[C-U Smokefree] Wilmette Ordinance

[Theotskl at aol.com]

Hi all--

today's "www.tobacco.org" site featured a nice selection of news media 
accounts of the Wilmette Village Board's 6-1 vote to pass a smokefree ordinance in 
virtually all public places (restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, etc).

Waht struck me about the Chicago area's news media accounts featured in 
"www.tobacco.org" is that, by far, all use the term "smoking ban." However, this 
term is unacceptable by public health advocates because it is the tobacco 
industry's preferred term.  The proper public health terminology is "smokefree 
ordinance"--let's keep an eye on the use of the term in the local Champaign-Urbana 
media, including WILL-AM radio, WILL TV, and the free weekly tabloids.  

Cheers,

Theo

Theo Tsoukalas, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Public Health Institute
555 12th Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607

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E-mail: theotskl at aol.com