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Lake County public health cites high youth access to vapes; staff outlines retail rules and prevention plans
Summary
Lake County Public Health presented 2023 Healthy Kids Colorado survey data showing higher-than-state rates of youth access to electronic vapor products and cigarettes, described local tobacco retail rules (age 21, promotions ban, 1,000‑ft school buffer) and enforcement results, and proposed prevention steps including vape disposal and second‑chance programs.
Lake County Public Health told the Board of County Commissioners on March 2 that local Healthy Kids Colorado survey data show youth in the county report easier access to electronic vapor products and cigarettes than peers statewide, and that the county’s recent retail ordinance is intended to reduce that access.
Kelsey, a Lake County public health staff member who presented the data, said the county’s 2023 survey participation was lower than 60%, but that available results show 55% of Lake County high‑school students said it would be easy or very easy to obtain electronic vapor products (regional 44%; state ~49%). She reported 42.3% of students said cigarettes would be easy/very easy to obtain in Lake County versus about 31% statewide, and that roughly 36.1% of students had ever used an electronic vapor product compared with about 30% statewide.
The presentation linked those findings to…
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