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Home My WebLink About2016-09-07 City Council Work SessionAgenda City Council Work Session City of Edina, Minnesota Edina City Hall Community Room Wednesday, September 7, 2016 6:15 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Joint Meeting With Edina Community Health Commission IV.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli$cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: September 7, 2016 Agenda Item #: III. To:Mayor and City Council Item Type: Reports / Recommendation From:Jeff Brown, Community Health Administrator Item Activity: Subject:Joint Meeting With Edina Community Health Commission Discussion, Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None requested. INTRODUCTION: Discussion of 2016 Community Health Commission work plan and activities. Presentation and discussion of 2017 work plan topics by Community Health Commission members. ATTACHMENTS: Description Tobacco 21 Information Tobacco 21 Presentation and Slides 3-1-16 Increasing the tobacco purchase age to 21 Raising the purchase age to 21 will prevent youth tobacco use and save lives. THE BEST WAY TO REDUCE THE HARM OF TOBACCO IS TO PREVENT KIDS FROM STARTING • Almost 90 percent of addicted adult smokers started smoking by age 18.2 • Increasing the age gap between kids and those who can legally buy tobacco will help remove access to tobacco products from the high-school environment. Minnesotans agree that kids shouldn’t use tobacco products – and more can and should be done to make sure they don’t. A national consensus is growing to prevent addictions and future health problems by raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports this movement. According to a 2015 report from the Institute of Medicine, increasing the legal age to purchase tobacco will mean fewer teenagers starting to smoke. For example, research predicts a 25 percent reduction in smoking initiation among 15-17-year-olds alone following such an increase.1 Adults support raising the tobacco purchase age to 21. • A 2014 national survey shows that 75 percent of adults favor increasing the minimum purchase age for tobacco to 21.4 • Even 70 percent of smokers are in support of raising the minimum legal age.4 Big Tobacco actively recruits replacement smokers to guarantee profits. • The tobacco industry heavily targets 18-to-21-year olds with menthol and candy flavoring, magazine advertisements, product design and packaging, and event sponsorships and promotions.3 1 Institute of Medicine. Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products. National Academy Press. 2015. 2 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2012. 3 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Increasing the minimum legal sale age for tobacco products to 21. https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0376.pdf. 4 King BA et al. Attitudes toward raising the minimum age of sale for tobacco among U.S. adults. Am J Prev Med. 2015. 5 Kessel Schneider S et al. Community reductions in youth smoking after raising the minimum tobacco sales age to 21. Tob Control. 2015. 6 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2014. 7 Abreu-Villaca Y et al. Short-term adolescent nicotine exposure has immediate and persistent effects on cholinergic systems: Critical periods, patterns of exposure, dose thresholds. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003. 8 Slikker W Jr. et al. Mode of action: Disruption of brain cell replication, second messenger and neurotransmitter systems during development leading to cognitive dysfunction – development neurotoxicity of nicotine. Crit Rev Toxicol. 2005. State and local governments are taking action to increase the minimum legal age and protect youth. Nicotine may harm adolescent brain development. • The state of Hawaii and at least 125 localities in the United States have raised the age to purchase tobacco to 21, including New York City, Boston and Kansas City. • One city in Massachusetts found that tobacco use among high-school students fell by nearly half after raising the age to 21.5 • Nicotine is addictive, and adolescents are especially vulnerable to the health impacts of tobacco use.6 • The adolescent brain is negatively impacted by nicotine, and its long-term effects are a significant public health concern.7,8 Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation is a coalition of Minnesota’s leading health and other interested organizations. We share a common goal of saving Minnesota youth from a lifetime of addiction to tobacco. Each year in Minnesota tobacco use is responsible for more than 5,100 deaths and almost $3 billion in preventable health care costs and 90 percent of adult smokers started before the age of 18. Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports policies that reduce youth smoking and help end the death and disease associated with tobacco use. must be21 to purchase A Tobacco-Free Generation in Edina: Tobacco 21 Caleb Schultz, MD, MPH Community Health Commission Primary Prevention is Key •Preventing youth from starting to smoke is essential to reducing smoking prevalence •When do adult smokers start? –90% before age 18 –95% before age 21 –100% by age 26 •Many smokers transition to regular use during the ages of 18-21 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2012 Kids get tobacco from older peers •Older youth smokers (18-19) are a major supplier for younger kids •63 percent of 12 to 17 year-olds who smoked in the last month gave money to others to purchase cigarettes for them •Benefits of raising tobacco purchasing age to 21 for people born between 2000-2019: •10% reduction in smoking-related mortality •223,000 fewer premature deaths •4.2 millions fewer years of life lost •50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer •25% Drop in Youth Initiation (15-17 year olds) •12% Drop in Overall Smoking Rate overtime •12% Drop in Prematurity •16% Drop in SIDS Needham-MetroWest High School Smoking Study •Current smoking decreased by 50% in Needham •Frequent smoking decreased by 65% in Needham 18–20 year olds purchase only 2% of cigarettes sold, but are 90% of the supply of addictive tobacco to younger kids. Growing Momentum •In the last two years over 180 cities in 12 states covering 60 million people have raised their minimum sales age for tobacco to 21 –New York City, Kansas City, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and San Francisco •Hawaii 2015 •California 2016 –Includes electronic cigarettes and other vaping products •Edina would be the first in Minnesota There is public support for Tobacco 21 •A 2014 national survey shows that 75 percent of adults favor increasing the minimum purchase age for tobacco to 21 •Even 70 percent of smokers are in support of raising the minimum legal age Tobacco 21