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recommended a tobacco ban, which was
adopted by the city in July 2010. The ordinance specifies that 11 of the city's 17
parks are 100 percent tobacco-free, with
the other six parks (Longview's largest

parks) banning tobacco use in all areas
except for designated smoking areas.
(The designated smoking areas will be
located away from park buildings, playgrounds, and picnic areas.)

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Another community that has been
successful in creating tobacco-free parks
is Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite experiencing many of the same challenges
as Longview, including a vocal minority
particularly hostile to the policy, Minneapolis was able to enact tobacco-free areas in its large urban park system. The
policy prohibits tobacco use within 100
feet of building entrances, playgrounds,
beaches, and wading pools; within 50
feet of youth athletic fields and contests;
at most gardens and sanctuaries; and at
all events on park property requiring a
permit. The Minneapolis Tobacco-Free
Parks Coalition began pushing for this
ban after several suburban towns adopted similar tobacco-free parks policies.
After presenting their ideas to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the
policy was adopted in May 2010.
A number of resources exist that can
assist local park and recreation agencies who wish to explore adopting
tobacco-free park ordinances. Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation (www.tobacco
freeparks.org) is an organization that
aims to help " recreational organizations
and communities in their efforts to create
a tobacco-free environment where they
can promote and model tobacco-free lifestyles. " The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (www.tclconline.org) " works to
assist communities with tobacco law-related issues " including tobacco-free policies. The American Nonsmokers' Rights
Foundation (www.no-smoke.org) maintains the most comprehensive list of tobacco ordinances and regulations in the
U.S. For more information on preemption,
see http://www.no-smoke.org/getthefacts.
php?id=17.
NRPA supports communities that are
implementing successful practices to
promote health and wellness. For more
information on these programs, please
visit www.nrpa.org/achieve or www.
nrpa.org/cppw.

melaNie ChaNsKY is NRPA Senior

Program Evaluator.



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