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| The ACAS Mission: |
Arizonans Concerned About Smoking (ACAS) is a non-profit,
pro-health, organization. Our goal is to save lives through
public awareness regarding the hazards of tobacco use
(especially when in public places around others who are
nonsmokers), and by advocating public policy which
promotes a more healthy smoke-free society.
We believe that all individuals should have a healthy
smoke-free workplace environment. No one should have to
choose between their health and their job.
pro-health, organization. Our goal is to save lives through
public awareness regarding the hazards of tobacco use
(especially when in public places around others who are
nonsmokers), and by advocating public policy which
promotes a more healthy smoke-free society.
We believe that all individuals should have a healthy
smoke-free workplace environment. No one should have to
choose between their health and their job.
| Our ACAS Work: |
The work of ACAS is to achieve health promoting smoke-free
workplaces for all employed workers. As stated above, no
one should have to choose between their health and their job.
workplaces for all employed workers. As stated above, no
one should have to choose between their health and their job.
"Healthy Smoke-Free Workplaces – a Civil
Rights Issue"
by Leland Fairbanks, President, ACAS
Rights Issue"
by Leland Fairbanks, President, ACAS
ARIZONA NEWS:
"The Arizona Community Foundation and
its 13 Affiliates are a statewide philanthropy
and partnership of donors, volunteers, staff,
nonprofit organizations and the community
working together to address community
needs through charitable giving."
its 13 Affiliates are a statewide philanthropy
and partnership of donors, volunteers, staff,
nonprofit organizations and the community
working together to address community
needs through charitable giving."
| Arizonans Concernced About Smoking, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Corporation, would like to express our continuing appreciation to our primary donor, the charitable Arizona Community Foundation. With your generous support, we are able to blaze new trails into areas where others fear to tread. We can continue our life-saving health educational efforts thanks to you. |
Arizonans Concerned About Smoking (ACAS), strongly advocates
that: Assuring safe, healthful, smoke-free workplaces for all
workers is more than a health issue. It is a clear civil rights issue.
We need workplace laws without the loopholes so common in past
“partial smoke-free” legislation. Carcinogenic tobacco smoke is the
number one cause of preventable chronic disease deaths in
America. We reject arguments excusing health protection
loopholes, based upon deception, “sham privacy” claims, gimmicks
(such as “electronic cigarettes”), ethnicity, color, social or
economic class, etc. There is no longer (and never was) a proper
place for “White Only”, signs, or subtle: “Blacks, Latinos &
American Indians Need Not Apply” job policies. Women and men
must be paid the same (not unequally) when doing exactly the same
job.
My Own Personal Civil Rights Journey: As a small child, the de-
humanization of Human Slavery, “white the highest bidder was
overwhelming to me. It was distressing to learn that the male United
States Declaration of Independence and Constitution authors said
that: “All Men are created equal,” but Women, People of Color, and
Native Americans (from whom the land was taken) were all denied
the right to vote. Native Americans were referred to as “merciless
Indian Savages.”
Just as remedial action civil rights laws were needed in the past,
workplace civil rights laws are currently needed to “Close The
Loopholes” for workplace
coverage of overlooked casino workers. Leaving out workers at
casinos, fraternal/military clubs (for U.S.
veterans), and “sham” private clubs, are modern
versions of “second class” citizenship for civil rights and health
protection. Smoking control laws must avoid the trap of allowing pro-
tobacco advocates to promote costly ventilation systems which
reduce smell, but unlike smoking bans, can’t remove cancer risks.
Separate Smoking and Non-Smoking sections
are also ineffective, as pointed out by the: “America Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers” (ASHRAE),
because of immediate diffusion of smoke/gases to entirely
penetrate enclosed spaces. Scientific research has long shown that
banning indoor smoking at its source, is the only way to adequately
achieve indoor air safety standards.
We must protect workplace civil rights & CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES in
workplace smoke protection laws.
“No one should have to choose between their health and their
Job”
10/24/08
Leland L. Fairbanks, MD, MPH
President, Arizonans Concerned About Smoking
that: Assuring safe, healthful, smoke-free workplaces for all
workers is more than a health issue. It is a clear civil rights issue.
We need workplace laws without the loopholes so common in past
“partial smoke-free” legislation. Carcinogenic tobacco smoke is the
number one cause of preventable chronic disease deaths in
America. We reject arguments excusing health protection
loopholes, based upon deception, “sham privacy” claims, gimmicks
(such as “electronic cigarettes”), ethnicity, color, social or
economic class, etc. There is no longer (and never was) a proper
place for “White Only”, signs, or subtle: “Blacks, Latinos &
American Indians Need Not Apply” job policies. Women and men
must be paid the same (not unequally) when doing exactly the same
job.
