| WorkSmokeFree.com
is working to close the loopholes in Oregon's
Smokefree Workplace Law that allows more than
33,000 workers to be exposed to the deadly dangers
of secondhand smoke at work.
What
You Can Do
•Get
involved in the Great American Smoke Out.
Click here for
more information. •Leave
a Tip
Card with your gratuity to remind your server
that they deserve to breathe smokefree air.
•Refer
hospitality workers to the website.
•Promote
the website (www.worksmokefree.com)
at community health events.
•Speak
Up! When you are at a non-smoking establishment,
express your appreciation. Where smoking
is allowed, let the owner know you prefer non-smoking. |
This
pioneering effort educates businesses, insurers,
and health consultants about why tobacco use
is "their business."
Click
here for MIYB brochures and Employer Tool Kits
What
You Can Do
•Find
out if your workplace covers cessation services.
•Educate
your workplace and employer about covering cessation
services.
•Provide
MIYB Campaign information at community events,
to local business groups and local media.
•Gather
stories from businesses who cover cessation
services and
e-mail them
to us.
•Provide
the people who sell health insurance in your
community with MIYB Campaign information, or
arrange for a presentation. |
We
are happy to report that, in spite of the considerable
obstacles, tobacco prevention is alive and well
around Oregon! There are plenty of activities
that you can do as an individual or a group
that will support both local and statewide efforts.
What
You Can Do
•Visit
your Legislators! It's easier than ever
while they are in their home districts.
•Arrange
for an educational presentation to a local group
or organization
•Rodeos-
Some groups around the state are working to
reduce the tobacco industry's influence in local
rodeos.
•Smokefree
Parks - several local areas have been successful
in making local parks smokefree. |
