J. Horton Decrease Quotations

The ongoing decrease in the number of people smoking in California is a major public health achievement. With California adults smoking 25 percent less than the rest of the nation, our state continues to benefit from lower rates of tobacco-related illnesses.

Social distancing' is a general term to refer to the various measures that we would put into place, frankly, to decrease the likelihood for human interaction and transmission of virus. Anytime there are gatherings of human beings, whether it's in an entertainment venue, at work, in a school, that represents the opportunity for social distancing by at least temporarily eliminating those congregations.