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Eliminating secondhand smoke where we live, work, and play Community Strategies:
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Buncombe County Initiatives with HB 2 authority For government controlled property: Board of Health: resolution County Commissioners: ordinance Other Municipalities: still in process Asheville City Council: November meeting Next work on other public places
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Strategies Air Quality Monitoring Study Advocacy with public officials
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Air Quality 15x worse than Smokefree Air Quality 5x worse than Smokefree 24-hour PM 2.5 standard (35μ/m 3 ) Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) Study
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Local Advocacy with public officials Board of Health support WNC caucus in Raleigh presentation City Parks and Recreation Board meeting City Council support
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Local Advocacy with public officials Policy maker luncheon Factoid campaign clipclip “Real Voices” campaignclipclip Coalition member contact with legislators
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Why is local advocacy important? Lessons Learned Increase awareness Influence local opinion Cumulative impact: collaboration with other coalitions in NC policies and laws can change Examples: 100% tobacco-free schools 127 - 100% tobacco-free hospitals HB2
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Questions Karen Caldwell, MS Project ASSIST Tobacco Prevention Coalition Buncombe County Health Center, Asheville, NC 828-250-5048 Karen.Caldwell@buncombcounty.org
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Real voices in the community
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