From the Executive Director

Hopefully you have all received information about our upcoming Tobacco-Free Schools Workshop on April 11th at the Clarion Hotel in Dublin. You can register online here. A 100% tobacco-free schools policy - a policy that prohibits smoking or any tobacco use on school grounds and at all school functions - reinforces educational messages about smoking and helps reduce student tobacco use.  Although it may sound like common sense, few K-12 schools in Ohio have 100% tobacco-free policies in place. 

Come learn about the importance of 100% tobacco-free schools and discuss the nuts and bolts of working with decision-makers to adopt and implement this important policy.  Our featured speaker will be Mark Ezzell, Tobacco-Free Schools Director for the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund.  In the midst of "tobacco country," more than half of North Carolina's school districts are now 100% tobacco-free, thanks in part to Mr. Ezzell's efforts.  Our program will also include a panel of school officials and advocates working on the ground in Ohio to promote and implement 100% tobacco-free schools policies.

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