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Milestones: A Tobacco-Free Timeline
Below you will find information regarding major moments in Sarasota
County's progress fighting the negative impacts of tobacco.
- October 24, 2002:
Sarasota
County Parks
go Tobacco-Free
Sarasota
County Parks
are completely tobacco-free. This includes all park property,
trails, and play areas.
- August - December 2007: Tobacco-Free Hospitals &
Health Departments
Health Departments and
area
Hospitals go
tobacco-free throughout their buildings and outdoor properties.
Through the Health Provocateur project, representatives from
Charlotte, DeSoto, and
Sarasota counties come together to establish
tobacco-free health campuses. The support and assistance to
quit is provided to employees and family members.
- December 12, 2007: Tobacco-Free Beaches
The Sarasota County Commission enacts the first tobacco-free beach
policy in
Florida. This
policy includes our 14 public beaches and is done through enacting a
litter ordinance to discourage cigarette butt litter on our
world-renowned beaches.
- May 19, 2008: Sarasota County Health Work force
Initiative
Sarasota
County is the first in the
Southwest Florida region to adopt a
tobacco-free hiring policy for all new employees. New hires
must submit to a drug screening policy that includes nicotine
detection. Additionally new employees must sign a pledge
indicating that they have not used tobacco products in the last 12
months.
- August 17, 2009: “The Tobacco Club”
Movie is released
Developed to impart a prevention message to youth, “The
Tobacco Club” explores the lives of teenagers and
their teacher-facilitator as they spend time in detention for
smoking on their high school campus. The movie was
filmed locally using cast and crew members from Sarasota County.
The movie's trailer
was awarded a Silver Addy Award
by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
For more information, please visit
www.tobaccoclubmovie.com .
- January 9, 2010 to present: North
Port Drug-Free Youth Chapter
North Port D-FY was created to
represent a paradigm shift off of the substance user and towards
providing a system of rewards to non-users. Spear-headed by
the North Port SWAT Club, participating D-FY youth vow to be alcohol-,
drug-, and tobacco-free. To validate
the commitment, youth will submit to an initial drug testing and
be randomly tested throughout their time in
D-FY. Community-based incentives, including scholarship
opportunities, are available to members and
may include discounts to restaurants, movie theaters, etc.
For more information, please contact Marielle Kantzler
(information below).
- May 28, 2010:
Sarasota
County
adopts a Tobacco-Free Policy
Sarasota
County
government offices, buildings, leased spaces are completely
tobacco-free. Employees are prohibited from using tobacco
products anywhere on county property.
This action also bolsters our tobacco-free parks, recreational
facilities, and beach ordinances.
- June 2010:
Secondhand Smoke Public
Service Announcements
Sarasota County Health Department produced three additional
PSA videos to further combat tobacco use in the county. We are
proud to announce the release of these PSAs
at
www.sarasotahealth.org/tobacco/videos.htm
- November 9, 2010: Venice Beach Ordinance
The City of Venice bans smoking on beaches.
Read more...
- June 28, 2011: Resolution against candy-flavored
tobacco products
The Sarasota County Commission passed a resolution urging local
vendors to cease the sale and marketing of all candy-flavored
tobacco products and urging citizens not to purchase or use
candy-flavored tobacco products in Sarasota County. READ MORE:
News release from Sarasota County Government
"Candy-flavored tobacco resolution..." (ABC7 WWSB)
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