Get email alerts on the Public Health topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Calhoun County proclaims Nov. 20 as Great American Smokeout Day
Summary
The Calhoun County Board adopted a proclamation recognizing Nov. 20, 2008 as the 33rd Annual Great American Smokeout and encouraged residents to support cessation efforts; Carol Meyer-Niedzwiecki of the Calhoun County Cancer Control Coalition accepted the proclamation.
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 20 adopted a proclamation declaring Nov. 20 the 33rd Annual Great American Smokeout Day and urged county residents to support smokers seeking cessation.
Commissioner Arnquist read the proclamation and Chairwoman Kate Segal presented it to Carol Meyer-Niedzwiecki, director of the Calhoun County Cancer Control Coalition. Meyer-Niedzwiecki encouraged community support for individuals trying to quit smoking.
Commissioners noted local businesses that had gone smoke-free, with Comr. Moore congratulating the Cancer Control Coalition on its social marketing campaign and noting that Arcadia Brewing had gone non-smoking without a government mandate; Comr. Bolger added that Lori’s Corner Café had also become smoke-free. The proclamation was adopted by voice vote.
AI generated
The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.
AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.
Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.
