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Health advocates urge Unionville to adopt tobacco- and smoke-free policies for town properties
Summary
A county health presenter told the Town Council that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease in North Carolina and urged the town to adopt an ordinance or policy for smoke- and tobacco-free grounds; council took no immediate action.
Heather Horne presented a PowerPoint to the Unionville Town Council on Sept. 16 asking the Town to adopt tobacco- and smoke-free policies or an ordinance for municipal grounds, buildings and parks. "Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease in North Carolina," Horne told the Council.
Horne said school administrators are confiscating vapes from high-school, middle-school and even elementary-school students, and she urged the Town to consider an ordinance (which she said is stronger than a policy). She showed a map of Union County indicating jurisdictions that already have smoke- and tobacco-free policies and said Union County can help with signage through grant funding.
Commissioner Jeff Broadaway asked Union County Public Schools representative Jared McCraw whether the schools are addressing vaping among students; McCraw said schools and the Health Department are working on education and curriculum updates to emphasize declining the practice. The Council made no decision at the meeting.
