forming a steering committee which represents a variety of sectors within the community; • discussion of needs assessment techniques and tools; • explanation of the national health objectives, Elealthy People Year 2(M. and their application within cities; • suggestions for project topics and related implementation activities; and • assistance with identifying logical fiat steps for organizing a local Healthy Cities effort. 0 pt Each participant will receive extensive resource material. This information will assist with the development of local Healthy Cities efforts, recruitment of key community stakeholders, and promotion of the local project. Workshop materials include the Project's Healthy Cities Resource Guide, an introductory videotape, and informational brochures for community distribution. These tools have been designed based on the experiences of the Project's first ten Charter Cities. ♦ Application Application for formal Project participation begins with the successful completion of the following steps: passage of a city council resolution that endorses participation in the California Healthy Cities Project and reflects commitment to the Healthy Cities concept; identification and recruitment of local steering committee members; and submission of a project description and workplan. It is expected that these steps will be taken within six months of the city representative's attendance at an orientation session. Project staff are available to provide consultation and assistance throughout the conceptualization and development of the application. At the request of interested cities, Project staff will meet with city officials, potential steering committee members, and community leaders prior to the submission of the application. ♦ Requirements of Participation California Healthy Cities agree to: attend Project -sponsored regional and statewide meetings; participate in the evaluation of the Project, both statewide and locally; and share resources, strategies, and experiences with participants in other cities as well as the statewide Project. Tile designation of "California Healthy City" covers a one year period and will be renewable annually. Although participation in the Project usually begins with the design and implementation of a specific project, the process of creating a healthy city is envisioned to be an ongoing commitment to a collaborative, participatory style of governance. HL SUPPORTING HEALTHY CITY EFFORTS A variety of services accrue to cities that become participants. Among these are: • Staff Support - Project staff are available for telephone -assisted and on-site consul- tation; • Technical Assistance - The Project assists with implementation activities within the city *, e.g., technical consultation or assistance with activities such as coalition building or fundraising techniques; funds to print and distribute project information; or to employ a part-time student intern; • Program Resources- The Project provides a comprehensive Resource Guide, a wide array of reference materials; and access to a computerized database on Healthy Cities - type projects; • Leveraging Opportunities -The Project provides assistance to cities in their efforts to secure external resources for local projects; • Marketing - The Project furnishes camera-ready Project logo artwork, as well as a videotape on the Project, brochures, informational handouts, and promotional items to assist with local marketing and public relations efforts; and • Funded Travel - The Project funds travel by participating city representatives to the Project -sponsored annual meeting.* * subject to availability of statewide Project funds and the city's need IV. RECOGNIZING HEALTHY CITY ACHIEVEMENTS Annually, the Project will recognize the accomplishments of California Healthy Cities. Recognition will be given to cities for work in a variety of categories, including: • programmatic emphases • innovative strategies • creative partnerships • effective use of resources • related achievements consistent with the healthy Cities philosophy, e.g. ordinances passed, changes in service delivery For additional information on becoming involved in the California Healthy Cities Project contact: California healthy Cities Project P.O. Box 942732. Mail Stop 675 Sacramento. CA 94234.7320 (916) 327.7017 I .ix 1916► 324-7763 CATOANIA HEuTm, CITIEse ECT 1�t.. CALIFORNIA HEALTHY CITIES SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARCATA A community center. providing physical and social activities. was the focus of a year-long process by steering committee members and residents. Funding was obtained for design services and an architectural firm prepared a schematic plan of the building and the adjoining rive -acre site. • Steering committee members served as the citizen input component for an integrated solid waste management plan. developed to comply with legislation for identifying various methods of source reduction. The plan involves recycling and composting. management of special waste. and educational programs for residents on disposing of hazardous waste. BERKELEY A multi-year effort. Berkeley has increased community input and involvement for achieving a safe. attractive. and economically vital neighborhood for the Telegraph Avenue/Southcampus area. During their first year. Berkeley conducted over 1.600 :Mobile Crisis Team contacts: over 500 instances of graffiti removal: over 750 contacts with homeless persons. and over 200 contacts with studentsiresidents regarding safe sex, HIV information. As a result. the area has seen a 260o decrease in violent crime arrests and a 360,u reduction in arrests for assaults. CHICO Based on a community -wide initiative. Heuldn• Chico Aids 2000. efforts focused on youth nutrition and health promotion. Chico conducted nutrition education for over 1.000 students in 11 grade- K-6: 3 public lectures for over 300 residents: an in-service nutrition training for 30 teachers. and .. K•12 school dietary analysis. In addition. 