Oregon Fairs Association Convention January 8 2011 Objectives Walk through the steps of developing implementing and enforcing a policy Learn from the experiences of other fairs Present data demonstrating support for no smoking ID: 601884
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Implementing Policies to Create Smoke-free Fairs
Oregon Fairs Association Convention
January 8, 2011Slide2
Objectives
Walk through the steps of developing, implementing and enforcing a policy
Learn
from the experiences of other
fairs
Present data demonstrating support for no smoking
policies
Talk about proactive ways to avert conflict
Provide resources to help implement no smoking policies
Share enforcement strategiesSlide3
Smoke-free Fair Process
Identify reasons to change
Identify challenges
Research surrounding communities
Identify
partnerships
Conduct a survey
Present survey results &
recommendations
Implementation
EvaluationSlide4
Identifying Reasons for Policy:
Health
Second hand smoke (SHS)
Contains 4,000 chemicals, carcinogenic
SHS exposure outdoors comparable to indoors (citation)
Protect employees and volunteers
Protect families, especially childrenSlide5
Identifying Reasons for Policy:
Environment
Litter (not only good for environment but reduces clean up)
Risk of FireSlide6
Identifying Reasons for Policy:
Children
Adults smoking sends wrong message
Children’s perceptionSlide7
Identify Challenges
Staff who smoke
Lack of local support
Beer
gardens
Concern of loss revenue
Decision makers
EnforcementSlide8
Research Surrounding Communities
Insert table of fair policiesSlide9
Identify Partnerships
TPEP
Coordinators
Fair manager / board
Rodeo court
4H
Smokers
Staff
MediaSlide10
Conduct a Survey
Why conduct a survey
Hear opinions
Challenges real or perceived?
How to conduct a survey
Involve partners (TPEP Coordinators)
Paper or PDAs
Walk around fair
Public health booth
Think about sample sizeSlide11
Survey Results
What data from the 2009 surveys do we want to present
? (see notes)
**Degree of harm to health?**
*Smoking should not be allowed where children may be?*
Smoking should not be allowed where crowds may gather (not as convincing in Clackamas)
**Everyone has the right to breathe clean air**
**Events that are family friendly**Slide12
Survey Results
What data from the 2009 surveys do we want to present?
Where should cigarette smoking be allowed!
**Would you return to the fair?**
How should we present the results? Using tables? Graphs?
CONCLUSION: The data tell us that people want a policy. People will return if the fair is 100% SFSlide13
Share Results
(option 1)
Community partners
Presentation for decision makers
Reasons to change
Talking points
Anticipate questions
Prepare responses to challenges
Recommend policy change
Propose policySlide14
Share Results
(option
2)
Resistant decision makers
Publish in local media
Letters to Editor
Op
Eds
Which option is best for you?Slide15
Develop Policy
Reasons for policy
Where policy applies
EVERYWHERE
When policy applies
ALL THE TIMESlide16
Implement Policy
Change vendor contracts
Present to staff
Provide resources to quit
Post signs
Consistent enforcement
Implement communication plan
Train staff & volunteers – how to enforce
Communicate, communicate, communicateSlide17
Communication Plan
Multi-prong approach
Communicate early and often
Press release after policy adopted
Letter to Editor / Op-Ed
Addition earned media as approach implementation date
Announce on website
Staff meetings
Announce at rodeo and performance stageSlide18
Earned Media
Components of Press Release?
Components of Letter to Editor? Op-Ed?
Involve community partnersSlide19
Enforcement
Consistency
Post signs with friendly, positive messaging
Train staff to respond to comments
Kindly ask people not to smoke
Compassionate listening
Invite people to address the fair board
Easier when policy is 100% smoke-freeSlide20
100% Smoke-free
vs.
Designated Areas
Easier to enforce
No question re: location
Consistent
Cleaner
NO exposure to SHS
Location too far, not used
Location too close, people exposed
Location unknown, smoke anywhere anyway
Smoke drifts, people annoyedSlide21
Common Responses to Policy
YEAH! It’s about time!
I’m so relieved, I’ve been really bothered by the smoke
You mean the fair is not smoke-free already?
Okay
Staff decide to quitSlide22
Common Responses to Policy
What am I suppose to do now
?
Provide the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
You are taking away my right to
smoke!
We’re protecting the right to breathe clean
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Why can’t we smoke in the beer garden?
Just like the Indoor Clean Air Act, we are protecting people from secondhand smokeSlide23
Resources to Quit
Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
Call from
anywhere in
Oregon:
1-800-QUIT-NOW
(1-800-784-8669)
Español
: 1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863)
TTY: 1-877-777-6534
Or register online at:
www.quitnow.net/oregon/
Seven
days a week, 5:00 AM to 12:00 AM (Pacific time)
Oregon state law
All private insurance required to pay $500 toward cessation counseling and/or medicationSlide24
Evaluation
Douglas County 2009
Clackamas County 2011Slide25
Contact Us!
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Emily
Ostrem
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