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USA: Guam’s restaurant law prompts wider action

Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse; amdavid@guamcell.net

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The passage of Guam’s smoke-free restaurants law (see Tobacco Control2006;15:78–9) has served as a tipping point for tobacco-free policies in both the public and private sectors. Since the passage of the law, the Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the University of Guam and the Guam Community College all enacted 100% tobacco-free policies, banning all smoking and chewing of tobacco products, both indoors and outside, on their premises. In the private sector, two health insurance companies, Netcare and TakeCare, also adopted similar policies. The latest to join the trend is Guam Memorial Hospital, which is going 100% tobacco-free in October.

Health advocates have noted how the law seemed to push these organisations over a certain threshold, from reluctance to acceptance of a tobacco-free corporate norm. In addition, Guam’s restaurants, now 100% smoke-free indoors, are enjoying a robust traffic in customers. Not a single one has . . . [Full text of this article]