My Own Personal Civil Rights Journey: As a small child, the de-
humanization of Human Slavery, “white the highest bidder was
overwhelming to me. It was distressing to learn that the male United
States Declaration of Independence and Constitution authors said
that: “All Men are created equal,” but Women, People of Color, and
Native Americans (from whom the land was taken) were all denied
the right to vote. Native Americans were referred to as “merciless
Indian Savages.”
Just as remedial action civil rights laws were needed in the past,
workplace civil rights laws are currently needed to “Close The
Loopholes” for workplace
coverage of overlooked casino workers. Leaving out workers at
casinos, fraternal/military clubs (for U.S.
veterans), and “sham” private clubs, are modern
versions of “second class” citizenship for civil rights and health
protection. Smoking control laws must avoid the trap of allowing pro-
tobacco advocates to promote costly ventilation systems which
reduce smell, but unlike smoking bans, can’t remove cancer risks.
Separate Smoking and Non-Smoking sections
are also ineffective, as pointed out by the: “America Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers” (ASHRAE),
because of immediate diffusion of smoke/gases to entirely
penetrate enclosed spaces. Scientific research has long shown that
banning indoor smoking at its source, is the only way to adequately
achieve indoor air safety standards.
We must protect workplace civil rights & CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES in
workplace smoke protection laws.
“No one should have to choose between their health and their
Job”
10/24/08
Leland L. Fairbanks, MD, MPH
President, Arizonans Concerned About Smoking
| "Thank you to one of ACAS's primary donors, the Arizona Community Foundation" |
ACAS President Lee Fairbanks, M.D., Receives Americans For Nonsmoker's Rights "Smokefree Hero of the Year" Award
| June 09, 2009 |
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Smokefree Reports:
This poster was displayed at the 2009 NCTOH by ACAS members Al and Dot Brasher with help from Kim Gallagher and others.
Peter Nez visits the ACAS offices 12/26/09. Starting top right, ACAS President Dr Leland Fairbanks, ACAS
Vice-President Al Brasher, SNTEPP Program Manager Peter Nez, ACAS Executive Director Philip Carpenter,
and ACAS Advisory Board member Dot Brasher
Vice-President Al Brasher, SNTEPP Program Manager Peter Nez, ACAS Executive Director Philip Carpenter,
and ACAS Advisory Board member Dot Brasher
"Casino smoke [still] takes
your breath away"
- reprint from 2008 Native American Scene by ACAS
President Dr Leland Fairbanks CLICK HERE
your breath away"
- reprint from 2008 Native American Scene by ACAS
President Dr Leland Fairbanks CLICK HERE
| Arizonans Concerned About Smoking Health Leadership Awards Ceremony Honoring 100% Smokefree Military/Fraternal Organizations, plus other Distinguished Individual/Organizational Achievements on February 13, 2010. Please visit: The Photographs: A Gallery of Honorees Also please view larger collection here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smokefreeaz/collections/ |
Student group pushing for
ASU smoking ban
ASU smoking ban
Melissa Mistero, For the Tribune | February 22, 2010 | East Valley Tribune
ASU student Zachary Dorn is concerned
he can't find 15 feet of clean air while
walking to his classes because the air on
campus is filled with cigarette smoke.
"The smallest amount of smoke causes
he can't find 15 feet of clean air while
walking to his classes because the air on
campus is filled with cigarette smoke.
"The smallest amount of smoke causes
me to have an asthma attack," Dorn said.
Courtney Roake, member of the Health and Counseling
Student Action Committee, spoke last week at a town hall
discussion at Arizona State University's Tempe campus about
making all ASU campuses tobacco-free.
"We want to inform students that smoking is not the social
norm," Roake said.
HCSAC has spoken to ASU President Michael Crow about the
issue, and he recommended the group submit a referendum,
Roake said. The students have collected more than 3,500
signatures from classmates, faculty and visitors to support the
policy.
"I did have smokers sign the petition," Roake said. "Many, many
smokers."
The main goal of HCSAC is to help people quit smoking by
showing them the tools and resources available to quit. There
are many counseling services available on campus, and less
than three minutes with a counselor increases someone's
chances of quitting smoking by 30 percent, Roake said.
Approximately 6 percent of college students smoke daily,
according to a study in Roake's presentation. That means more
than 4,000 ASU students smoke every day.
"That's a lot of cigarette butts," Roake said.
