Resources for Policy Changes

Models and Examples of Smokefree Ordinances and Policies
Getting started on smokefree community policies
for your workplace
for your community (comprehensive model)
for your university
for your hospital (Kansas Hospital Association)
model resolution for holding meetings in smokefree cities
Fundamentals of SmokeFree Workplaces

Examples of Smokefree Policies
  - Lawrence, Kansas, Section 8 (City Policy)
  - Emporia, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Overland Park, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Ottawa, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Winfield, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Newton, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Derby, Kansas (City Policy)
  - Johnson County, Kansas (County Policy)
  - El Paso, Texas (City Policy)
  - State of Nebraska (Statewide Policy)
  - Eugene, Oregon (City Policy)
  - USD 253 - Emporia, Kansas (School Policy)
  - Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas (Corporate Policy)

   
US Smokefree Laws

  • US Smokefree Laws (States and Territories).  Information provided by Joe  Cherner.

  • Examples of Letter Writing
    Tips for writing letters to the editor
    Kansas newspaper listing

     Kansas Quitline
     Want help quitting tobacco?
     The Kansas Quitline can help.
     
    Want a smokefree Kansas? This is the place to start.
     
    Youth Prevention
    TASK promotes tobacco free teens by uniting communities to create one strong voice standing against the tobacco industry. Find out more.

    Youth Access
    "It's Everybody's Business" believes protecting children from easy access to cigarettes and other tobacco products protects their health and their future. Here, retailers can find tools to reduce youth access to tobacco. Because in Kansas, protecting youth against tobacco ...

    Facts and Figures
    In Kansas:
      - 17.9% of adults smoke
      - 20.6% of high school students smoke
      - 11,800 kids (under 18) become new daily smokers each year
      - $927 million in annual health care costs directly caused by smoking
      - 161,000 kids are exposed to second-hand smoke at home

    Find more facts and figures here
       

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