Jump to full article: (Hilton Head, SC) Island Packet, 2009-09-29
Intro: Two recent reports on the health impacts of public smoking bans reinforce the sound policy decision local elected officials made when they limited indoor smoking here in Beaufort County. . . .
If these study results bear out here, we should be seeing some positive impacts. The Bluffton, Beaufort County and Hilton Head Island bans have been in place for more than two years.
Many communities across the state, including the city of Beaufort, followed suit after the state Supreme Court turned back legal challenges to local smoking ordinances.
Restaurants, bars and other workplaces have adjusted to the smoking rules with no major ill effects. The fact that the bans were enacted about the same time certainly helped.
We salute local elected officials who pushed for and voted for ordinances that could a big difference in our community's health.
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