Protecting Non Smoker

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• Latinas can change
• health policies in Indiana!
• Latino Womens Conference
• June 18th, 2009, Indianapolis
• Jeannette Noltenius, PhD, National Director

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Purpose of this Training

• The Tobacco Industry and women.
• To review why smokefree laws are important
• To review who are the City-County legislators and
  how laws are enacted in Marion County-Indianapolis
  
• To take concrete actions in support of smokefree
  laws
• To commit to follow up

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Camel 9 www.cancerno9.com

• Ask publishers and editors of magazines with
  large numbers of young readers to stop running
  ads for tobacco products. If you haven't yet,
  sign the petition asking magazine editors to stop
  running cigarette ads in their magazines.
• Share ideas and learn how other activists across
  the country are fighting the pink and deadly
  cigarettes at our Cancer No. 9 message board AND
  resources page.
• Educate yourself about what the federal
  government can do to reduce the appeal of
  cigarettes, such as giving the U.S. Food and Drug
  Administration authority over tobacco products.
  
• Join our groups on Facebook and MySpace.
• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

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Facts

• Lung Cancer has surpassed Breast Cancer death in
  women
• Secondhand Smoke Kills 58,000/yr (heart disease,
  lung cancer and SIDS)
• Children at risk, acute, chronic diseases,
  asthma, death of SIDS
• No safe level of exposure
• Pregnant womenlower weight babies
• Long-term exposure breast cancer
• Over 69 carcinogens, 4000 chemicals including
  formaldehyde, arsenic and cyanide, etc.
• Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, Secondhand
  Smoke the Science http//no-smoke.org

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Second Hand Smoke Kills
El humo del cigarrillo mata
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La salud de los trabajadores está en juego

• Meseras, lavaplatos, casinos, bares (más que
  abogadas, banqueros, oficinistas)
• 50 más riesgo de cáncer del pulmón si trabajan
  en bares y restaurantes
• Más enfermedades respiratorias, más días de
  enfermedad, pérdida de salarios, gastos de ropa,
  shampoo, afecta a los niños

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Hospitality Workers are Among the Least Protected
by Smoke Free Laws and Among the Most Exposed
Current Population Survey of U.S. workers,
2001-2002
www.smokefreeindy.com
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Workplace Exposure

• Workers exposed to secondhand smoke on the job
  are 20-30 more likely to get lung cancer.
• Workers in bars, bowling alleys, billiard halls,
  betting and bingo parlors are exposed to
  secondhand smoke that is 2.4 to 18.5 times higher
  than office workers.
• Bartenders working in smoke-filled bars are more
  likely to report having red or irritated eyes,
  coughing in the morning and during the day, runny
  noses or sneezing, and a sore or scratchy throat.
• www.smokefreeindy.com

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The Surgeon Generals 2006 Report examined
numerous studies from states and local
communities across the country. Evidence from
peer-reviewed studies shows that smoke-free
policies and regulations do not have an adverse
economic impact on the hospitality industry.
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• U.S. Latino/Hispanic population, coronary heart
  disease is the leading cause of death and lung
  cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths.
  Both of these diseases are associated with
  secondhand smoke exposure.
• 71 percent believe that workplaces should be
  100 smokefree, and the majority of
  Latino/Hispanic adults (59 percent) believe that
  restaurants should be smokefree.
• Hispanic males (58.8) and Latina/Hispanic
  females (69.9) were less likely than white males
  (63.5) and white females (74.1), and African
  American males (63.5) and African American
  females (72.2) to be covered by workplace
  smoking policies. (See Graph)
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• www.no-smoke.org

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Latinas are at risk!

• Latinos/Hispanics (18.6) have smoking rates that
  are lower than the national average (23.3).
• Latinas are targeted by the Industry because they
  smoke less and 70 fewer cigarettes gt5 per day.

