NC Restaurants and Bars – SMOKE FREE TODAY!
Posted By travis on January 2, 2010
Smoke-Free
TODAY!!
After all the hard work by elected officials and advocates from across the state to pass HB 2.
Today is the day NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURANTS AND BARS BECOME SMOKE-FREE!!
Today, we make history in our tobacco-producing state and join 25 other states that have enacted smoke-free restaurants and bars legislation.
Today, 395,000 restaurant and bar workers will go to work knowing that their hearts and lungs will be protected from the dangerous health effects of secondhand smoke and millions more North Carolinians are now protected from short-term exposure when spending time in restaurants and bars.
Today, local communities now have authority to pass local ordinances restricting smoking in other indoor, public places to further protect additional workers and visitors from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Today is a day to celebrate!
Take this opportunity to enjoy your favorite venue that is now smoke-free. Remember to tell the owner that you are happy to have smoke-free air to breathe. Remember to thank your state representative and senator for their support of this new law.
As you circulate in your community, you and others may have questions about the new law. You are encouraged you to visit www.smokefree.nc.gov for much more detailed information about the new law.This new website was created by the state health department to address questions about the law. In addition, there is a section of the website which will allow you to report a violation of the smoke-free law or send a thank you note to a restaurant or bar. This website also contains tools for businesses.
You may also access the NC Alliance for Health website for additional information about the smoke-free law, such as talking points and sample letters to the editor.