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Tobacco-Free Park & Recreation Areas in Minnesota
NEW POLICIES104 Minnesota cities have tobacco-free park policies More and more Minnesota communities—representing nearly all parts of the state—have decided to eliminate tobacco use in their park systems based on requests from the community. Their decisions were based on several reasons: to protect the health of the community, to promote positive role modeling for youth, to preserve the beauty of their parks by reducing cigarette butt litter, and to recognize that public park and recreation areas should promote health and wellness. Below are summaries of some of the newest policies:
Dakota County Policy: No tobacco use at city parks, buildings, concessions, restrooms, trails or open space. Adoption date: 4/3/06 Location/population: Central Minnesota; 1200
Golden Valley
Hastings Mendota Heights Policy: No tobacco use on city-owned park property and recreational facilities. Adoption date: 3/6/06 Location/population: St. Paul suburb; 11,700.
Round Lake All communities have received tobacco-free signs from Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation to help enforce their policies and are working with local tobacco control advocates to develop additional ideas for publicizing their policies to community members. Congratulations to all these cities! |
Tobacco-free
park and recreational areas in Minnesota
click here for a
map of the cities listed below
contact
TFYR for an updated list.
Click on city name below for pdf copy of city's park policy (where available).
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| Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation |
| Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota |
| 651 646-3005 FAX 651 646-0142 tfyr@ansrmn.org |