The Coalition is planning it’s Annual Meeting for Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Japanese Cultural Center. We are excited to announce that Maureen Busalacchi from Health First Wisconsin and Serena Chen (policy director from ALA) an expert on smoke-free policies in multi-unit dwellings.

We also will be recognizing our 2011 Alaka’i Award winners. The deadline for nominations is September 26, 2011 we are accepting nominations in all categories.

2011 Awards Criteria

2011 Awards Nomination Form

Big Island Celebrates One-Year Anniversity of Smoke-Free Vehicles Law.

The Coalition participated in the 2011 Mayor’s Health Fest “Our Island, Our Families, Our Health” Big Island Celebrates

Ellen Cunningham, a dedicated leader in the West Hawaii Coalition and within the community. Read More

East Hawai’i

West Hawai’i

Kauai

O’ahu — Smoke-Free Housing Corner

Chronic Disease Summit

Ethics for Prevention Certificate

National

Kudos to Pasadena….Trendsetters!

On July 11, the Pasadena City Council passed a comprehensive smoke-free policy in multi-unit housing ordinance. Pasadena Ordinance

For First Time, Majority in U.S. Supports Public Smoking Ban
Little support for making smoking illegal, however

A majority of Americans (59%) support a ban on smoking in all public places for the first time since Gallup initially asked the question in 2001. Read more at GALLUP.com.

Cigarette lawsuit could delay bolder warnings

The tobacco industry’s latest legal challenge to increased government regulation may not hold up in court… Read More

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Give Aloha Program
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Initiatives

Homes
The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Health, and other community partners, are working together to create healthier and safer communities by reducing secondhand smoke exposure in condominiums, apartments, and town-homes in Hawaii.

Business
With the support of the HMSA Foundation, the Coalition has worked with the business community to develop a toolkit to assist businesses in creating a tobacco-free workforce.

Communities
The Social Norms Toolkit was created as a means to positively affect socially accepted behavior around the issues of smoking and second-hand smoke. The key premise of this toolkit is to assist with creating social environments that support, promote and reinforce healthy behavior choices. This goal goes far beyond just tobacco control efforts, and can be applied to almost any public health focus.