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AMERICAN LUNG RATING THE STATES, IN got an F
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State Tobacco Control Policies

• Clean Indoor Air Ordinances (33 cities/counties)
  smoke free workplaces, bars, restaurants,
  casinos, parks, recreation centers, Franklin,
  Westfield in process
• Statewide Clean Indoor Air did not pass in 2009
  Taxes, Indiana increased taxes
• .995 in July 2007, Plus Federal taxes of
  1.00
• State Funding for Comprehensive Programs media,
  youth, County Based, Cessation, Prevention
• FY 2008 Tobacco Control Program Funding
  17,340,165 (great success!)
• CDC Best Practices Range 34,784,000 -
  95,804,000
• FY2009 Budget in Jeopardy! CUTS-CUTS-CUTS

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Policy Advocacy

• We must advocate for policy changes in health,
  education, immigration, economic development,
  civil rights, housing, and budgets in order to
  improve the socio-economic future of Latinos
  communities in the US.
• Debemos abogar por cambios en política Pública
  para mejorar las condiciones de los Latinos en
  Indiana. A nivel Local, Estatal y Federal

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HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?Como funciona el gobierno?
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Los Tres Poderes

• El Legislativo Hace las Leyes
• El Ejecutivo Las implementa
• El Judicial Maneja las disputas y los
  resultados de su incumplimiento
• Relación entre lo local, estatal y federal más
  participación ciudadana.
• Ver ejemplo del impacto de la Legislatura de
  Indiana en las ciudades y condados.

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Our Government a system of Checks Balances
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How many of you have visited the City/County
Building?
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Mayor Gregory A. Ballard Office of the Mayor2501
City-County Bldg. 200 E. Washington
St.Indianapolis, IN 46204Phone (317)
327-3601Fax [phone]TDD (317)
327-5186  Olgen Williams - Deputy Mayor for
NeighborhoodsNick Weber - Deputy Mayor Paul
Okeson - Chief of StaffRobert Vane - Deputy
Chief of Staff, Director of CommunicationsScott
Newman - Public Safety DirectorChris Cotterill -
Corporation CounselCarolin Requiz Smith -
Director of International and Cultural
AffairsJohn Cochran - Special Counsel to the
MayorDavid Reynolds - ControllerDavid Sherman -
Director of Public WorksMaury Plambeck -
Director of Metropolitan DevelopmentStewart
Lowry - Director of Parks and RecreationGreg
Wilson - Director of Minority Business
DevelopmentMichael Huber - Director of
Enterprise DevelopmentKevin Taylor - Director of
Bond BankSarah Taylor - Director of Constituent
ServicesJill Carnell - Executive Assistant
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Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams
He is in charge of Neighborhoods Indy
Parks Metropolitan Development Public
Safety Public Works Planning and Zoning Business
development Building and Development Housing
Front Porch Alliance
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County-City Government

• The Indianapolis-Marion County City-County
  Council is made up of 29 elected individuals. 
  Twenty-five Councillors are elected by the voters
  in their district to serve in each of the 25
  Council districts, and four are elected
  County-wide to serve at-large.  Each member
  serves a four-year term.  Click on the photos for
  more biographical information or write to your
  Councillor by clicking on their e-mail
  address.  For a printable list of all
  Councillors, including contact information,
  click www.indy.gov

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No Trabajan en política a tiempo completo

• Son empresarios, médicos, enfermeras, maestros,
  profesores universitarios, abogados, vendedores
  de Bienes Raíces, agricultores y mucho mas.
• Ganan poco por su trabajo como concejales, y
  tienen un personal compartido entre ellos.

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Establish relations with Legislators, the mayor,
the city council, county commissioners. Es
Importante!

• Porque ellos pueden someter nuevas propuestas de
  leyes.
• Ellos pueden tomar acciones administrativas que
  afectan la población Latina
• Ellos pueden cambiar las regulaciones que rigen
  programas
• Ellos pueden asignar fondos para programas para
  Latinos

