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Smoking bylaw to be changed at Surrey Memorial
Very soon you won't be able to smoke at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Mayor Dianne Watts says the city has changed its bylaw, which she says is good for patients and visitors.
"It's been problematic because people will be outside and in the front of the hospital smoking cigarettes and then you've got people that are going in for chemo therapy and getting cancer treatment and walking through hoards of smoke," argues Watts.
Right now you can still light up as long as it's seven-and-a-half meters away from the building.
"We don't want it anywhere on the entire property for Surrey Memorial Hospital...there was a seven-and-a-half meter setback so we're saying not on the property at all."
Smoking ban in Bulgaria should not be lifted: exper
Sofia. “Ban on smoking at public places should not be
lifted,” said Dr Masha Gavrilova, expert with the Bulgaria without Smoke
association, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency.
“The downturn in the number of customers at the entertainment and catering establishments is not explained only with the smoking ban.
“The downturn in the number of customers at the entertainment and catering establishments is not explained only with the smoking ban.
Wisconsin youth smoking drops to all-time low
Wisconsin health officials say smoking by middle and high school students has dropped to an all-time low.
The 2012 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey, released Monday, found that 13% of high schoolers say they smoke and 2.5% of middle schoolers admit to smoking. The last study in 2010 showed nearly 18% of high schoolers and nearly 4% of middle schoolers smoked.
The survey is done by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The 2012 figures contrast sharply with 2000, when 33% of high school students and 12% of middle school students said they smoked.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says the dramatic decline means nearly 200,000 fewer Wisconsin kids will grow up to be adult smokers.
Online:
YTS fact sheets: http://www.dhs.wi.gov/tobacco
The 2012 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey, released Monday, found that 13% of high schoolers say they smoke and 2.5% of middle schoolers admit to smoking. The last study in 2010 showed nearly 18% of high schoolers and nearly 4% of middle schoolers smoked.
The survey is done by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The 2012 figures contrast sharply with 2000, when 33% of high school students and 12% of middle school students said they smoked.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says the dramatic decline means nearly 200,000 fewer Wisconsin kids will grow up to be adult smokers.
Online:
YTS fact sheets: http://www.dhs.wi.gov/tobacco
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