Conference Support for Clearing the Air September 2014
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The purpose of the Clearing the Air Institute is to expand the capacity of researchers, public health professionals and advocates to reduce secondhand smoke exposure through prevention, education, and dissemination of research findings. Trainers and ANRF staff will identify, cultivate, train, inspire, and connect the individuals and send them back to their communities where they will continue the work to improve public health by reducing secondhand smoke exposure. The Institute's activities and sessions are a core element in maintaining and expanding the movement, fostering a grassroots network across the country, and arming this network with the most current tobacco-related research. This unique opportunity gives participants an opportunity to reflect on the current status of smokefree protections across the nation, to brainstorm additional programmatic and research needs to expand these protections, and to provide on-the-ground practical examples and resources to succeed in tobacco control and ultimately, to reduce the number of people in the U.S. with cancer, heart disease, and respiratory ailments as a result of secondhand smoke exposure. The Clearing the Air Institute will directly address two of the above Research Priorities: Priority 1: 'Advance policies to reduce environmental exposure to the toxic effects of tobacco smoke, tobacco smoke residue, cigarette butts, and other tobacco products' and Priority 5, 'Advance the ability of communities throughout California to assess and limit the influence of the tobacco industry.' The Institute includes sessions and discussions dedicated to the advancement of policies to reduce environmental exposure to the toxic effects of tobacco smoke, tobacco smoke residue, cigarette butts, and other tobacco products, including newer products such as electronic cigarettes. The Institute is also committed to advancing the ability of communities throughout California to assess and limit the influence of the tobacco industry. This theme is interwoven throughout the conference agenda. |
