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Smoking will be banned on CentraState property 

Jump to full article: Farmingdale (NJ) News Transcript, 2007-12-05

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CentraState Healthcare System plans to go smoke-free on all of its campuses effective November 2008, system officials announced.

While smoking has been banned within CentraState Medical Center and other facilities in the health system for years, the new smoke-free initiative, dubbed SAFE (Smoke-free Air For Everyone), will apply to the exterior surrounding grounds, including parking lots, as well.

The announcement coincided with the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout, held last week, which challenges smokers to quit.

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