More than 350 universities nationwide are tobacco-free,
including the University of Florida. ASU would be the largest
university to have a tobacco-free campus.
Chad Williams, HCSAC chairman, voiced his opinions about the
success of the tobacco-free programs at other universities.
Students at other campuses are respecting the rules.
But School of Sustainability student Natalie Fleming is
concerned that ASU won't be able to enforce the no-tobacco
policy on such a large campus because she feels the university
already fails to enforce the rule about smoking 25 feet away
from buildings. Fleming has an allergy to an ingredient in
cigarettes and visited the emergency room after someone was
smoking outside the open window of her dorm while she was
taking a nap.
Williams said the rule of smoking 25 feet away from buildings is
harder to enforce than a strict no-smoking rule. Being 25 feet
away is very vague, he said. No one specified if it's 25 feet
away from doors, windows or vents.
Arizona has had the biggest decrease in smoking since the
Smoke-Free Arizona law was passed in 2006, said Becky
Henry, member of the Influence, Guide, Network for
Intercollegiate Tobacco Education. Smoke-Free Arizona
banned smoking in most enclosed public places. She said that
imposing such a policy on ASU's campus would have the same
effect as it did in other public places.
Williams discussed possible consequences for people who do
not comply. Consequences could include handing out
compliance cards with resources about how to quit smoking and
issuing fines. The money from the fines collected would go
toward the education, prevention and enforcement of the policy.
Freshman Taylor Anglen is a swimmer. He is concerned
secondhand smoke on campus is negatively affecting athletes'
performances.
"Since I've been on this campus," Anglen said, "I've had more
encounters with smokers."
Courtney Roake, member of the Health and Counseling
Student Action Committee, spoke last week at a town hall
discussion at Arizona State University's Tempe campus about
making all ASU campuses tobacco-free.
"We want to inform students that smoking is not the social
norm," Roake said.
HCSAC has spoken to ASU President Michael Crow about the
issue, and he recommended the group submit a referendum,
Roake said. The students have collected more than 3,500
signatures from classmates, faculty and visitors to support the
policy.
"I did have smokers sign the petition," Roake said. "Many, many
smokers."
The main goal of HCSAC is to help people quit smoking by
showing them the tools and resources available to quit. There
are many counseling services available on campus, and less
than three minutes with a counselor increases someone's
chances of quitting smoking by 30 percent, Roake said.
Approximately 6 percent of college students smoke daily,
according to a study in Roake's presentation. That means more
than 4,000 ASU students smoke every day.
"That's a lot of cigarette butts," Roake said.
More than 350 universities nationwide are tobacco-free,
including the University of Florida. ASU would be the largest
university to have a tobacco-free campus.
Chad Williams, HCSAC chairman, voiced his opinions about the
success of the tobacco-free programs at other universities.
Students at other campuses are respecting the rules.
But School of Sustainability student Natalie Fleming is
concerned that ASU won't be able to enforce the no-tobacco
policy on such a large campus because she feels the university
already fails to enforce the rule about smoking 25 feet away
from buildings. Fleming has an allergy to an ingredient in
cigarettes and visited the emergency room after someone was
smoking outside the open window of her dorm while she was
taking a nap.
Williams said the rule of smoking 25 feet away from buildings is
harder to enforce than a strict no-smoking rule. Being 25 feet
away is very vague, he said. No one specified if it's 25 feet
away from doors, windows or vents.
Arizona has had the biggest decrease in smoking since the
Smoke-Free Arizona law was passed in 2006, said Becky
Henry, member of the Influence, Guide, Network for
Intercollegiate Tobacco Education. Smoke-Free Arizona
banned smoking in most enclosed public places. She said that
imposing such a policy on ASU's campus would have the same
effect as it did in other public places.
Williams discussed possible consequences for people who do
not comply. Consequences could include handing out
compliance cards with resources about how to quit smoking and
issuing fines. The money from the fines collected would go
toward the education, prevention and enforcement of the policy.
Freshman Taylor Anglen is a swimmer. He is concerned
secondhand smoke on campus is negatively affecting athletes'
performances.
"Since I've been on this campus," Anglen said, "I've had more
encounters with smokers."
| Arizonans Concerned About Smoking "Health Leadership Award" Honorees Group Photo Further coverage here |
| Colby Bower from American Cancer Society presenting Dr. Fairbanks his award durng the American Cancer Society "Cancer Action Network" Arizona Lobby Day Luncheon on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Arizona State Capitol - House Lawn. |
| City Of Guadalupe AZ receives ACAS Health Pioneer Award at special ceremony |
| ACAS display at June 2009 NCTOH in Phoenix, AZ |