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A presentation was given at their last meeting.
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MORGANTOWN -- The Morgantown Board of Health heard about benefits of a county wide smoking ban at their meeting on Thrusday. The state Division of Tobacco Prevention says nearly 4000 people in West Virginia die from smoking every year, and some people in Mon County are asking the board to eliminate smoking in public places.
Dr. Bill Reger-Nash gave a presentation to the board of health. Nash is a professor of community medicine at West Virginia University. "Smoke Free Mon County" has been pushing for a ban for a number of years now. During his presentation, Nash said that simply educating kids about the effects of smoking is not enough, because cigarettes are too accessible. "We do those behaviors that the environment permits and enables," said Nash, "and if in fact if the community passes an aggressive smoking ban, the kids will get the idea, this is not a behavior that's condoned, this is not a behavior that's supported, this is not a behavior that they should be doing."
The board did not have a discussion about a possible county-wide smoking ban after the presentation. |
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