This material was developed at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health through participation in the CalFresh Healthy Living-Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Learning Collaborative Partnership. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, an equal opportunity provider. This material is intended for educational use only.
This brief summarizes a CalFresh Healthy Living–CHOICES Project Learning Collaborative Partnership model of a $0.02-per-ounce volume excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the City of Los Angeles. The SSB tax, which would be administered by the city, aims to reduce consumption of SSBs. Read more in the full brief.
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Citation
Vos K, Caldwell J, Sklyar L, Shah D, Kuo T, Gacutan-Galang J, Beccarelli M, Evans LW, Pugliese J, Gouck J, Barrett JL, McCulloch SM, Garrone ME, Cradock AL. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in the City of Los Angeles {Issue Brief}. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, and the CalFresh Healthy Living-Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Learning Collaborative Partnership; December 2025.
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Learn more about the CalFresh Healthy Living CHOICES Project.