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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.

2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.

Tobacco Vendor Education Program

Ranking	Effective Practice
Description	The Suffolk County Vendor Education program was designed to be a resource for all Suffolk County vendors registered to sell tobacco by New York State. The goal was to decrease illegal sales of tobacco products to minors. This program was mandated as an amendment to the Suffolk County Sanitary Code and went into effect January 1st, 2002. Our contention was that educating vendors about the public health implications of children experimenting with tobacco would lead to a commitment on their part to make every effort to keep tobacco products out of the hands of minors. In addition, this made certain that vendors understood the law and were aware of the very strict penalties imposed by New York State for selling tobacco products to children.
Goal / Mission	The goal of the program is to increase compliance with the public health law that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 19.
Results / Accomplishments	As of September 2009, Suffolk County has over 1700 registered vendors. The proportion of vendors in compliance with the law prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors has risen from 86% in 2000 to 98% in 2009.
Categories	Health / Substance Abuse Health / Teen & Adolescent Health Government & Politics / Programs, Policies, & Laws
Organization(s)	Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Source	National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Date of Publication	2010
Date of Implementation	2002
Location	County: Suffolk County, NY
Primary Contact	Lori Benincasa, Director of Health Suffolk County Department of Health Services Office of Health Education: Tobacco Enforcement Unit North County Complex 725 Veteran's Highway Building C928 Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 853-3015 lori.benincasa@suffolkcountyny.gov http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
For more details	http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/dat...
Target Audience	Stores
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