Smoke-Free St. Louis City is a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations including the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Tobacco-Free Missouri, St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium, Saint Louis University Cancer Center, BJC HealthCare, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Missouri Public Interest Research Group, Maternal Child & Family Health Coalition, Institute for Family Medicine, and many others.
Our Mission:To
educate the community and local decision makers on the
dangers of secondhand smoke and the ill health effects smoking in bars, restaurants and the workplace brings. With the long term goal of a comprehensive smoke-free policy in St. Louis City that protects the health of all our city's citizens.
Why:Secondhand smoke is not a nuisance; it's a community health hazard. Every day, thousands of people in St. Louis - customers and employees - breathe secondhand smoke inside public places. We need to protect our right to breathe smoke-free air. Fewer than 25% of people smoke - so if you want to breathe fresh air in St. Louis, you're not alone. The time has come for a Smoke-Free St. Louis City!
Contact Us:mail: P.O. Box 23416 St. Louis, MO 63156
phone: 314-535-0114
email: smokefreestl@gmail.com
facebook:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5126918303myspace:
www.myspace.com/smokefreestl
staff:Jason Vander Weele, Coalition Coordinator
jason.smokefreestl@gmail.com
Jessica Mitchell, Operations Coordinator
jessica.smokefreestl@gmail.com
Additional information on smoke-free related issues:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SmokingAndTobacco/
Americans for Nonsmokers Rights: www.no-smoke.org
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: www.tobaccofreekids.org
Supporting Organizations
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
American Heart Association: www.heart.org
American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org
BJC HealthCare: www.bjc.org
Institute for Family Medicine: www.ifm-stl.org
Ken Grober, owner/partner Fuzio Universal Pasta & Java Plus: www.fuzio.com
LGBT Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis:www.findmycenter.com
Lane Comprehensive Cancer Coalition: www.lanetabernaclestl.com
Lane Tabernacle CME Church: www.lanetabernaclestl.com
Maternal Child & Family Health Coalition: http://www.stl-mcfhc.org/
Missouri Public Interest Research Group: www.mopirg.org
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - St. Louis Area: http://www.ncada-stl.org/
Pentecostal Sts Tabernacle: http://www.pstonline.org/
Saint Louis University Cancer Center:http://cancercenter.slu.edu/
Saint Louis University Community and Family Medicine: http://medschool.slu.edu/comfam/
Saint Louis University Tobacco Prevention Center:http://www.tobaccopreventioncenter.org/
St. Louis Diabetes Coalition: www.diabetescoalition.org
St. Louis Suburban School Nurses' Association: http://www.slssna.org/
Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD) at Siteman Cancer Center: http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/internal.aspx?id=287
St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium:www.asthma-stlouis.org
Tobacco-Free Missouri, Greater St. Louis Coalition: www.tobaccofreemo.org
Williams and Associates, Inc.: http://www.wmsandassoc.org/
