TCN Strategies for Smoke-Free Air Policy Implementation
Teleconference Series

To listen to the call and see the slides, click here.

Summary:
The public health community is united in support of comprehensive smoke-free air laws and their vigilant enforcement. Unfortunately all laws are not comprehensive; allowing for exemptions that reduce their effectiveness. The resulting inequities cause most harm to those with the least power to correct the problems. The TCN webinar, “Smoke-free Air Policy as a Social Justice Issue,” will provide an overview of this dilemma from several viewpoints, identify localities where there are opportunities to address the problems, and provide examples of how to highlight the injustices in smoke-free air campaigns.

Webinar Materials:

• Agenda
• Cheryl Healton’s Presentation
  • Secondhand Smoke: Tearing Families Apart, Legacy Policy Report
• Onjewel Smith’s Presentation
• Jeannette Noltenius’ Presentation
• Shana Shields’s Presentation
• National Network Handouts

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Increase awareness of the injustices caused by smoke-free air laws that do not cover all bars, casinos and other hospitality venues.
• Identify opportunities to address these injustices
• Identify ways to communicate the social injustices caused by smoke-free air policies that do not cover all workers.
• Recognize the value of working with National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention to address disparities issues.

Speakers:

• Cheryl Healton, DrPH – President & Chief Executive Officer, Legacy (formerly American Legacy Foundation)
• Onjewel Smith, MA – Consultant
• Jeannette Noltenius, MA, PhD – National Director, National Latino Tobacco Control Network (NLTCN)
• Shawna Shields, MPH – Associate Director, The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living (TFL), Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)

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