Laws and Legislation
Abstract:
Smoking and tobacco would be prohibited in all SRPMIC owned and leased buildings located in the SRPMIC Tribal Complex. Smoking and tobacco use is also prohibited within 25 feet of any public entrance and/or walkway to all SRPMIC Tribal Complex buildings and is also prohibited in any SRPMIC owned vehicle. The Community Council recognizes that smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) or secondhand smoke contains toxic substances that cause cancer, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and lung disease. There is also further recognition that Native Americans are at great risk of suffering from tobacco-related death and disease because they are more likely than any other racial/ethnic subgroup to be current smokers.
Author: Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC)
Publication Date: June 2006
Source: Scottsdale, AZ
Contact Info: Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC)10005 E. Osborn Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Phone: (480) 850-8525 Fax: (480) 850-8459 Email: kristin.law AT saltriver.pima-maricopa.nsn.us Website: www.saltriver.pima-maricopa.nsn.us
Full Text:
Health & Human Services
10,005 E. Osborn Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85256
Title: Smoking Policy DRAFT
Effective Date: 3/11/08
BACKGROUND:
I.. PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to establish a nonsmoking policy that is communicated and enforced throughout all of the SRPMIC Tribal Complex. This policy is intended to restrict smoking to a minimum and to reduce risks to nonsmokers, employees, and visitors while reducing the risks of passive smoking for others and the risk of fire.
II. POLICY: Smoking and tobacco use is prohibited in all SRPMIC owned and leased buildings located in the SRPMIC Tribal Complex. Smoking and tobacco use is also prohibited within 25 feet of any public entrance and/or walkway to all SRPMIC Tribal Complex buildings and is also prohibited in any SRPMIC owned vehicle. The Community Council recognizes that smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) or secondhand smoke contains toxic substances that cause cancer, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and lung disease. There is also further recognition that Native Americans are at great risk of suffering from tobacco-related death and disease because they are more likely than any other racial/ethnic subgroup to be current smokers.
III. PROCEDURE: Staff, patients and visitors are prohibited from smoking within 25 feet near any entrance, or within 25 feet of pathways or entries leading to any of the buildings.
Employees are urged to refrain from smoking in view of patients or the general public to the extent possible. Staff may smoke only in the following areas designated staff smoking areas:
It is expected that smokers will take personal responsibility for the safe and proper disposal of smoking materials. Cigarette butts and matches are not to be discarded on the ground, pavement, or building surfaces, nor into any receptacle that contains flammable materials. Cigarettes shall not be ground out against building surfaces.
Health & Human Services discourages smoking and provides education and cessation referrals through Tobacco Education & Prevention/PATH Policy Advocacy for Tobacco & Health.
Draft Policy for SRPMIC Tribal Complex:
Smoking and tobacco use is prohibited in all SRPMIC owned and leased buildings located in the SRPMIC Tribal Complex. Smoking and tobacco use is also prohibited within 25 feet of any public entrance and/or walkway to all SRPMIC Tribal Complex buildings and is also prohibited in any SRPMIC owned vehicle. The Community Council recognizes that smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) or secondhand smoke contains toxic substances that cause cancer, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and lung disease. There is also further recognition that Native Americans are at great risk of suffering from tobacco-related death and disease because they are more likely than any other racial/ethnic subgroup to be current smokers.
URL: http://modelpolicies.thepraxisproject.org/files/model_policies/p32.doc
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Contact Info: Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC)10005 E. Osborn Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Phone: (480) 850-8525 Fax: (480) 850-8459 Email: kristin.law AT saltriver.pima-maricopa.nsn.us Website: www.saltriver.pima-maricopa.nsn.us
