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Community Strategies:. Eliminating secondhand smoke where we live, work, and play. Buncombe County Initiatives with HB 2 authority. For government controlled property: Board of Health: resolution County Commissioners: ordinance Other Municipalities: still in process
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Community Strategies: Eliminating secondhand smoke where we live, work, and play
Buncombe County Initiativeswith 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
Strategies • Air Quality Monitoring Study • Advocacy with public officials
Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) Study 24-hour PM2.5 standard (35μ/m3) Air Quality 15x worse than Smokefree Air Quality 5x worse than Smokefree
Local Advocacy with public officials • Board of Health support • WNC caucus in Raleigh presentation • City Parks and Recreation Board meeting • City Council support
Local Advocacy with public officials • Policy maker luncheon • Factoid campaign clip • “Real Voices” campaign clip • Coalition member contact with legislators
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
Questions Karen Caldwell, MS Project ASSIST Tobacco Prevention Coalition Buncombe County Health Center, Asheville, NC 828-250-5048 Karen.Caldwell@buncombcounty.org