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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 26, 2016 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: E-Cigarette Update <br /> <br />Attachment(s): <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Colleen Bridger <br /> <br />Purpose: ___ Action <br /> _X_ Information only <br /> ___ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br />At its April meeting, the Board of Health decided to postpone its vote on a proposed rule <br />to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes inside restaurants and bars in Orange County <br />until the US Surgeon General released a report on the products, which at the time was <br />anticipated in fall 2016. Our understanding is that the SG office has focused on <br />releasing a report on opioids this fall and that the report on e-cigarettes is now expected <br />in early 2017. <br /> <br />Staff are not aware of any Cochrane reviews or other systematic reviews that have <br />been published since April that would inform this decision. Staff is requesting guidance <br />on how to the Board would like to proceed with considering this rule. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _X_Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br /> ___Other (detail): <br />