In addition to its current endeavor to reduce tobacco use, the Health
Policy Cabinet will continue its focus on wellness efforts that address
the four priority recommendations identified in the Countywide Health
Needs Assessment.
(Christy Turlington's 'Smoking Is Ugly' homepage is http://www.smokingisugly.com/main.html.)
Potential actions to reduce the number of smokers in Lake County were
considered and the following points were made during a general
discussion about existing disincentives to smoke:
- A $495 fine was recently imposed on an individual for tossing a cigarette butt in Clear Lake
- The U.S. waste stream includes 100 million pounds of toxic chemicals used in cigarettes
- State law prohibits smoking on playgrounds due to obvious health risks to children and pregnant women.
The Cabinet's February agenda included an overview of Lake Family
Resource Center anti-smoking programs by Joy Swetnam. Unfortunately,
both the February HLN and Health Policy Cabinet meetings had to be
canceled due to snow and dangerous road conditions.
Joy has graciously rescheduled her overview during the Cabinet's March 17, 2011 meeting.
The following links are to anti-smoking public service videos that were viewed during the January meeting:
- http://www.tobaccofreeca.com/
- htts://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/tobaccosmoke/
