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Smokefree Air
| ST. LOUIS BOARD BILL 194...
is a proposed St. Louis City ordinance which offers regional
residents an opportunity to move Missouri forward toward a healthier
future. Introduced by Alderman Freeman Bosley Sr. (Ward 3), Board Bill
194 would ban smoking in all city-owned and leased buildings, including
Lambert Airport. |
The Missouri Partnership on Smoking or Health (MPSH) is
working with staff from St. Louis City and County, as well as volunteers from
the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association of Eastern
Missouri, and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, to organize community support
for the ordinance. Frequent planning meetings have been held with Alderman
Bosley, and the bill has been amended to closely mirror language suggested by
Americans for Non-Smokers Rights (ANR).
MPSH invites interested individuals and organizations to
join the educational effort to increase awareness of the dangers of secondhand
smoke by writing letters to your St. Louis Alderman or the mayor, write letters
to the editor or opinion editorials. The St. Louis Tobacco-Free Missouri
Coalition and the St. Louis County Department of Health have worked to produce a
weekly "Tobacco Flash News" that is distributed to volunteers as well as elected
officials. St. Louis City Department of Health staff have also offered their
assistance toward education on the issue. These members are also strategizing
about how to offer cessation services to city hall workers once a ban on smoking
is won.
Currently the City of St. Louis has passed a resolution to
test air quality at Lambert Airport. To see a copy of the resolution click
here.
To find out more about what you can do on this issue, go to
Advocacy to see how you can help.
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