3 nutrition and health resource centers were established and 2 youth -focused billboards were sponsored per month. Data for a 5th grade nutrition survey is currently bang compiled and analyzed. DUARTE Duarte is currently initiating a blood drive and bone marrow registry. Businesses are being encouraged to adopt policies which allow employees time -off for donations. Over 300 children have been vaccinated at Duarte's Immunization Fain which have been conducted in partnership with local health care providers. a service club and the Duarte Unified School District. Over 12t! residents have participated in an Earthquake Preparedness Night. learning how to prevent propert,, damage and personal injury. The City of Duane was selected as a test site for distribution of the Wellness Guide. an 8u -pain illustrated book on how to stay well developed by the School of Public Health at the UniversiiN of California. Berkeley. and the Office of Prevention of the California Department of `vlenta'. Health. Duarte mobilized over 100 volunteers to deliver English and Spanish versions of the 4urd, to all 8.000 households in the city. In 1991. the city was the recipient of the League of California Cities' Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for this community wellness program. The Californi Healthy Cities Project was recognized as a partner in this award. ESCONDIDO Escondido is currently developing a database of indicators for alcohol problems within tht. community The database will support and advance alcohol policy directions established by the cin council. as well as provide a valuable monitoring and evaluation tool for prevention policies and strategies as they are implemented in the future. ESCONDIDO Thr 44 -member La Vida Buena Coalition in Escondido worked within the community (cont.) during a year-long process to develop culturally -appropriate health promotion programs to address health and wellness needs affecting the city's Latino population. Activities included a needs assessment, a survey of 305 members of the target population. and the development of programs to increase physical activity and promote nutrition education. Escondido received a 3 - year grant from the California Department of Health Services to carry out their efforts. Over 60 copies of the needs assessment were distributed throughout the community and to coalition members. The city also incorporated bilingual (SpanisivEnglish) signage into their Master Plan for Parks and Recreation. LONG BEACH A city-wide campaign to educate the public about transmission and prevention of HIV infection included a workplace education program designed to inform workers and employers about AIDS. A S5.000 grant from Kaiser-Permanente Community Service Fund helped to implement the project. An "AIDS in the Workplace" Conference was held for 30 local employers. focusing on legal and psycho -social issues of employing people with AIDS. MONTEREY PARK The city's Literacy for All iVanterey Park (LAMP) program serves approximately 300 residents learning English as a second language (ESL) and the functional)y-illiterate using a 100 -plus volunteer teaching staff. Monterey Park incorporated tobacco education into ESL classes, reaching 50 students, and coordinated with the Alhambra Health District to reach an additional 100 ESL students. A U.S. citizenship workshop for 61 immigrants was also sponsored. OAKLAND Oakland is currently developing a Youthline as a resource for referral and advice for Oakland's youth. Current efforts entail the securing of resources including grant funding; recruitment of volunteers; design of a multi -cultural promotion campaign; and development of a training component. OCEANSIDE Oceanside is conducting a community -wide effort to improve the safety and appearance in a demonstration neighborhood through positive community-based projects. The city conducted a bi-lingual survey of over 200 residents and developed a program entitled "Community Begins With Nle!" to address graffiti abatement and award home beautification efforts. PALM DESERT Palm Desert is currently implementing a Gatekeeper program to identify at -risk seniors for neglect, abuse, improper medication, and financial exploitation. The program is conducted in partnership with the Riverside County Office of Aging, postal employees, local banks and refuse collectors. • The city updated its Multi -Function Hazard Plan as pan of an on-going focus on injury prevention, distributed a city newsletter highlighting emergency, disaster preparedness information to 25.000 residents; and the Emergency Service Coordinator conducted training for 3 communities including 225 residents and 150 employees of local businesses. • A safety belt campaign in the city resulted in increased usage of 13 percent The campaign was conducted in partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education and the Riverside County Sheriffs Department with funding from a S16.000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Computer software for tracking injuries within the City of Palm Desert was also developed and is being used to target additional injury control efforts. 2 PASADENA Pasadena produced the Quality of Life Inder which will be used for targeting community needs and resources and implementing health promoting policy. It was based on extensive community consultation. involving residents. a broad-based steering committee, technical advisory panels. special interest and neighborhood discussion groups. and city department heads. Fifty-five performance measures included a wide variety of factors which influence community life such as arts and culture. education. health. employment and housing. The entire Consensus Set of Indicators. recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. were incorporated into the In.Am and one-third of the Index objectives addressed Healthy People 2000 objectives. Over 3.600 copies of the Index have been distributed in Pasadena. as well as throughout California and beyond. PITTSBURG Three hundred at -risk youth in Pittsburg received education and outreach services to prevent gang -related activities. and a 20 -act talent contest between 2 rival junior high schools was sponsored. A city -county partnership to promote moderate physical exercise among their at -risk populations received funding from the California Department of Health Services. Grant funding was received from the California Office of Traffic Safety to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety in partnership with Contra Costa County. ROHNERT PARK A 100 percent smoke-free restaurant ordinance was passed. An intern visited 62 restaurants and provided business owners and employees with table tents and buttons to help inform customers about the ordinance. Rohnert Park's Tobacco -Free Business Project reached 500 local businesses with free educational materials. self-help guides. assistance in developing worksite policies. and smoking cessation classes. The Business Project received S150.000 in grant funding from the California Department of Health Services' administered Proposition 99 (tobacco tax) monies. Rohnert Park conducted a key informant survey of over 120 individuals to assess health and human service needs within the community. as well as the barriers which are likely to inhibit residents from using such services. Members from a cross-section of the community formed an advisory committee. Technical assistance was received from California State University. Sonoma. The top priority needs included a supervised activity center for youth. an integrated effort to coordinate substance abuse education. treatment and prevention programs: and a multi -service center to provide one-stop access for health and human service needs. A 1995 community calendar. focusing on health related topics. has been designed. It will be dist-ibuted to over 7.000 students. ROSEVILLE Roseville surveyed approximately 130 clients in the Women. Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program to learn about their behavioral risk factors and need for additional services. produced a monthly cable television series entitled "City of Roseville Health Talk." available to 17.000 households: and distributed a city newsletter highlighting the Healthy Cities concept and their action plan to 53.900 residents. SAY FRANCISCO Focusing on the Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco has assessed the level of immunizations for children up to two years old and developed a plan for increased education and timely immunisations. Outreach to residents has included advertising and informational flyers in five languages (Cambodian. Chinese. Spanish. Vietnamese and English); and promotional messages printed on milk cartons and grocery bags. provided by a local grocery chain. encouraging on-time immunisations. r SAN RASION S:,_)unon's first year efforts focused on increasinareness of the health risks associated with the use of tobacco products. including a pre- and post-test of local business owners' knowledge of local tobacco ordinances. Over 80 percent of the city's businesses were visited and provided information on the city's ordinance as well as restrictions on tobacco sales to minors. SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita Educated Communities United in Response to Emergencies (SECURE) trained over 3.500 families for 72 hours of self-sufficiency following a disaster. In addition. an emergency preparedness guide was distributed to over 60.000 residents. • Santa Clarita dedicated a new portion of the city's walking trail/open space development plan in conjunction with its first annual "Healthy Cities Day:' attended by over 200 residents. In addition. a city -sponsored walking program enrolled 300 residents. SOUTH EL MONTE As a result of a grassroots health promotion effort, over 1.000 children were immunized in the City of South EI Monte during an 18 month period by offering evening clinics at its senior center. Partners in this effort included the Los Angeles County Health Department and medical professionals who volunteered their time. WEST HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood is currently publishing a community newsletter in three languages (Russian. Spanish and English) for linguistically isolated families. Articles focus on culturally appropriate information on health, safety and municipal resources. • West Hollywood opened an Adult Day Health Center, serving 50 participants daily — 25 people with AIDS and 25 elderly persons » in partnership with the Los Angeles Free Clinic. The Center was the first in the state and the nation to serve both populations. West Hollywood published 3,500 copies of a 25 -page Long Term Care Guide. The Guide focused on services available for people living with AIDS and was distributed to city residents. NEWLY PARTICIPATING C1TiES CHINO HILLS As a first initiative. Chino Hills is establishing a mentoring program in partnership with the Youth Accountability Board of the San Bernardino County Probation Department. CHAMP (Chino Hills Advisory and Mentoring Program) will pair an adult volunteer mentor with either a high school student or a first-time, non-violent juvenile offender to encourage connections with counseling services, trainings, jobs, and recreation opportunities while also completing Probation Department requirements. Volunteers will also be recruited and trained to till positions on the Youth Accountability Board and to serve as mentors. CHI.LA VISTA With a focus on young people. Chula Vista's goal is to increase youth involvement and participation in the production of a newspaper, produced for youth by youth. Articles will focus on important health and social issues such as nutrition, physical fitness. preventing unwanted pregnancies. HIWAIDS, and drug and alcohol prevention. PALM SPRINGS Palm Springs first initiative will focus en strategic planning and community consensus building. creating a common vision and identifying the processes which can improve quality of life. Objectives include the deve!opment of a vision statement; completion of a community health assessment. an environmental scan, and the Civic Index (developed by the National Civic League); designation of priority areas for program development; and an implementation plan for 1995-96. .-. W .» ... __ ...... ,. 4