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Currently serving his fourth term on the
Indianapolis-Marion County Council, Bob has
served on 8-10 standing committees. He also
served on the Board of Directors for the
Indianapolis-Scarborough Peace Games for 6 years
including 3 years as chairman of the Board. He
graduated from Purdue University with a BS in
Electrical Engineering. A retired Colonel of the
United States Army Reserve and former employee of
General Motors Corporation, Cockrum has been
heavily involved in community organizations since
1969. In 1994, he was awarded the City of
Indianapolis "Outstanding Neighborhood Leader
Award". He has served as a volunteer on many
boards, including the Marion County Tax
Adjustment Board and former Mayor Stephen
Goldsmith's Tax Increment Financing Task Force.
Cockrum currently is chairman of the Committee on
Committees and serves as a member of the
Committee on Committees, Rules and Public Policy
Committee and the Public Safety and Criminal
Justice Committee. In 2003, he was inducted into
the Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame.He
represented the Council on the IMAGIS Board of
Directors for 12 years and was the president of
the board from 2003 through 2007. Cockrum
represents District 22, located within Decatur,
Perry, and Wayne Townships. He is married with
four children and five grandchildren.
Bob Cuckrum, Chairman
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Los Primos
Brian Mahern
Dane Mahern
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Virginia Cain
Barbara Malone
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Indianapolis Current Law Chapter 616

• Went into effect March 1, 2006
• Prohibits smoking in public workplaces and places
  of employment within the consolidated city with
  the exception of
• Bars or restaurants that do not allow anyone
  under 18 into the establishment
• Bowling alleys
• Private clubs with liquor licenses that provide
  food and beverages only to members and their
  guests
• Tobacco bars
• Retail tobacco stores
• Twenty percent of rentable hotel rooms
• Family run businesses in which only family
  members are present and the public does not enter
  
• Private residences unless used as a license
  daycare setting

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Thank you to the The Champions
Jose M. Evans
Angela Mansfield
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Why do this? Porque?

• You can educate Legislators
• You can influence them policy/budget
• You can mobilize your community behind a
  Legislative Agenda
• You can be part of the American System of
  Government
• You can make a difference!
• El que no llora no mama.
• Proteja su salud y la de sus seres queridos.

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Comprehensive Law WORKS

• Indiana University found comprehensive smokefree
  workplace law had improvements in heart health of
  non-smokers
• 59 net decrease in hospital admissions for heart
  attacks in non-smokers with no prior cardiac
  history in Monroe County
• Study tracked 22 months prior to and following
  the implementation of this law.

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Objetivos de las Cartas al Alcalde y a los
Concejales

• Influenciar su voto a favor de una ley fuerte que
  proteja a la población
• Darse a conocer/instituciones
• Establecer relaciones para poder representar a la
  comunidad Latina en el futuro
• Hacerse presente en un tema de gran importancia
  para todos

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What are we going to say?

• Thank you for supporting comprehensive smokefree
  air laws.
• Please dont let exemptions water down this
  legislation.
• Latinos are working in bars, hotels, restaurants,
  casinos, (hospitality industry)

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Examples

• See examples of Thank You notes
• Write your notes
• You can do this! You are all advocates!

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ILI is NOT alone

• Smokefree Indy, American Cancer Society, American
  Heart Association, Indiana Minority Health
  Coalition, Indiana Academy of Family Physicians,
  American Lung Association of Indiana, Mental
  Health America of Indiana, Indiana Hospital
  Health Association, Indiana march of Dimes,
  Indiana Chapter of American Academy of
  Pediatrics, Coalition of Advance Practice Nurses,
  Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Indiana Perinatal
  Network, Indiana Black Expo, Indiana Dietetic
  Association, Indiana Cancer Consortium, Indiana
  University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana Rural
  Health Coalition

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Conclusion/Follow Up

• You are making a difference
• Continue to keep track of legislation
• Be part of ILI organized visits
• Report to ILI if you received a response from
  Councillor/Mayor
• Be ready to mobilize your neighbors and family
  members in support of this law.

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WEB sites to find government Officials

• Marion/Indianapolis www.indy.gov
• State level www.in.gov (en Español como funciona
  el gobierno)
• Counties www.naco.org
• State Legislators www.in.gov/legislators
• State legislators www.ncsl.org
• Federal government www.congress.org
• www.govspot.org
• www.thomasloc.gov (national legislation)

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El Gobierno/ Indiana GovernmentElected and
Appointed officials

• Ejecutivo, Legislativo, Judicial
• City Government/Ciudades
• www.citiesandtowns.org
• County Government/Condados 92
• www.indianacounties.org
• Distritos Estatales 100 Rep, 50 Senadores (ver
  www.house.gov Zip Codes) www.senate.gov Senators
• Distritos Federales (Por Población 9)550-600,000
• Senadores 2 por estado.
• www.in.gov/sic/sic/spanish.html

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