Clean Air OC

Cypress Data

As of February 2025, Clean Air OC has been collecting data in both Cypress and La Palma, CA. Below is the data we have gathered in our outdoor observation, multi-unit housing observations, and public opinion poll surveys for Cypress.

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Cypress Observations Data

Outdoor Spaces

Multi-Unit Housing (MUH)

Public Opinion Survey Data

Cypress Public Opinion Survey Fact Card (2024)

It is your right to breathe in clean air. 100% of Public Opinion survey respondents have the right to breathe clean air in outdoor public spaces.
Why should you support anti-smoking legislation for cypress outdoor recreational and non-recreational spaces? 31 out of 34 Cypress outdoor spaces observed had tobacco litter present. In these 31 spaces, there were 1,475 pieces of tobacco litter present. 18 of the 34 spaces had "NO Smoking" signs observed. While 9 spaces had “Designated Smoking Area” signs observed. 94% of Public Opinion Survey respondents would vote for a Cypress City Council or Mayoral candidate who supports a smoke-free outdoor spaces policy.

Physical Health Fact Card (2024)

I breathe easier. Quitting smoking is linked to improved lung health.
Within 1 to 12 months of quitting smoking, coughing and shortness of breath decrease. After 10-15 years of quitting smoking, the chance of developing lung cancer caused by smoking drops by half. FREE AND ANONYMOUS SUPPORT to help you Quit. Kick It California A text program, app, and telephone helpline created for those 13 and older to quit tobacco. www.kickitca.org | 1-800-300-8086 Text ‘Quit Smoking’ to 66819. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023c, October). Benefits of Quitting. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/benefits/index.htm

Mental Health Fact Card (2024)

I feel happier. Quitting smoking is linked to improved positive mood.
When compared with continuing to smoke, quitting smoking was linked to reduced depression, anxiety, and stress. (1) The positive effect of quitting is equal to or larger than the positive effect of antidepressant treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. (2) FREE AND ANONYMOUS SUPPORT to help you Quit. Kick It California A text program, app, and telephone helpline created for those 13 and older to quit tobacco. www.kickitca.org | 1-800-300-8086 Text ‘Quit Smoking’ to 66819. Taylor, G., et al. (2014). Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 348, g1151. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1151 Evins, A.E., Cather, C., Laffer, A. (2015). Treatment of tobacco use disorders in smokers with serious mental illness: toward clinical best practices. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 23(2), 90-98.