Blog Post #3
As of Monday, January 8th, 2007, the new Philadelphia Smoking Ban is in effect. City health inspectors will be imposing $300 fines on local eating and drinking establishments in violation of the new law. January 2007, the Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law went into effect, banning smoking in Philadelphia’s restaurants creating a healthy environment for workers and their customers. The law also bans smoking in outdoor seating areas and patios of restaurants and bar, A 2007 Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans favored a complete ban inside of restaurants, 34% favored a ban in all hotel rooms, and 29% favored a ban inside of bars.
The Foundation for a Smoke Free America provides school-based programs to educate children about the dangers of smoking. In 1986, Patrick Reynolds became the first tobacco industry figure to turn his back on the cigarette makers. He is the grandson of the tobacco company founder R.J. Reynolds. If people are ready to change America to a smoke free America, they need to start with the children. If we educate our children now they can be the reason that we save other lives.
The people are the stakeholders in the issue. People who are smoking are not only putting themselves at risk but they are putting others at risk. Many people smoke in public places therefore causing second hand smoke. Secondhand smoke is classified as a “known human carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent) by the US Environmental Protection Agency.( http://www.epa.gov/gateway/science/air.html)
The Foundation for a Smoke Free America provides school-based programs to educate children about the dangers of smoking. In 1986, Patrick Reynolds became the first tobacco industry figure to turn his back on the cigarette makers. He is the grandson of the tobacco company founder R.J. Reynolds. If people are ready to change America to a smoke free America, they need to start with the children. If we educate our children now they can be the reason that we save other lives.
