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Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation <br />Tobacco-Free <br />Park & Recreational Areas <br />for Minnesota Communities <br />Program of the Association for Nonsmokers—MN <br />? <br />Funded on a grant from the MN Dept. of Health <br />? <br />Tobacco-Free Communities program <br />Current goal: increase the # of tobacco-free <br />? <br />outdoor recreation areas <br />Twin Cities Metro Cities with <br />Free Park Policies <br />Free Park Policies <br />Minnesota Cities with <br />March 2010 <br />March 2010 <br />- <br />- <br />Tobacco <br />Tobacco <br />Why are Minnesota communities <br />Elk River’s Neighbors have <br />adopting tobacco-free park policies? <br />Tobacco-Free Parks! <br />Tobacco-free environments protect the health, safety, and <br />? <br />? <br />welfare of the community. <br />AndoverAnoka County <br />? <br />parks <br />The purpose of public park areas is to promote community <br />? <br />Anoka <br />? <br />wellness, and tobacco-free policies fit with this idea. <br />Champlin <br />? <br />Three Rivers Park <br />? <br />Most school districts prohibit tobacco use on their entire <br />? <br />District parks <br />grounds, including athletic fields, and having a policy for city <br />Dayton <br />? <br />parks would provide consistency. <br />Ham Lake <br />? <br />Policies for city-owned park and recreation areas support local <br />? <br />Ramsey <br />groups (soccer clubs, etc.) who use those areas and want to <br />? <br />promote healthy lifestyles. <br />St. Francis <br />? <br />Cigarette butts cause litter, cost money to clean up, and can <br />? <br />be swallowed by toddlers. <br />1 <br />