Mission Statement

The mission of re:TH!NK, the Lakeshore Tobacco Prevention Network, is to improve the health of our residents by reducing tobacco use and exposure through prevention strategies which include community outreach and involvement to move policy forward collaboratively, across our multi-jurisdictional area.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Following in the footsteps of Michigan

The state of Michigan released a quarterly Smoke Free Compliance Survey. Michigan went smoke free on May 1st of this year. Although their laws varies from Wisconsin, the basis remains the same. Since May 1st, there have been 583 complaints with 158 citations issued. There were also 5 cease orders issued, until an establishment complied with the law.
Of non-food establishments, 173 complaints were received and 11 citations were issued.

To read the full release, click below

Survey

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