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Clean Indoor Air Act 10th Anniversary

Celebrate the
10th Anniversary of the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA).  This statewide legislation prohibits smoking
in virtually all workplaces, including restaurants and bars, ensuring that all
workers are protected from secondhand smoke. Community leaders, restaurant and
bar owners, health advocates and youth will celebrate this monumental
achievement and recognize those who helped make breathing clean air a reality
in Westchester County.



The Clean Indoor Air Act firmly
established New York as a leader in tobacco control for taking this
historically significant step for public health, but smoking continues to kill
more than 25,000 adult New York smokers every year. Just as Westchester County
protected workers, we are now challenged to protect youth by addressing tobacco
marketing in stores.

Presented by
POW’R Against Tobacco and POW’R Tobacco Cessation Center. Supported by
community advocates, elected officials, business leaders,
restaurant/bar owners, and youth advocates, including:

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·        
Makeda James, Westchester Coalition Coordinator,
POW’R Against Tobacco



·        
Dr. Sherlita Amler, Commissioner of Health

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·        
Hon. Kenneth Jenkins, Chairman of the Board of
Legislators



·        
Pamela Ferrari, Director of Performance
Improvement, Open Door Family Medical Centers



·        
Ellette Hirschorn, Director of Clinical Support
Services, Open Door Family Medical Centers



·        
Maureen Kenney, Director, POW’R Against Tobacco



·        
Frank Williams, Jr., Executive Director, City of
White Plains Youth Bureau



·        
Bavanah Pawah, Project Hope, City of White
Plains Youth Bureau



·        
Youth Representatives from White Plains Youth
Bureau



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