CHIPPEWA COUNTY TOBACCO-FREE LIVING COALITION

Wednesday, April7,20161:00-2:30PM

Superior Room CCHD

Mission Statement

To improve the quality of life for all ChippewaCounty residents by preventing and/or reducing the health problems associated with tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

In attendance:Steve Carey, CCHD;Colin Welker, Sault Tribe Community Health; Cara LaFaver, Great Start Parent Coalition; Brenda Brinning, Bay Mills Indian Community

Agenda Item / Update / Action Required
Welcome & Review of Minutes /
  • Meeting minutes were reviewed. Meeting minutes will still be distributed to the group.
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  • Minutes will be posted on
  • Coalition recruitment

Review of Health Events/Activities
  • Teen Health Fair
  • LSSU Health Fair
  • Kick Butts Day
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  • Colin, Brenda, and Steve were at the teen health fair in Brimley.
  • CCHD attended a small health fair at LSSU with Tobacco Cessation info
  • WOWjr held a Kick Butts Day event
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  • No action required

Education
  • Upcoming
  • Community Baby Shower April11th
  • Earth Day
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  • Earth Day: BMIC talked about putting red flags on cigarette butts on the grounds around BMHC to promote commercial tobacco free grounds.
  • Colin will be presenting on Tobacco Policy in New Orleans
  • Sault Tribe and CCHD will be at the Community Baby Shower on April 11th
  • CCHD is asking students from Malcolm to paint business windows for Prevention Week. Other schools may do a social media campaign
  • Cara discussed the Drug Exposed Youth conference being planned for Fall
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  • For more information on National Prevention Week
  • Connie and Brenda will work on a Red Flag Event at BMHC
  • Cara will deliver smoke free kits to Steve for the Comm. Baby Shower

Retail
  • Reduce outlets selling tobacco
  • Tobacco/nicotine 21
  • Increase tobacco tax
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  • Tobacco 21 includes: San Francisco, Boston, New York, and Hawaii

Restricting Places You Can Smoke
  • Tobacco Free Outdoor Recreation areas
  • Smoke Free casinos
  • Increase restrictions on smoking around children
  • National TF college campus
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  • Colin gave an update on the status of the smoke-free section of the Sault’s Casino
  • Sault Tribe will be resending the tobacco survey to communities without tobacco free parks policies across their service area
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  • Colin will keep the coalition posted on the date of smoke free casino.

Policy Enforcement
  • Implement/enforce policies
  • Synar Tobacco Checks
  • Representative Lee Chatfield and Senator Wayne Schmidt
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  • Synar season is coming up for education March 21-April 16. Synar checks will be year around for extra education.
  • Steve met with Wayne Schmidt during his coffee hours and discussed tax increase and tobacco 21
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  • Steve will be looking for assistance on the Synar checks.

  • Bay Mills Indian Community
SF/TF Initiatives
  • Sault Tribe
SF/TF Initiatives /
  • No updates at this time
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  • No action required

Other Updates/Announcements/Reminders /
  • No other updates
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  • No action required

Next Meeting Date: / Wednesday,May2, 2016 1:00-2:30pm Superior Cafe

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world.

Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead