Take Action!
Everyone has the right to breathe clean, smoke-free air, free from the proven dangers of secondhand smoke.
Email your legislator TODAY at www.smokefreenc.org.
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Priority Issues
The Alliance has identified at least four priority policy issues
for 2008:
TOBACCO
• Protect public health by eliminating exposure to secondhand
smoke.
- Make all state government buildings and motor pools 100% smoke-free;
give authority to local governments to make local government buildings
smoke-free.
- Advocate for legislation that would make all NC worksites and
public places 100% smoke-free.
- Overturn Preemption: Advocate for legislation that restores
the authority of local decision-makers to pass measures protecting
the public from exposure to secondhand smoke in their communities.
• Support an increase in North Carolina’s cigarette
excise tax by at least 75 cents.
• Support the use of Tobacco Settlement Funds
for programs and policies aimed at preventing and reducing tobacco
use, including adequate and sustained funding for Vision 2010.
OBESITY
• Reduce the impact of obesity through improved physical
activity and nutrition policies.
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It costs nothing to join the Alliance at this time and membership is open to
both organizations and individuals. To join the Alliance, simply fill out the
membership application form and return it to
the address at the American Heart Association listed on the form.
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