Library
Documents
We've
gathered all the best information we can find on tobacco control,
especially issues of local policy and legislation in New Jersey.
This library contains our position papers, presentations,
fact sheets, and publications, including some that also appear
elsewhere on our website. Click on a title below to read it
online or access a printable version.
Presentations
done by GASP
- Hot
Topics In Tobacco Control, NJ Environmental Health
Association Educational Conference and Exhibition, Atlantic
City, NJ, March 8, 2010.
- Worldwide
Trends in Smokefree Gaming, International Gaming
Expo, London, UK, January 26, 2010.
- Smokefree
Environments for Supportive Housing, NJ Supportive
Housing Annual Meeting, Trenton, NJ, January 6, 2010.
- Emerging
Issues in Tobacco Control, NJ Local Boards of Health
Association, Sayreville, NJ, November 14, 2009.
- Atlantic
City Casinos go Smokefree for One Month: What Went Right,
What Went Wrong, American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, November 10, 2009.
- Water
Pipe/Hookah Smoking: Do Smokefree Air Laws Apply,
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
PA, November 9, 2009.
- Green
Initiatives: Smokefree Trends in Multi-Unit Housing,
15th Annual Governor's Meeting on Housing and Community
Development, Atlantic City, NJ, September 22, 2009
- ETS
in Multi-Family Housing: Exposures, Controls, and Legalities,
9th International Conference and Exhibition- Healthy Buildings
2009, September 14, 2009 (GASP prepared the "Legalities"
section).
- Protecting
Children from Secondhand Smoke in Nontraditional Venues:
Children in Vehicles and Foster Care, National Conference
on Tobacco or Health, Phoenix, AZ, June 10, 2009.
- Science,
Advocacy, Politics and Money: The Fight Over Smokefree Casinos,
National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Phoenix, AZ, June
10, 2009.
- Bet
on Smokefree Gaming: Good for Health and Business,
14th Annual International Conference on Gaming and Risk
Taking, Lake Tahoe, NV, May 28, 2009.
- Legal
Issues: ETS Exposure in Multi-Unit Housing, 11th
International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate,
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 21, 2008.
- Emerging
Issue: Smoke-Free Gaming Trends and Regulations,
1st Eastern European Gaming Summit, Sofia, Bulgaria, September
26, 2008
- Emerging
Issue: Smokefree Homes and Cars for Children, 4th
European Conference on Tobacco or Health, Basil, Switzerland,
October 12, 2007.
- Trends
in Smokefree Gaming, National Council of Leglislators from
Gaming States, Summer Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June
8, 2007.
GASP
White Papers
2006
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act (NJ SFAA)
Click
here
to visit our extensive web pages with detailed information
about the 2006 NJ SFAA.
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in all sites
Common
sense perspectives to help overcome hesitation and change
attitudes
Top
tips for implementation
Suggestions
on research, vocabulary, fairness, education, those who
smoke, materials, etc.
Checklist
for action
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in particular sites
workplaces
- office, factory, and service
government
facilities
schools
health
care facilities (coming soon)
public
places
restaurants,
bars, other hospitality sites
rented
and leased residences, condos
outdoor
sites
FAQs
frequently
asked questions
Signs,
Materials
signs:
downloadable samples
and NJ SFAA requirements
other
materials (will be available here as soon as the NJ DHSS
issues them)
Using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
local
laws database
Empirical
background for the NJ SFAA
New
Jersey air monitoring study:
news
release
charts
of primary results
New
Jersey Air Monitoring Study Report (Roswell Park
Cancer Institute and New Jersey GASP, November, 2005)
Local
Authority Resolution Project
Chart
of resolutions passed
Summary
of Resolution Project (1 page, less than 500 words)
Fact Sheet about the Resolution
Project (4 pages, 1,700 words)
Sample
cover letter supporting passage of the resolution
One-page
resolution supporting local authority (Resolution A)
Complete
version of Resolution A, with full citations
Abridged,
one-page Resolution A, as distributed by the New Jersey
League of Municipalities
One-page resolution supporting statewide, non-preemptive,
smokefree air legislation (Resolution B) ? complementary
project
Complete
version of Resolution B, with full citations
Smokefree
Air Everywhere (a book-length manual of why and how);
numerous chapters are available in the "implementing
the NJ SFAA sections" on the yellow navigation bar
above.
Helping
people who smoke
tobacco
dependence treatment, general info and sources for help
(coming soon)
Other
New Jersey state laws on tobacco
State
Laws on Tobacco in New Jersey
State
Laws at a Glance
Other
places for help
(coming
soon)
For
Activists
Answers to Opposing Arguments
Polls show New Jerseyans want
smokefree workplaces, restaurants
NIH Identifies ETS as a Carcinogen
Outline
of information supporting ETS controls
Common
Cause studies: Influence
of tobacco
industry costs states lives and money
Dining/Restaurants
Polls
show New Jerseyans want smokefree workplaces, restaurants
Marketing
your smokefree restaurant
NIH Identifies ETS as a Carcinogen
Outline of information supporting ETS
controls
Smart
Restauranteur Success Stories
Smokefree Dining Is Best
100% smokefree restaurants
with alcoholic beverage service (list of restaurants
with liquor licenses, including restaurants with 100% smokefree
bars).
Legislation/Litigation
After
Princeton, what can municipalities do about tobacco?
Authority for Smokefree Public Places
(arguments that there is no preemption)
Banning tobacco use by minors protects
the tobacco industry. Does it protect the kids?
Common
Cause studies: Tobacco industry influence costs states lives
and money
Key
provisions for a smokefree air ordinance
Key
provisions of a local sales ordinance
Local tobacco-control
laws are essential... (arguments against preemption)
NIH Identifies ETS as a Carcinogen
Outline of information supporting ETS
controls
Polls show New Jerseyans want smokefree workplaces, restaurants
Protecting
children from secondhand smoke in vehicles
Protecting
children from secondhand smoke in foster homes and cars
State Laws on Tobacco
in New Jersey
State Laws on Tobacco in New
Jersey at a Glance
Will the sky fall down if...(outdoor
smokefree laws and policies)
Local
Authority Resolution Project
Chart
of resolutions passed
Summary
of Resolution Project (1 page, less than 500 words)
Fact Sheet about the Resolution
Project (4 pages, 1,700 words)
Sample
cover letter supporting passage of the resolution
One-page
resolution supporting local authority (Resolution A)
Complete
version of Resolution A, with full citations
Abridged,
one-page Resolution A, as distributed by the New Jersey
League of Municipalities
One-page resolution supporting statewide, non-preemptive,
smokefree air legislation (Resolution B) ? complementary
project
Complete
version of Resolution B, with full citation
This
page updated January 22, 2006.
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